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Common name
Scientific name
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Size
(inch)
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Light |
Salt
tolerance
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Comments
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18
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Partial
to full shade
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Low
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Small,
herbaceous perennial with fleshy stems, branching from the base,
and slender-stalked leaves up to about 12 in long. Flowering stems
have narrow, pale green spathe enclosing small white spadix. Other
Aglaonema also drought tolerant.
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36-48
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Full
sun to partial shade
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Low
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Erect,
evergreen, perennial with narrow, elliptical leaves and terminal
clusters of scarlet and orange flowers—spring to fall. Attracts
butterflies. Can tolerate wet soil.
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Asclepias
tuberosa
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18-36
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Full
sun to partial shade
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Low
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Native
perennial with orange, summertime flowers. Essential component of
a butterfly garden. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.
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Cast
iron plant ¨
Aspidistra
elatior
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36
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Partial
to full shade
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Moderate
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Grown
for its deep green foliage. Named for its ability to tolerate
harsh, adverse conditions. Spreads to form clumps. Excellent for
shady areas.
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Star begonia, winter begonia ¨
Begonia
heracleifolia
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is to related species)
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24-36
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Partial
to full shade
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None
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Rhizomatous
(spreads by rhizomes) begonia with large, hairy, deeply lobed,
toothed, bronzy green leaves and fragrant, white to pink flowers
on long, reddish stalks. Caution: Begonia cucullata
is FLEPPC Category II invasive.
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White begonia ¨
Begonia
popenoei
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24-48
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Partial
to full shade
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None
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Rhizomatous
begonia with huge, round, dark glossy green leaves to 2’ wide
and large white, fragrant flowers held in large panicles well
above foliage.
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Castor bean begonia ¨
Begonia
ricinifolia
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24-36
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Partial
to full shade
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None
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Rhizomatous
begonia with apple green leaves shaped like stars and with rings
of red hairs around leaf petioles. Winter blooms are deep pink.
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Strawflower
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36
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Full
sun
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Low
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Annual
or short-lived perennial with erect habit. Weak, hollow stems.
Thin green leaves bear golden yellow blooms up to 2” in diameter
at branch tips—summer to early fall. Good groundcover or small
shrub.
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Spiral ginger
Costus
scaber
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72
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Partial
shade
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Low
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Tall
spiral ginger with attractive roundish jade green leaves with
fuzzy underside, and long, hard, waxy 8" to 12" red
bracts with small, yellow flowers that peek out as
bracts open from bottom up. Long lasting flower; excellent cut
flower.
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Crossandra ¨
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12-36
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Partial
to full shade
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Low
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Simple
leaves arranged in opposite pairs and bearing erect spikes of
showy yellow to red flowers, with petals opened flat into a
hand-like shape.
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African
iris, fortnight lily
Dietes
vegeta
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24-36
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Full
sun
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Low
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Drought
tolerant perennial, though extra water needed when in bloom. Easy
to grow. Attractive white flowers with blue and brown shading
appear in spring. Forms spreading clumps. Also available with
yellow flowers.
Also known as D.
iridioides.
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Twinflower ©
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6-18
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Full
sun
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Low
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Native
perennial. Likes pinelands. Grows best in dry sand. Plant close
together for best cover.
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Indian blanket ¨©
Gaillardia
pulchella
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12-24
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Full
sun
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High
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Colorful
native annual or perennial. As easily grown as it is beautiful.
Considerable variation in flower color; typical variety bears red
flowers with yellow-tipped petals. Plant in open site with good
drainage. Good for beach-front plantings.
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 Whirling butterflies
Gaura
lindheimeri
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24-48
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Full
sun to partial shade
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Low
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Herbaceous
perennial that grows in loose, bushy clump. Stems slender, wiry,
and covered with tiny hairs. Leaves spoon-shaped with toothed
margins. Flowers above foliage on long spikes; open white at dawn,
fading to rose-pink by day’s end. Requires well-drained soil.
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12
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Full
sun to partial shade
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Unknown
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Freely
branching, sprawling perennial with 3-lobed, finely dissected,
aromatic leaves and clusters of pink, lilac, purple or white
flowers. Requires well-drained soil. Attracts butterflies. Good
bedding plant.
