Celebration Residential Owners Association, Inc.

Design Guidelines

Approved by the CROA Board of Directors on 08/23/2011; effective for applications received on or after 10/01/2011.

LANDSCAPE – PLANT GUIDE: PERENNIALS, ANNUALS & BULBS

View this Design Guideline online and store it electronically if needed. If you wish to print some of this information, please print only the section(s) or page(s) you need.

See also: Design Guidelines: Landscape – Design & Planning for information on submitting a request to change your landscape plan.

See also: Design Guidelines: Landscape – Plant Guide: Ground Covers, Vines, Turf See also: Design Guidelines: Landscape – Plant Guide: Palms, Tropicals & Cold- Sensitive See also: Design Guidelines: Landscape – Plant Guide: Shrubs See also: Design Guidelines: Landscape – Plant Guide: Trees

Partners in Maintaining and Enhancing Celebration’s Beauty Since its formation in April of 1997, the Garden Club of Celebration has played many roles related to the outdoor beauty of the community. Just a few examples include early updates to the Plant Resource Guide, development of the Master Gardener program in Celebration, design and refurbishment of community spaces, and perhaps most familiar to residents – the twice annual pine straw sale which is a key fundraiser for the Garden Club’s annual scholarship program.

Most recently the Club completed a major review and update of the Plant Guide which provides the “go to” reference for Celebration property owners when they want to update their landscaping.

The Garden Club of Celebration provides an environment where gardeners of all types can thrive – from novices to Master Gardeners. More information on the Club and their monthly programs, which are open to all residents, is available in the Celebration News, on the Front Porch website, or by contacting Town Hall.

Thanks also to the University of Florida/IFAS Extension As a complete replacement of the former Plant Resource Guide, the new Plant Guide uses the state-developed Florida-Friendly plant database as the initial plant inventory. Plants which are not appropriate for Central Florida were removed. Other plants were added or removed based on actual experience in Celebration. Information was added for specific plants which may assist residents in making selections which are cost-effective and suitable for the level of maintenance desired.

Can’t find a particular plant or don’t know the name?  See the companion document Design Guidelines: Landscape – Plant Guide Cross Reference which has all plants listed by “common” name(s).  Want to do more research? Visit these helpful websites:

Design Guidelines: Landscape - Plant Guide: Perennials, Annuals & Bulbs, effective 10/01/2011 (Page 1) o Florida-Friendly Landscaping Plant Database at www.floridayards.org o Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants at www.florida.plantatlas.usf.edu

A Viburnum is a Viburnum is a Viburnum … Not! Pay special attention to specific plant variety names to ensure you purchase the correct plant and plant characteristics you expect. In many species, there may be wide variation in the individual members. For example, the viburnum species has as many as 175 different types of shrubs and trees; some may reach 20’ tall, while others typically grow to be only 3’ tall. Often a traditional nursery (versus a home improvement center) will carry several varieties and have more information on growth habits.

When selecting plants, take into account their water requirements – are they tolerant of soggy soil (such as former swampland)? Do they need regular watering (which may not be available during periods of water restrictions)? In addition, your sprinkler system may benefit from updating to have a portion use a drip or emitter system.

Notes about the Plant List: Botanical Name Listed alphabetically within each major section Common Name Plants native to Florida (marked with this symbol) may grow better and be easier to maintain than non-natives Minimum Size at Installation [Height x Spread] Where Plant May Be Used Front, Side, Alley or Private Zone. If definitions are needed, refer to Design Guidelines: Zones & Lot Restrictions Water Needs Growth Rate Assumes ideal growing conditions Height x Spread at Maturity Assumes ideal growing conditions Light Range Full Sun

Partial Shade Shade Wildlife (attracts these) Butterflies Hummingbirds

Other birds Description Taken primarily from the Florida-Friendly Plant List. Additional text has been incorporated into the descriptions from numerous sources deemed reliable.

Where Plant Minimum May Be Growth Rate Size at Used Installation Height x Botanical Name [Height x Water Spread at Light Common Name Spread] Needs Maturity Range Description PERENNIALS Technically, a perennial is any plant that normally lives 3 or more years. Most gardeners think of perennials as herbaceous (as opposed to woody) plants that may or may not die back to the ground in winter. Perennials are often mixed in beds and borders to achieve a more natural look than a formal flowerbed of annuals. Many, especially those that don't die back in winter, are grown in containers. (Source: Floridata.com)

Design Guidelines: Landscape - Plant Guide: Perennials, Annuals & Bulbs, effective 10/01/2011 (Page 2) Where Plant Minimum May Be Growth Rate Size at Used Installation Height x Botanical Name [Height x Water Spread at Light Common Name Spread] Needs Maturity Range Description Bulbine frutescens All Medium Blue green smooth textured thin leaves; Stalked Bulbine Areas orange and gold flowers in spring / summer; 1½ -2’ x survives in poor soil;

