This category includes landscape grasses, wildflowers and vines, ferns, shrubs, and trees that are ideal for commercial, government, golf courses, farms or ranches, and residential landscapes. These plant species are recommend by the professionals. They are hardy perennials that can be cut back and are maintenance friendly (e.g. “crowd-out” most weeds). These species are shovel-ready for various landscape projects that require minimal repeat maintenance and have a proven track record for survivability, overall hardiness, and great appearance once mature.
Native Landscape Grasses
- Sand Cordgrass (Spartina bakeri)
- Muhly Grass (Muhlenbergia capillaries)
- Purple Lovegrass (Eragrostis spectabilis)
- Fakahatchee (Regular and Dwarf) (Tripsacum dactyloides)
- Elliot's Lovegrass (Eragrostis eliotti)
- Lopsided Indiangrass (Sorghastrum secundum)
- Blue Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium)
Wildflowers & Vines
- Lanceleaf Tickseed (Coreopsis lanceolata)
- Blanket Flower (Naturalized) (Gaillardia pulchella)
- Dune Sunflower (Helianthus debris)
- Beach Morning Glory (Ipomoea imperati)
- Railroad Vine (Ipomoea pes-caprae)
- Sunshine Mimosa (Mimosa strigillosa)
- Canda Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis)
Native Shrubs
- Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)
- Beauty Berry (Callicarpa americana)
- Button Bush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)
- Firebush (Hamelia Patens 'Calusa')
- Swamp Hibiscus or Scarlet Rosemallow (Hibiscus coccineus)
- Gallberry (Ilex glabra)
- Wax Myrtle (Myrica cerifera)
- Wild Coffee (Psychotria nervosa)
- Saw Palmetto (Green) (Serenoa repens)
Trees
- Sea Grape (Coccoloba uvifera)
- Dahoon Holly (Ilex cassine)
- Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana)
- Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)
- Sweet Bay Magnolia (Magnolia virginiana)
- Slash Pine (Pinus elliotti)
- Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris)
- Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda)
- Laurel Oak (Quercus hemisphaerica)
- Live Oak (Quercus virginiana)
- Cabbage Palm (Sabal palmetto)
- Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum)
- Pond Cypress (Taxodium ascendens)
- Florida Elm (Ulmus floridana)