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Florida-Friendly™ Plants
50 plants well-suited to growing locations in The Villages
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Florida-Friendly™Landscaping Principles
• Right Plant -Right Place
• Water Efficiently
• Mulch
• Recycle
•Use Fertilizer Appropriately
• Provide for Wildlife
• Reduce Stormwater Runoff
• Manage Yard Pests
• Protect theWaterfront
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Florida-Friendly =
Right Plant - Right SpotWater, Fertilizer and Use
Pesticides When NeededMinimizes Stormwater Runoff
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FloridaYards.orgWeb siteSearchable plant
list with color photos
This plant list has been developed utilizing plants known to perform well in the environment of The Villages, and incorporating Florida-Friendly™Landscaping principles developed by the University of Florida.
Resources
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Find the Facts For information on
mature sizes of plants, cold hardiness, proper plant care and fertilization, visit the Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ website at: www.floridayards.org
Download a PDF copy of ‘A Guide to Florida-Friendly Landscaping’at:
http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/publications/files/fl-friendlyhandbook.pdf
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Groundcovers
May be used in place of turf areas (check Deed restrictions)
Can lower water usage Can be cold tolerant Adds variety to the landscape A great way to fill in problem areas
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Beach Sunflower Scientific Name: Helianthus
debilis Plant characteristics Height: 12 - 24 Inches Light exposure – full
sun/light shade Flower color - yellow, from
spring to fall Uses – massing, accent
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Society Garlic Scientific Name: Tulbaghia
violacea Plant characteristics Height: 1 – 2 feet Light exposure – full sun/
light shade Flower color – lavender
flowers, from spring to fall Uses – massing, accent
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Agapanthus Scientific
Name: Agapanthus africanus
Plant characteristics Height: 15 - 18 inches Light exposure - full sun/light
shade Flower color - blue/white,
May through July Uses – massing, accent,
specimen
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Variegated Flax Lilly Scientific name: Dianella
tasmanica 'Variegata‘ Plant characteristics Height: 12 – 18 inches Light exposure – full
sun/partial shade Flower color – blue, blooms
during summer Uses – massing, accent
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African Bulbine ‘Hallmark’
Scientific Name: Bulbine frutescens ‘Hallmark’
Plant characteristics Height: 18 - 24 inches Light exposure - full sun/part
shade Flower color -
yellow/orange, blooms from spring to fall
Uses – massing, accent
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Sunshine Mimosa Scientific Name: Mimosa
strigillosa Plant characteristics Height: 3 - 6 inches Light exposure – full sun Flower color - pink, blooms
through summer Very drought tolerant once
established Uses – groundcover, turf
substitute
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Perennial Peanut ‘Ecoturf’ Scientific Name: Arachis
glabrata ‘Ecoturf’ Plant characteristics Height: 4 – 8 inches Light exposure – full sun Flower – yellow/orange
flowers spring – fall Drought tolerant once
established Uses – groundcover, turf
substitute
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Dwarf Asiatic Jasmine
Scientific Name: Trachelospermum asiaticum
Plant characteristics Height: 6 -12 inches Light exposure - full sun/part
shade Flower color - no color, but
plant can be variegated Uses – groundcover, turf
substitute
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African Iris Scientific Name: Dietes
vegeta Plant characteristics Height: 18 - 24 inches Light exposure - full sun Flower color - white or
yellow, blooms spring through fall
Uses – massing, accent
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Liriope ‘Emerald Goddess’
Scientific Name: Liriope muscari ‘Emerald Goddess’
Plant characteristics Height: 9 - 16 inches Light exposure - sun/
moderate shade Flower color – purple, showy
blooms in spring and summer
Uses – accent plant, massing
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Cast Iron Plant Scientific Name: Aspidistra
elatior Plant characteristics Height: 18 – 24 inches Light exposure –
moderate/dense shade Flower color - inconspicuous Very hardy, may be
damaged by frost, but rarely killed
Uses – groundcover in dense shade, massing
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Low Shrubs
Can be used as foundation plantings Easy to care for Drought tolerant Care must be taken when locating Landscape “backbones”
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Indian Hawthorn Scientific Name:
Raphiolepis indica 'Alba' Plant characteristics Height: 24 - 36 inches Light exposure - sun Flower color – white, blooms
in spring through early summer
Extremely popular landscape plant
Uses - foundation, massing
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Parson’s Juniper Scientific Name:Juniperus
davurica 'Parsoni‘ Plant characteristics Height: 1 - 2 feet Light exposure – full
sun/light shade Flower color – no flower Uses – massing, foundation
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Carissa Holly Scientific Name: Ilex
cornuta 'Carissa' Plant characteristics Height: 24 - 36 inches Light exposure - sun/part