Medium ½ -1’

Coreopsis spp. All Fast Florida's state wildflower; orange/yellow Tickseed, Areas flowers in Summer; may be annual or short- Coreopsis 1-4’ x lived perennial, depending on species;

Medium 1-3’ ‘cherry lemonade’ is pink Dianella spp. All Fast Flowers variable: Dianella tasmanica Flax Lily Areas 'Variegata'; most attractive; can be cold 1-2’ x sensitive in hard frost; well drained soil

Low 1-2’ Dryopteris All Slow 250 species available; choose species eythrosora Areas adapted to your area; used as cut foliage; Autumn Fern, Varies’ x Well drained soil; works best in full shade Japanese Shield Medium Varies Fern, to High Japanese Wood Fern Euryops spp.; incl All Medium Region varies by species, choose species chrysanthemoides Areas appropriate to climate; flowers variable Daisy Bush, 3-6’ x African Bush Daisy Low 3-6’ Evolvulus All Medium Blue flowers in Spring to Summer glomeratus ssp. Areas grandiflorus ½-1’ x Blue Daze Medium 1-2’ Gaillardia spp. All Fast Yellow/red flowers in Summer; used in floral Blanket Flower Areas arrangements; no pest problems; well 1-2’ x drained soil Low 2-3’ Helianthus All Fast Yellow flower; attractive against foliage; argophyllus Areas some varieties invasive Silverleaf 4-6’ x Sunflower Medium 1-2’ Helianthus debilis All Fast Yellow/purple flowers all year; develops Beach Sunflower Areas fungus if planted in wet areas; no pest 1-4’ x problems Low 2-4’ Iris hexagona All Medium Purple flowers in Spring; tolerates partial Louisiana Iris, Areas shade but flowers best in full sun; good for Blue Flag Iris 2-5’ x wet areas or rain gardens High ½’ Iris virginica All Medium Lavender flowers in spring; for wet areas Virginia Iris, Areas Blue Flag Iris 4-7’ x Medium 1-3’ Justicia All Fast White flowers on rusty bracts in Summer; no brandegeana Areas major pest problems, but watch for Shrimp Plant 2-6’ x caterpillars; grow in full sun for compact

Medium 2-4’ growth and better flowering; killed to ground when freezes but comes back. Lantana All Fast White flowers all year involucrata Areas Wild Sage, 2-5’ x Buttonsage Medium 1-5’

Design Guidelines: Landscape - Plant Guide: Perennials, Annuals & Bulbs, effective 10/01/2011 (Page 3) Where Plant Minimum May Be Growth Rate Size at Used Installation Height x Botanical Name [Height x Water Spread at Light Common Name Spread] Needs Maturity Range Description Miscanthus All Fast Ornamental grass; many varieties; look great sinensis Areas in Summer and even better in Winter Japanese Silver 4-8’ x Grass’ Zebra Low 2-4’ Grass Neomarica gracilis All Medium White/blue flowers in Spring to Fall Walking Iris Areas 2-3’ x Low 2-3’

Odontonema All Fast Blooms all year round, striking crimson strictum Areas flowers and glossy/shiny leaves; deer love Firestrike Purple, 3-4’ x firespike and can kill it if over fed on; in mild

Cardinal Flame, Medium 2-3’ Winters can stay evergreen Scarlet Flame Oenothera All Medium White/near white bowl shaped flowers; can lindheimeri Areas be planted in areas with no irrigation; the Whirling 2-3’ x pink variety can be invasive Butterflies, Low 2-3’ Appleblossom Grass Phaius All Medium Bulblike root; late spring sends up tall stalk tankervilliae Areas bearing clusters of nodding reddish brown Nuns Orchid, 2-3’ x fragrant flowers; prefers to keep the leaves Chinese Ground Medium 1-2’ dry Orchid Plectranthus spp. All Fast Flowers variable; 'Mona Lavender' was one Plectranthus Areas of the FNGLA Plants of the Year in 2004 Varies x

Medium Varies Rudbeckia fulgida All Fast Orange coneflower produces masses of Rudbeckia Areas golden color all Summer long 3’ x

High 3’ Rudbeckia hirta All Medium Large yellow-orange to reddish-orange Black-Eyed Susan Areas flowers in Summer; does not tolerate 2-3’ x prolonged, wet weather

