Common Florida Yard Plants

It grows slowly attracts almost no pests tolerates low light conditions and needs little water.

Common florida yard plants.

The plant pages give you all the basics and then some. Jody haynes john mclaughlin laura vasquez and adrian hunsberger. Florida s mild winters and warm temperatures make the state a gardener s delight. Florida native plants are indigenous only to florida.

Zeezee plant zamioculcas zamiifolia is best known as a houseplant in the north but can be grown as a tropical perennial in florida. The database contains a list of recommended trees palms shrubs flowers groundcovers grasses and vines developed by university of florida ifas horticulture experts. In fact many of the state s common trees shrubs and flowering. The weather conditions make it prime for year round gardening.

Natives long time residents learn more about plants you have and window shop for new ones. Low maintenance landscape plants for south florida. Identify the florida friendly plants including florida native plants that will work in your yard or landscape design. This publication was developed in response to requests from participants in the florida yards neighborhoods fyn program in miami dade county for a list of recommended low maintenance landscape plants suitable for south florida.

Snowbirds find easy going plants that can thrive with only part time care. You ll find zone 9 plants as well as those for zone 10 florida shrubs palms. Newbies discover new to you plants and how to grow them in sandy soil and blazing sun. Many of the same plants found growing in the northern regions of the state grow in the south.