Native Wildflowers and Other Ground Covers for Florida Landscapes

by Huegel, Craig N.

• ISBN13: 9780813039800
• ISBN10: 0813039800
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-06-10
• Publisher: Univ Pr of Florida

Summary

Ponce De Leon is said to have named our state "La Florida," the Land of Flowers, for the only real wealth he ever discovered. The peninsula is a treasure-trove of beautiful ground covers, yet most Florida yards are planted with exotic species of turfgrass and ornamentals.

Author Biography

Craig N. Huegel is an ecologist at Ecological Services Associates and cofounder of the Urban Wildlife Program at the University of Florida. He has produced ten video programs and several books, including Native Plant Landscaping for Florida Wildlife. Photo by Alexa Wilcox-Huegel.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments	p. xi
Defining the Plants	p. 1
Native Plants	p. 1
Ferns	p. 8
Grasses	p. 12
Wildflowers	p. 14
The Natural Landscape	p. 17
Landscape Maintenance	p. 31
Annuals vs. Perennials	p. 31
Deciduous vs. Evergreen	p. 32
Mulches	p. 34
Watering	p. 37
Where to Get Plants	p. 40
The Laws	p. 47
Ferns	p. 50
Bracken Fern	p. 51
Brake Ferns	p. 52
Chain Ferns	p. 53
Christmas Fern	p. 56
Golden Polypody	p. 57
Southern Lady Fern	p. 58
Leather Ferns	p. 60
Maidenhair Ferns	p. 61
Osmunda Ferns	p. 62
Resurrection Fern	p. 64
Sensitive Fern	p. 66
Shield Ferns	p. 67
Spleenworts	p. 68
Strap Ferns	p. 70
Swamp Ferns	p. 71
Sword Ferns	p. 72
Southern Wood Ferns	p. 75
Grasses and Graminoids	p. 77
Basketgrass	p. 77
Beaksedges	p. 78
Bluestems	p. 79
Cordgrasses	p. 81
Dropseeds	p. 83
Fakahatchee Grasses or Gamagrasses	p. 84
Indiangrasses	p. 86
Inland River Oats	p. 88
Little Bluestem	p. 89
Lovegrasses	p. 91
Muhly Grasses	p. 93
Panic and Witch Grasses	p. 94
Rushes	p. 99
Sea Oats	p. 100
Tall Redtop	p. 102
Toothache Grass	p. 103
Wiregrasses	p. 105
Wildflowers	p. 107
Acanthus Family	p. 107
Amaryllis Family	p. 110
Arum Family	p. 115
Aster Family	p. 118
Bellflower Family	p. 183
Buckwheat Family	p. 186
Buttercup Family	p. 189
Canna Family	p. 192
Carrot Family	p. 193
Catchfly Family	p. 197
DutchmanÆs-Pipe Family	p. 199
Gentian Family	p. 201
Heliotrope Family	p. 203
Hibiscus Family	p. 206
Indian Pink Family	p. 211
Iris Family	p. 213
Legume Family	p. 218
Lily Family	p. 229
Meadow Beauty Family	p. 231
Milkweed Family	p. 233
Mint Family	p. 240
Morning Glory Family	p. 256
Passionvine Family	p. 260
Phlox Family	p. 263
Pickerelweed Family	p. 266
Piriqueta Family	p. 268
Plantain Family	p. 269
Polygala Family	p. 273
Rockrose Family	p. 275
St. JohnÆs-Wort Family	p. 276
Spiderwort Family	p. 281
Trillium Family	p. 283
Verbena Family	p. 284
Violet Family	p. 288
Landscape Approaches	p. 292
Shady Evergreen	p. 296
Shady Deciduous	p. 297
Sunny	p. 301
Conclusions	p. 309
Resources	p. 311
Index	p. 317
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