Medium 1-2’ Salvia farinacea All Fast Multiple spikes of blue flowers; leaves soft Mealycup Sage, Areas and light green tending to silver; can be used Blue Sage 1-4’ x as a blue flowering hedge Low 1-2’ Salvia spp. All Fast Flowers variable; attracts wildlife; well Salvia, Areas drained soil; prefers acidic soil Sage Varies x Medium Varies Sedum spectabile Private Fast Fleshy, succulent leaves; blooms with star Showy Sedum, Zone shaped pink flowers up to 6” in diameter; will showy stonecrop Only 1-2’ x die down in Winter to its tuberous roots 1-2’ Medium Senecio cineraria All Fast Evergreen silver grey foliage with bright Dusty Miller, Areas yellow flowers; does best in well drained soil; Silver Ragwort ½ -1½’ x is sometimes best grown as a Winter annual Medium ½ -1½’ Sisyrinchium All Fast Blue flowers in Spring angustifolium Areas Blue-eyed Grass ½ -1½’ x

Medium ½ -1½’

Design Guidelines: Landscape - Plant Guide: Perennials, Annuals & Bulbs, effective 10/01/2011 (Page 4) Where Plant Minimum May Be Growth Rate Size at Used Installation Height x Botanical Name [Height x Water Spread at Light Common Name Spread] Needs Maturity Range Description Stokesia laevis All Fast Blue/white flowers in Summer; many Stokes' Aster Areas cultivars; evergreen 1-2’ x Low 1-2’ Tulbaghia violacea All Medium / Lavender flowers in Spring-Fall; relatively Society Garlic Areas Fast pest free; does not flower well in shade; Low plant has strong garlic scent

1-2’ x 1-2’ Verbena All Fast Small purple flowers in clusters 2-3 inches bonariersis Areas across; flowers all Summer long; pinch out Purple Verbena Low 3-6’ x shoots in Spring to encourage branching 1-3’ ANNUALS & BULBS Technically, an annual is a plant that completes its life cycle from germination to seeding to death in one year. However, in most horticultural circles an annual is any plant that blooms its first year from seed, whether or not it is capable of surviving another year. Annuals are usually selected for their color and planted in containers, beds or formal borders. (Source: Floridata.com) Ageratum spp. All Medium Many cultivars; purple/white flowers all year; Ageratum Areas well drained soil ½ -1’ x

High ½ -1’ Amaranthus spp. All Fast many cultivars; attractive foliage; Amaranth, Areas inconspicuous flowers; well drained soil; Love-lies-bleeding 1-2’ x some have edible leaves Medium 1-2’ Angelonia All Fast White and/or blue flowers in Summer; can angustifolia Areas be grown as an annual bedding plant but Angelonia, 1-3’ x survives winters; well drained soil Narrowleaf Medium 1-3’ angelon Begonia All Slow Flowers variable; watch for powdery mildew semperflorens Areas and nematodes; grows as an annual in Wax Begonia ½ -1’ x central regions; well drained soil High ½ -1’ Belamcanda All Fast Red, Orange and Yellow flowers in mid/late chinensis Areas Summer early Fall Blackberry Lily, 2-3’ x Leopard Lily Medium 1-2’ Caladium x All Fast Good container plant; attractive foliage hortulanum Areas (red/rose/pink/white/silver/bronze/green); Caladium 1-2’ x leaves die back naturally in the Fall; pest

Medium 1-2’ sensitive; well drained soil

Calendula spp. All Fast Yellow/orange flowers in Winter-Spring; well Pot Marigold Areas drained soil 1-1½’ x High 1-1½’ Celosia spp. All Fast Many cultivars; flowers variable, in Summer; Cockscomb, Areas well drained soil Feathered ½ -2’ x

Amoranth High ½ -1’ Cleome All Medium 6 month flowering season; white, lavender, hassleriana, Areas pink, great container plant can be shaped: spinosa 1-4’ x looks like marijuana. Spider flower, Low 1-2’ Spider legs

Design Guidelines: Landscape - Plant Guide: Perennials, Annuals & Bulbs, effective 10/01/2011 (Page 5) Where Plant Minimum May Be Growth Rate Size at Used Installation Height x Botanical Name [Height x Water Spread at Light Common Name Spread] Needs Maturity Range Description Codiaeum Private Medium Grown for foliage colors; not frost hardy; variegatum Zone grow as Summer annual and have a bonus Croton, Only 1-4’ x year if the Winter is mild.

