Common Florida Yard Plants

Many natives are common growing in the wild and as landscape plants.

Common florida yard plants.

They re rare and endangered so i should plant only native plants of florida. Newbies discover new to you plants and how to grow them in sandy soil and blazing sun. The plant pages give you all the basics and then some. Low maintenance landscape plants for south florida.

The weather conditions make it prime for year round gardening. In fact many of the state s common trees shrubs and flowering. 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. You ll find zone 9 plants as well as those for zone 10 florida shrubs palms.

Zeezee plant zamioculcas zamiifolia is best known as a houseplant in the north but can be grown as a tropical perennial in florida. Florida s mild winters and warm temperatures make the state a gardener s delight. Snowbirds find easy going plants that can thrive with only part time care. Florida native plants are indigenous only to florida.

Identify the florida friendly plants including florida native plants that will work in your yard or landscape design. It grows slowly attracts almost no pests tolerates low light conditions and needs little water. Most are native to other areas as well the caribbean mexico some from all over the southeastern united states and even further north. Many of the same plants found growing in the northern regions of the state grow in the south.