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Tampa verbena ¨©
Glandularia
tampensis
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18-24
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Full
sun
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Low
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Native,
sprawling, short-lived perennial. Sometimes treated as annual.
Flowers purplish-pink. Also known as Verbena tampensis.
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Habranthus
spp.
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24-48
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Full
sun
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Moderate
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Flowers
yellow, pink, red or white—produced spring/summer after rain.
Goes dormant in cool season, requiring very little water. Flowers
best when crowded.
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Beach sunflower ©
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36-48
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Full
sun
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High
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Erect
or prostrate, spreading plant with sand paper-like leaves and
2.5-3” yellow “sun” flowers. Suitable for beach-front
plantings. Good for attracting butterflies.
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Daylily
¨
Hemerocallis spp.
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12-24
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Full
sun or partial shade
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Moderate
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Clump-forming
perennial with grass-like leaves and lily-like flowers from late
spring to fall, depending on variety. Available in yellow, orange,
red, pink, purple, and near-white. Only certain varieties succeed
in south Florida (Evergreen, Semis).
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Amaryllis
¨
Hippeastrum spp.
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24
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Full
sun to partial shade
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Moderate
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Spectacular
trumpet-shaped, tropical lilies. Many species and varieties.
Moderately drought tolerant.
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Beach elder
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24-36
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Full
sun
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High
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Scraggly,
course, shrubby perennial. Good for beach-front plantings.
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Shrimp plant ¨
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3-5
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Full
sun to full shade
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None
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Perennial
or shrub with stems topped with 6” spikes of red, rusty brown,
yellow, or green brachts containing small, white, shrimp-like
flowers. Unique, adaptable, easily grown plant. Also known as Beloperone
guttata.
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Kalanchoe ¨
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12
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Partial
shade
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Moderate
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Small,
shrubby African species. Multiple, upstretched branches covered
with round to rectangular, deep green leaves with red margins and
notched tips. Thick racemes of small, deep red, cylindrical
flowers appear from winter to early summer; may also be pink,
yellow, or orange. Can be weedy.
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Dwarf lantana ©
Lantana
depressa
|
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Full
sun to partial shade
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Moderate
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Native
low-growing perennial or groundcover, spreading to form a mat.
Yellow to orange flowers. Also known as Lantana
ovatifolia
var. reclinata. Caution: L. camara, is a
FLEPPC Category I invasive.
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Statice
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18
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Full
sun
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Low
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Bushy,
upright perennial. Dense rosettes of oblong, deeply waved, dark
green leaves and masses of tiny, papery flowers on winged
stems—summer/early fall. Fairly slow growing. Available in
golden, lemon-yellow, white, cream, salmon-pink, purple or blue
spikelets.
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Sweet basil ¨
Ocimum
basilicum
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12
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Full
sun
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None
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Pennyroyal ©
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6-24
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Full
sun
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Low
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Low-growing
perennial. Not picky about soil, but likes it dry. Small,
shrimp-like flowers emerge from green, scale-like brachts.
Attractive to butterflies. Also known as Pycnothymus rigidus
and Satureja rigida.
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|
 Plumbago
¨
Plumbago
auriculata
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3-10’
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Full
sun
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Low
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Attractive
light blue flowers in terminal spikes. Drought tolerant once well
established. Prone to root and stem rots. Freely draining soil and
good air circulation.
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Florida mountainmint ©
Pycnanthemum
floridanum
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48
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Full
sun to partial shade
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None
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Erect,
loosely-branched, shrublike perennial. Leaves smell like spearmint
or camphor. Tiny, lavender flowers in dense terminal clusters.
Attracts butterflies.
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Firecracker plant ¨
Russelia
equisetiformis
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24-48
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Full
sun
|
High
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Grown
for weeping habit, masses of small, red tubular flowers, and
scale-like leaves. Often used in planters. Requires freely
draining soil. Susceptible to nematodes.
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Stonecrop
Sedum
spectabile
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24
|
Full
sun to partial shade
|
Moderate
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Hardy
plant, well adapted for rockeries, with showy fall flowers. Many
cultivars (white, pink or red); at least one with variegated
leaves.
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Blue
porterweed ¨©
Stachytarpheta
jamaicensis
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