Florida's Best Native Landscape Plants

by Nelson, Gil

• ISBN13: 9780813026442
• ISBN10: 081302644X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-11-01
• Publisher: Univ Pr of Florida

Summary

Florida's Best Native Landscape Plants is an illustrated guide for landscape designers, home gardeners, and restoration professionals. Published in cooperation with the Association of Florida Native Plant Nurseries and the Florida Department of Transportation, it provides technical information on the design and maintenance of native plants that are readily available from the state's native plant nurseries for use in Florida gardening and landscaping. The 200 species were selected for their availability and for their general hardiness, popularity, and ease of use in both commercial and residential landscapes. All are easily found in the native plant trade and will perform well in both home and commercial landscapes. Each species profile details size and form, uses for landscaping and/or gardening, best features, range and distribution, physical appearance, culture, best companion plants, allergenic properties, cultivars, and similar species. Each account is illustrated with one or more color photos, over 700 in all, and 180 of them are further illustrated with a

Author Biography

Gil Nelson is a writer, naturalist, and educator who lives and works in Tallahassee, Florida

Table of Contents

Species by Category	xi
Acknowledgments	xvii
Zone Map of Florida	xix
Introduction	1	(5)
Acacia farnesiana	6	(2)
Acer rubrum	8	(2)
Acer saccharum subsp. floridanum	10	(2)
Acoelorrhaphe wrightii	12	(2)
Acrostichum danaeifolium	14	(2)
Aesculus pavia	16	(2)
Agarista populi folia	18	(2)
Andropogon spp.	20	(2)
Annona glabra	22	(2)
Ardisia escallonioides	24	(2)
Aristida stricto var. beyrichiana	26	(2)
Asclepias spp.	28	(2)
Asimina spp.	30	(2)
Avicenniagerminans	32	(2)
Baccharis halimifolia	34	(2)
Bacopa spp.	36	(2)
Betula nigra	38	(2)
Bignonia capreolata	40	(2)
Blechnum serrulatum	42	(2)
Borrichia spp.	44	(2)
Bursera simaruba	46	(2)
Callicarpa americana	48	(2)
Calycanthus floridus	50	(2)
Calyptranthes pallens	52	(2)
Canna flaccida	54	(2)
Capparis cynophallophora	56	(2)
Carpinus caroliniana	58	(2)
Carya aquatica	60	(2)
Carya glabra	62	(2)
Castanea pumila	64	(2)
Celtis laevigata	66	(2)
Cephalanthus occidentalis	68	(2)
Cercis canadensis	70	(2)
Chamaecyparis thyoides	72	(2)
Chionanthus virginicus	74	(2)
Chrysobalanus icaco	76	(2)
Chrysophyllum oliviforme	78	(2)
Citharexylum spinosum	80	(2)
Cladium jamaicense	82	(2)
Clethra alnifolia	84	(2)
Coccoloba diversifilia	86	(2)
Coccoloba uvifera	88	(2)
Coccothriiiax argentata	90	(2)
Conocarpus erectus	92	(2)
Conradina spp.	94	(2)
Cordia sebestena	96	(2)
Coreopsis spp.	98	(2)
Cornus florida	100	(2)
Cornus foemina	102	(2)
Crataegus flava	104	(2)
Crinum americanum	106	(2)
Cyrilla racemi flora	108	(2)
Diospyros virginiaha	110	(2)
Distichlis spicata	112	(2)
Echinacea purpurea	114	(2)
Eleocharis spp.	116	(2)
Equisetum hyemale	118	(2)
Eragrostis spp.	120	(2)
Ernodea littorales	122	(2)
Eryngium spp.	124	(2)
Erythrina herbacea	126	(2)
Eugenia spp.	128	(2)
Euonymus americanus	130	(2)
Ficus aurea	132	(2)
Forestiera segregata	134	(2)
Fraxinus caroliniana	136	(2)
Fraxinus pennsylvanica	138	(2)
Gaillardia pulchella	140	(2)
Garberia heterophylla	142	(2)
Gelsemium sempervirens	144	(2)
