GROUNDS COMMITTEE SUGGESTED PLANTS for the ISLES September 2015
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GROUNDS COMMITTEE SUGGESTED PLANTS FOR THE ISLES September 2015 2015 GC APPROVED PRUNING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME COMMENTS HOMEOWNER LOTS ** Lovely smaller scale palm, eventually growing to 20'; good for PALMS Alexander Palm Ptychosperma elegans small landscapes; sun - part sun, part shade; self-cleaning; best in protected area Chrysalidocarpus Clustering palm, meaning many Areca Palm lutescens/Dypsis lutescens trunks spring up from same base Arenga or Dwarf Arenga engleri/Arenga Slow growing palm to about 8' Sugar Palm tremula tall;multi-trunk, clustering palms Slow growing, clustering palms for Bamboo Palm Chamaedorea microspadix shade; good container plants Palms up to 15' are pruned by contracted Maintenance Company Bismark Palm Bismarckia nobilis during rotational detail work. Large Can specify 'crooked or curved', growing palms are pruned by Special Cabbage Palm Sabal palmetto 'slick' or 'booted' Contractor as necessary to remove Cat Palm Chamaedorea cataractarum seed pods, dead leaves etc., usually 1-2 Christmas Palm Veitchia merrillii Slow growing to 12'-15'; Protected times annually location is best; self-cleaning European Fan Palm Chamaerops humilis Compact palm; sun-shade Foxtail Palm Wodyetia bifurcata Low maintenance (self-cleaning) Relatively small scale palm for Lady Palm Rhapis excelsa shade, part shade Medjool Date Palm Phoenix dactylifera Pindo Palm Butia capitata Long feathery fronds Pygmy Date Palm Phoenix robelenii Single or cluster Queen Palm Syagrus romanzoffiana Royal Palm Roystonea elata Sun-part shade; use as Saw Palmetto Serona repens groundcover or understory Rarely needs pruning Spindle Palm Hyophorbe verschaffeltii Slow growing to a about 20 Sylvester Palm Phoenix sylvestris Washington Palm Washingtonia robusta * Has not perfomed well in The Isles THE ISLES -SUGGESTED PLANTS and PRUNING RECOMMENDATIONS 1 Grounds Committee September 2015 GROUNDS COMMITTEE SUGGESTED PLANTS FOR THE ISLES September 2015 2015 GC APPROVED PRUNING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME COMMENTS HOMEOWNER LOTS ** Distinctive mult-colored foliage; Trees and Copper Plant Acalpha wilkesiana coloration is more intense in full Large Shrubs sun. Prune to control size. 4' , if needed Yellow trumpet flower; can grow to Allamanda Bush Allamanda schottii 5 ft or more; tends to get leggy as it ages 3-4' Arboricola capella Schefflerea arboricola 'Gold Cappella'Large growing variegated 4' Ft Arboricola capella 'Green' Schefflerea arboricola 'Green' Lush green mid size shrub 3 - 4 Ft Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum Black Olive, Shady Lady Bucida buceras 'Shady Lady' Bottlebrush Callistemon rigidus Fast growing large shrub or tree 4-5' as shrub; better suited as tree Lovely silver foliage; natural vase Conocarpus erectus var. shape so works well as small multi- Buttonwood 4'-5' or multistem tree sericeus stem tree; tends to get bare at bottom Native plant; large shrub or small Cocoplum Chrysobalanius icaco tree 4'-5' Numerous varieties from small Crape Myrtle Lagerstroemia indica shrub to tree; use disease and mildew resistant varieties Large strap-like foliage with lily- Crinum Lily Crinum like flowers in summer Prune to remove dead or unsightly leaves Eugenia Tree Eugenia hookerana Large leaf, tropical looking Fatsia Fatsia japonica evergreen. Grows 5-8'; best in shade 5' Use grafted varieties; best in part Gardenia* Gardenia jasminoides shade -shade; requires acid soil Golden Trumpet Tabebuia argentea * Has not perfomed well in The Isles THE ISLES -SUGGESTED PLANTS and PRUNING RECOMMENDATIONS 2 Grounds Committee September 2015 GROUNDS COMMITTEE SUGGESTED PLANTS FOR THE ISLES September 2015 2015 GC APPROVED PRUNING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME COMMENTS HOMEOWNER LOTS ** Heavy pruning is best done in the early spring (February or March) and should not be done late in the fall or in the Trees and Numerous colors; grow as shrub Hibiscus Hibiscus rosa-sinensis winter. Such hard pruning delays flower Large Shrubs or standard production until mid to late summer. They do not perform well as formal sheared hedges. Holly Burford Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii' 4'-5' or tree form Holly Dahoon Ilex cassine Little pruning required if sited properly One of best large growing hollies Holly Nellie Stevens Ilex x 'Nellie Stevens' for FL landscapes Little pruning required if sited properly Generally irregularly shaped but Holly Weeping Ilex vomitoria 'Pendula' can prune to maintain desired shape Japanese Blueberry Elaeocarpus decipiens Evergreen tree Not well-suited for sheared, manicured hedges, these plants are better in a Medium shrub or small tree; more natural form. But with frequent Jatropha Jatropha integerrima 'Compacta' grows 6'-8'; full to part "haircuts" (minor trimming back of sun; well drained branches) they can be kept nicely rounded for a formal landscape. 