Landscape Plants Southwest Florida

Croton accent 2.

Landscape plants southwest florida. Only drought tolerant annuals were included. Used as an accent plant or potted plant. Liriope border groundcover foundation 9. Agave specimen 5.

18 annuals are listed shrubs hedges. I will give the name of a few others here that did not make the list but are also worth considering. These small flowering perennials often have bloom colors of blue purple pink red yellow and white. Variegated pittisporum hedge 7.

Japanese boxwood foundation border 8. Southwest florida perennials can be a bonus to your landscaping. In south florida many annuals are cool season plants and thus will not tolerate the heat and or wet humid conditions of summer. Often used in landscape islands and or planted around the base of taller palms.

That s what we ve used in this section though there are less common others you might like to add. You ll find a photo or two with a detailed description of. Alexander palm 3. Most landscape design south florida style is a mixture of formal and informal tropical and classic.

Selloum philodendron accent 6. Crown of thorns border accent 4. Snake plants and bromeliads make a strikingly beautiful combination in a planter alongside a modern glass staircase. As an added bonus the snake plants aka sansevieria trifasciata are one of the better plants at filtering out formaldehyde which is found in many household products.

You ll find zone 9 plants as well as those for zone 10 florida shrubs palms trees and flowers so you have choices that are right for your specific area. These make good cut flowers being relatively long lasting. Flowers are produced throughout the year in south florida on long stems slightly higher that of the 4 5 foot high dark green foliage. Shady lady black olive tree.

Although most annuals require moist soil a few are considered low maintenance.