Gordonia lasianthus	146	(2)
Hamamelis virginiaha	148	(2)
Hamelia patens	150	(2)
Helianthus spp.	152	(2)
Hibiscus coccineus	154	(2)
Hydrangea quercifolia	156	(2)
Hymenocallis latifolia	158	(2)
Hypericum spp.	160	(2)
Ilex cassine	162	(2)
Ilex glabra	164	(2)
Ilex opaca	166	(2)
Ilex vomitoria	168	(4)
Ilex x attenuata 'East Palatka'	172	(2)
Illicium spp.	174	(2)
Ipomoea imperati	176	(2)
Ipomoea pes-caprae	178	(2)
Iris spp.	180	(2)
Itea virginica	182	(2)
Ivo spp.	184	(2)
Juncus effuses	186	(2)
Juniperus virginiaha	188	(2)
Krugiodendron ferreum	190	(2)
Lachnanthes caroliana	192	(2)
Laguncularia racemosa	194	(2)
Lantana involucrata	196	(2)
Liatris spp.	198	(2)
Licania michauxii	200	(2)
Liquidambar styraciflua	202	(2)
Liriodendron tulipifera	204	(2)
Lobelia cardinalis	206	(2)
Lonicera sempervirens	208	(2)
Lydum carolinianum	210	(2)
Lyonia ferruginea	212	(2)
Lyonia lucida	214	(2)
Lysiloma latisiliquum	216	(2)
Magnolia grandi flora	218	(2)
Magnolia virginiaha	220	(2)
Malus angusti folia	222	(2)
Mimosa strigillosa	224	(2)
Morus rubra	226	(2)
Muhlenbergia capillaris	228	(2)
Myrcianthes fragrans	230	(2)
Myrica cerifera	232	(2)
Nephrolepis spp.	234	(2)
Nymphaea odorata	236	(2)
Nyssa spp.	238	(2)
Nyssa sylvatica	240	(2)
Osmunda cinnamomea	242	(2)
Osmunda regalis	244	(2)
Ostrya virginiaha	246	(2)
Panicum spp.	248	(2)
Paspalum spp.	250	(2)
Passiflora spp.	252	(2)
Perseo spp.	254	(2)
Piloblephis rigida	256	(2)
Pinus clausa	258	(2)
Pinus elliottii	260	(2)
Pinus palustris	262	(2)
Pinus taela	264	(2)
Platanus occidentalis	266	(2)
Polygonum spp.	268	(2)
Pontederia cordata	270	(2)
Prunus angustifolia	272	(2)
Prunus caroliniana	274	(2)
Psychotria nervosa	276	(2)
Quercus alba	278	(2)
Quercus hemisphaerica	280	(2)
Quercus laevis	282	(2)
Quercus laurifolia	284	(2)
Quercus myrd folia	286	(2)
Quercus nigra	288	(2)
Quercus shumardii	290	(2)
Quercus virginiana	292	(2)
Randia aculeata	294	(2)
Rapanea punctata	296	(2)
Rhapidophyllum hystrix	298	(2)
Rhizophora mangle	300	(2)
Rhododendron austrinum	302	(4)
Rhus copallinum	306	(2)
Roystonea regia	308	(2)
Rudbeckia hirta	310	(2)
Ruellia caroliniensis	312	(2)
Sabal etonia	314	(2)
Sabal minor	316	(2)
Sabal palmetto	318	(2)
Sagittaria spp.	320	(2)
Salix spp.	322	(2)
Salvia coccinea	324	(2)
Sassafras albidum	326	(2)
Saururus cernuus	328	(2)
Scirpus spp.	330	(2)
Serenoa repens	332	(2)
Sesuvium portulacastrum	334	(2)
Sideroxylon foetidissimum	336	(2)
Sideroxylon salicifolium	338	(2)
Sideroxylon tenax	340	(2)
Solidago spp.	342	(2)
Sophora tomentosa	344	(2)
Sorghastrum secundum	346	(2)
Spartina alterniflora	348	(2)
Spartina bakeri	350	(2)
Spartina patens	352	(2)
Sporobolus virginicus	354	(2)
Stokesia laevis	356	(2)
Styrax americanus	358	(2)
Suriana maritima	360	(2)
Swietenia mahagoni	362	(2)
Symphyotrichum carolinianlirri	364	(2)
Taxodium distichum	366	(2)
Thalia geniculate	368	(2)
Thrinax morrisii	370	(2)
Thrinax radiata	372	(2)
Tripsacum dactyloides	374	(2)
Ulmus alata	376	(2)
Ulmus americana	378	(2)
Ulmus crassi folia	380	(2)
Uniola paniculata	382	(2)
Vaccinium arboreum	384	(2)
Vaccinium spp.	386	(2)
Viburnum dentatum	388	(2)
Viburnum obovatum	390	(2)
Woodwardia spp.	392	(2)
Yucca aloifolia	394	(2)
Yucca filamentosa	396	(2)
Zamia pumila	398	(2)
Zanthoxylum fagara	400	(2)
Zephyranthes atamasco	402	(2)
Zizaniopsis miliacea	404	(3)
References	407	(3)
Photo credits	410