Common Florida Yard Plants

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.

Common florida yard plants.

The database contains a list of recommended trees palms shrubs flowers groundcovers grasses and vines developed by university of florida ifas horticulture experts. Many of the same plants found growing in the northern regions of the state grow in the south. It grows slowly attracts almost no pests tolerates low light conditions and needs little water. Florida s mild winters and warm temperatures make the state a gardener s delight.

Many natives are common growing in the wild and as landscape plants. Natives long time residents learn more about plants you have and window shop for new ones. Low maintenance landscape plants for south florida. Newbies discover new to you plants and how to grow them in sandy soil and blazing sun.

You ll find zone 9 plants as well as those for zone 10 florida shrubs palms. The plant pages give you all the basics and then some. They re rare and endangered so i should plant only native plants of florida. Snowbirds find easy going plants that can thrive with only part time care.

Florida native plants are indigenous only to florida. Most are native to other areas as well the caribbean mexico some from all over the southeastern united states and even further north. Zeezee plant zamioculcas zamiifolia is best known as a houseplant in the north but can be grown as a tropical perennial in florida. Jody haynes john mclaughlin laura vasquez and adrian hunsberger.