shade Flower color – white, but not
conspicuous Comments - sharp point at
tip Uses - foundation, massing
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Dwarf Yaupon Holly Scientific Name: Ilex
vomitoria 'Schillings Dwarf' Plant characteristics Height: 18 inches – 3 feet Light exposure – full sun/
partial shade Flower color –
inconspicuous Slow growing Uses – foundation, massing
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Dwarf Walters Viburnum Scientific Name: Viburnum
obovatum ‘Mrs. Schillers Delight’
Plant characteristics Height: 24 - 48 inches Light exposure – full
sun/part shade Flower color – white blooms
in spring through summer Slow growing Uses - foundation, massing
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Florida Coontie Scientific Name: Zamia
pumila Plant characteristics Height: 18 - 24 inches Light exposure – sun/shade Flower color – n/a Slow growing native Florida
plant Use - massing
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Rosemary Scientific Name:
Rosmarinus officinalis Plant characteristics Height: 3 - 5 feet Light exposure – full sun Bloom color – white, blue,
dependant on variety Uses, specimen, massing,
accent
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Loropetalum (Dwarf Varieties)
Scientific Name: Loropetalum chinensis
Plant characteristics Height: 2 - 3 feet Light exposure – full sun Flower color - lavender/pink
flowers in May through August
Uses - massing, foundation Use dwarf varieties for areas
where a smaller mature size is needed
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Nandina ‘Firepower’
Scientific Name: Nandina domestica ‘Firepower’
Plant characteristics Height: 16 – 28 inches Light exposure – full sun Flower color – n/a Showy red foliage in fall Uses - specimen, parking
areas
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Medium Shrubs
Best used in areas with space Major component of large area landscaping Very hardy Lower fertilization requirements than flowers Low maintenance requirements
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Simpson’s Stopper Scientific Name:
Myrcianthes fragrans Plant characteristics Height: 4 -10 feet Light exposure – full
sun/part shade Flower color - white blooms
in summer Glossy foliage Uses – specimen, accent,
screening
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Podocarpus ‘Pringles’ Scientific Name:
Podocarpus macrophyllus'Pringles Dwarf’
Plant characteristics Height: 2 - 4 feet Light exposure – full sun/
partial shade Flower color – n/a Uses – hedging, massing,
accent plant
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Ligustrum ‘Howardi’
Scientific Name: Ligustrum japonicum 'Howardi'
Plant characteristics Height: 6 – 10 feet Light exposure – full
sun/light shade Flower color – n/a Grows quickly Uses – hedge, massing
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Curled-leaf Privet Scientific Name: Ligustrum
japonicum 'Recurvifolium‘ Plant characteristics Height: 6 - 10 feet Light exposure – full sun/
light shade Flowering – white blooms in
spring Fast growing Uses – privacy, specimen
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Dwarf Burfordi Holly Scientific Name: Ilex
cornuta 'Dwarf Burfordi' Plant characteristics Height: 4 - 8 feet Light exposure - sun/part
shade Flower color – white, not
showy Glossy foliage Uses - foundation, massing,
accent
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Red Muhly Grass Scientific Name:
Muhlenbergia capillaris Plant characteristics Height: 2 - 4 feet Light exposure – sun/light
shade Flower color – red, during
summer and fall Uses - foundation,
specimen, massing
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Sand Cord Grass Scientific Name: Spartina
bakeri Plant characteristics Height: 2 - 5 feet Light exposure – full
sun/light shade Flower color –
inconspicuous flowers during summer
Uses – specimen, massing
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Dwarf Fakahatchee Grass Scientific Name: Tripsacum
floridanum Plant characteristics Height: 2 - 4 feet Light exposure – full
sun/light shade Flower color –
inconspicuous flowers during late summer
Uses – accent plant, massing
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Texas Sage Scientific Name:
Leucophyllum frutescens Plant characteristics Height: 3 - 5 feet Light exposure - sun/light
shade Flower color – purple
blooms during summer and fall
Unique gray/green foliage Uses - foundation,
specimen, massing
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Sweet Viburnum Scientific Name: Viburnum
odoratissimum Plant characteristics Height: 6 – 12 feet Light exposure – full sun/
light shade Flower color – white, blooms
in spring Uses – hedge, privacy,
massing
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Thryallis Scientific Name: Galphimia
glauca Plant characteristics Height: 4 - 6 feet Light exposure – full
sun/partial shade Flower color – yellow, lasts
from early summer to fall Uses – massing, specimen
plant, accent
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Trees for Landscaping
Always make sure there is appropriate room Match trees with site conditions Be reasonable with establishment times Do not require much fertilization Take care when selecting a variety
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Red Maple Scientific Name: Acer
rubrum Plant characteristics Height: 20 - 60 feet Light exposure - sun/shade Flower color - red foliage in
spring and fall Uses - specimen, tolerates
wet soil
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Bottlebrush Scientific