Variegated Laurel 1-3’ High Cosmos All Pink, red, or white flowers; will self seed bipinnatus Areas Mexican Aster, 2-4’ x Cosmos Medium 2’

Cosmos All Yellow and orange flowers; will self seed on sulphureus Areas bare soil Orange Cosmos 2-6’ x Medium 2’ Crossandra spp. All Fast Region varies by species, choose species Firecracker Flower Areas adapted to climate; flowers variable; can be ½ -4’ x used as annual in central regions Medium 1-3’ Eschscholzia All Fast Brilliant orange, red, or yellow cup shaped californica Areas flowers; grayish fernlike leaves; grow best in California Poppy ½ -1’ x poor well drained soil Low ½ -1’ Gazania spp. All Medium Yellow/orange/red flowers in Summer; no Gazania, Areas major pest problems, but roots may rot from Treasure Flower ½ -1’ x overwatering; well drained soil Low 1-2’ Gerbera jamesonii Private Fast Large daisy shaped flowers in many colors; African Daisy Zone excellent for cut flowers; will die to the roots Only ½ -1’ x in frost ½ -1’ Medium Gomphrena All Fast Clover like flower heads; can be dried; good globosa Areas edging plants Amaranth common 1-2’ x globe Medium 1’ Helianthus annuus All Fast Yellow flowers; This plant is attractive to Sunflower except bees; resistant to deer Front 4-10’ x 1’ Medium Hippeastrum spp. All Medium Red/white flowers in spring and hybrids Areas Amaryllis 1-3’ x

Medium 1-3’ Impatiens All Fast White; orange; red; pink; purple flowers balsamina Areas single and double; leaves up to 6” long Touch-Me-Not, 1-3’ x

Balsam High 1-2’ Impatiens spp. All Medium Flowers variable; not frost hardy Impatiens Areas ½ -1’ x

High 1’

Lobularia maritima All Medium Purple/white/pink flowers in winter; tolerates Sweet Alyssum Areas light frost ½ -1’ x

Medium ½ -1’

Design Guidelines: Landscape - Plant Guide: Perennials, Annuals & Bulbs, effective 10/01/2011 (Page 6) Where Plant Minimum May Be Growth Rate Size at Used Installation Height x Botanical Name [Height x Water Spread at Light Common Name Spread] Needs Maturity Range Description Pardancanda All Fast Red, bright yellow, violet/lavender flowers in norissi Areas mid/late Summer early Fall; spiky flowers Blood Lily 2-3’ x like an Allium Medium 1-2’ Pentas lanceolata All Fast Many cultivars; red/pink/white/lilac flowers in Pentas, Areas Summer; no pest problems; freezing Starflower 2-4’ x temperatures kill plant to the ground Medium 2-3’ Petunia x hybrida All Fast Many colors of flowers, in Fall-Spring; watch Petunia Areas for mealy bugs, downy mildew, caterpillars ½ -1½’ x and aphids; well drained soil

High 1’ Phlox drummondii All Fast Pink, Red or purple fragrant flowers; plant in Annual Phlox, Areas masses like petunias; Winter and early Drummond’s Phlox ½ -1’ x Spring flowering and fades back in Summer Medium ½ -1’ Scadoxus All Fast Red Orange in late Spring early Summer; multiflorus Areas spiky flowers like an Allium Candy Lily, 1-2’ x

Football Lily, Medium 2-3’ Powderpuff Lily Solenostemon All Fast Purple flowers in Summer; many cultivars; scutellorioides Areas 'Hurricane Louise' was one of the FNGLA Coleus Varies x Plants of the Year in 2005; watch for mealy High varies bugs, caterpillars, fungal diseases Tagetes spp. All Fast Flowers variable; well drained soil Marigold Areas 1-3’ x Medium 1’ Torenia fournieri All Medium Lavender/pink/blue/white flowers in Spring- Wishbone Flower Areas Fall; watch for caterpillars and slugs; well ½ -1½’ x drained soil

High 1-1½’ tropaeolum majus All Fast Red, orange, and bright yellow flowers; Nasturtium, Areas Perfect for introducing children to gardening; Indian Cress ½ -1’ x large seeds edible. Low ½ -1’ Viola spp. All Fast Great plant for the cooler months; wide Violet, Areas range of colors; will die in Summer Johnny-jump-up ½ -1’ x High ½ -1’ Viola x All Slow Many cultivars; flowers variable, all year; no wittrockiana Areas pest problems; needs regular watering in Pansy ½ -1’ x warm weather High ½ -1’ Zephyranthes All Fast Blooms numerous times a year, usually after candida Areas rain that follows a dry period; plant several Rain Lily 1-1½’ x close together for impact; similar to amaryllis Medium ½ -1’ Zinnia hybrids All Fast Many cultivars with various colors and Zinnia Areas flower sizes, flowering all year; watch for ½ -3’ x stem borers, chewing insects and downy Low 1’ mildew; choose cultivars resistant to mildew; used for cut; well drained soil.

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