Name: Callistemon citrinus Plant characteristics Height: 15 - 20 feet Light exposure – full sun Flower color - red flowers
from April through July Uses – specimen, accent
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Japanese Privet Scientific Name: Ligustrum
japonicum Plant characteristics Height: 5 -12 feet Light exposure – full
sun/light shade Flower color – white flowers
in spring Grows quickly Uses – hedge, privacy, can
be grown as a specimen tree
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Dogwood Scientific Name: Cornus
florida Plant characteristics Height: 15 - 20 feet Light exposure - filtered
shade ideal Flower color - yellow/white
blooms in late winter/early spring
Uses – specimen, accent
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Weeping Yaupon Holly Scientific Name: Ilex
vomitoria ‘Pendula’ Plant characteristics Height: 15 – 20 feet Light exposure – full
sun/light shade Flower color –
inconspicuous flowers in spring, with red berries in fall and winter
Uses, specimen, accent
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East Palatka Holly Scientific Name: Ilex
attenuata 'East Palatka' Plant characteristics Height: 20 - 40 feet Light exposure - sun/part
shade Flower color - white flowers
are not showy, but produces prolific red berries in fall
Uses - screen, foundation, specimen plant with pruning and shaping
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Crape Myrtle Scientific
Name: Lagerstroemia indica Plant characteristics Height: Dependent upon
variety Light exposure – full sun Flower color – various,
depending upon variety, blooms throughout summer
Many different varieties and colors exist
Uses – accent, specimen
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Saucer Magnolia Scientific Name: Magnolia
soulangeana Plant characteristics Height: 15 - 20 feet Light exposure - filtered
shade ideal Flower color - pink blooms in
early spring Uses – specimen, accent
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Wax Myrtle Scientific Name: Myrica
cerifera Plant characteristics Height: 10 - 15 feet Light exposure - sun/shade Flower color – cream,
flowers are inconspicuous Uses - specimen,
naturalizing
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Redbud Scientific Name: Cercis
canadensis Plant characteristics Height: 10 - 30 feet Light exposure - sun/
medium shade Flower color – pink/lavender
blooms in early spring Deciduous, will lose leaves
during winter Uses – specimen tree,
shade, accent
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Live Oak Scientific Name: Quercus
virginiana Plant characteristics Height: up to 100 feet Light exposure - sun/part
shade Flower color – n/a Long lived and hardy tree Uses - shade, specimen
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Winged Elm Scientific Name: Ulmus
alata Plant characteristics Height: 30 - 40 feet Light exposure - sun Flower color – n/a
Uses - shade, specimen tree
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Magnolia ‘Little Gem’
Scientific Name: Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem‘
Plant characteristics Height: up to 25 feet Light exposure – full
sun/light shade Flower color – white blooms,
spring – fall Uses – specimen, accent
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Nellie Stevens Holly Scientific Name: Ilex x
‘Nellie R. Stevens’ Plant characteristics Height: up to 25 feet Light exposure – full
sun/light shade Flower color -
inconspicuous white spring flowers, red berries in fall
Uses – hedge, tree, specimen plant
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Palms for Landscaping
Not appropriate for every landscape Be careful of cold tolerance Make sure there is growing room Correct spacing Terminal growing point
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Pindo Palm Scientific Name: Butia
capitata Plant characteristics Height: 15 - 30 feet Light exposure - sun/part
shade Flower color - cream/yellow
in summer, but not grown for flowers
Uses - specimen, accent
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Silver Date Palm Scientific Name: Phoenix
sylvestris Plant characteristics Height: 20 - 50 feet Light exposure – full
sun/light shade Flower color – fruits appear
orange in summer Uses – specimen tree
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European Fan Palm Scientific
Name: Chamaerops humilis Plant characteristics Height: 10 - 14 feet Light exposure - sun/part
shade Flower color - cream/yellow
blooms in summer, but not grown for flowering
Uses - specimen
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Windmill Palm Scientific Name:
Trachycarpus fortunei Plant characteristics Height: 10 - 15 feet Light exposure - sun/part
shade Flower color – cream/yellow
blooms in summer, but not grown for flowering
Uses – specimen, accent
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Sabal Palm Scientific Name:
Sabal palmetto Plant characteristics Height: 30 - 50 feet Light exposure - sun/part
shade Flower color – n/a Florida native Uses – specimen, accent
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Resources
•To learn more about Florida-friendly landscaping and Senate Bill 2080, go to pages 6–7 at: http://fyn.ifas.ufl.edu/pdf/00-SB494_and_SB2080_FAQ_8-6-09.pdf
•Visit the University of Florida’s Florida-friendly landscaping web site is at http://fyn.ifas.ufl.edu/index.html
•To see how water and money can be saved through Florida-friendly landscaping, go to:http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/documents/publications/watermatters/nov-dec2008/6.html