3'-4' as shrub or limb up to tree form. 4'-5' or limb up to tree form with max. of Ligustrum Ligustrum japonicum Shrub or small tree 5 stems Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Compact, upright cultivar with Little Gem Gem' slow growth habit Structural pruning needed as tree Live Oak Quercus virginiana matures to limb up and open up canopy Selected cultivars are superior to Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora species in home landscape Myrsine Myrsine guianensis Dense, evergreen shrub or small tree Large growing evergreen shrub or Oleander Nerium oleander small tree Best as large scale screen or tree * Has not perfomed well in The Isles THE ISLES -SUGGESTED PLANTS and PRUNING RECOMMENDATIONS 3 Grounds Committee September 2015 GROUNDS COMMITTEE SUGGESTED PLANTS FOR THE ISLES September 2015 2015 GC APPROVED PRUNING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME COMMENTS HOMEOWNER LOTS ** Trees and Fragrant large shrub or small tree; 4' as shrub; can also be grown as small Orange Jasmine Murraya paniculata Large Shrubs 10-12'H; white flowers tree Nana' is dwarf form; thick, leathery Pitch Apple Clusia rosea paddle-shaped leaves 4'-5' 3'-5'; Plumbago should be pruned to Blue or white flowers; best in full keep it neat and within bounds and to Plumbago Plumbago auriculata sun; will decline with too much make it bushy to maximize the number water of flowers. 4'-5'; makes a dense screen or hedge; Podocarpus Podocarpus macrophyllus Can be pruned to maintain size can also be grown as tree Fast growing deciduous tree with Poinciana Tree Delonix regia fine textured foliage and red- orange dramatic flowers Heavy pruning is best done in the early spring (February or March) and should not be done late in the fall or in the Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Red Green, red and white variegated winter. Such hard pruning delays flower Red Hot Hibiscus Hot' foliage; red flowers production until mid to late summer. They do not perform well as formal sheared hedges. 3'-4' as shrub; can also be grown as small trees Lovely tropical plant; nice in mass Selloum Philadendron bipinnatifidum plantings; best in part sun to 'Selloum' shade Grown for attractive variegated Snowbush Breynia disticha foliage; best in part shade or 4' shade * Has not perfomed well in The Isles THE ISLES -SUGGESTED PLANTS and PRUNING RECOMMENDATIONS 4 Grounds Committee September 2015 GROUNDS COMMITTEE SUGGESTED PLANTS FOR THE ISLES September 2015 2015 GC APPROVED PRUNING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME COMMENTS HOMEOWNER LOTS ** Heavy pruning is best done in the early spring (February or March) and should not be done late in the fall or in the Trees and Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Snow Green and white variegated winter. Such hard pruning delays flower Hibiscus Snow Queen Large Shrubs Queen' foliage with red flowers production until mid to late summer. They do not perform well as formal sheared hedges. 3'-4' as shrub; can also be grown as small trees Dark green, somewhat shiny Best in filtered light and protection from Tibouchina Tibouchina granulosa leaves with 2-4" purple flowers hot afternoon sun Grows to 6 ft.; clusters of yellow 3'-4'; for dense shrubs, prune to 2' by Thryallis Galphimia glauca flowers end of February Large shiny leaves; can be pruned Viburnum awabuki Viburnum awabuki to maintain size Good for large screen Viburnum, Sweet Viburnum odoratissimum 4'-5' for foundation or cages Viburnum Sandankwa Viburnum suspensum 3'-4' for foundation or cages Trim off old leavesas as they become unsightly. Thin or cut back for size by White Bird of Paradise Strelitzia nicolai Large growing cutting off the largest stalks at ground level. Pups sprouting from around the plant's base can also be removed. Small Shrubs; Groundcovers Allamanda cathartica Moderate growth rate; can Allamanda dwarf 'Compacta' maintain at 2-3 ft 3' Arboricola capella Variegated; smaller growing than 'Trinette' Schefflerea arboricola 'Trinette''Green' 3' Stunning tropical flowers, nice Bird of Paradise Strelitzia regina foliage. Remove dead or unsightly foliage Bougainvillea Helen JohnsonBougainvillea Helen Johnson Dwarf variety Can maintain at 3' * Has not perfomed well in The Isles THE ISLES -SUGGESTED PLANTS and PRUNING RECOMMENDATIONS 5 Grounds Committee September 2015 GROUNDS COMMITTEE SUGGESTED PLANTS FOR THE ISLES September 2015 2015 GC APPROVED PRUNING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME COMMENTS HOMEOWNER LOTS ** A late winter rejuvenation pruning is often needed to remove dead or Olive green, tropical foliage; declining leaves and to reshape the moderate spreading - allow room Small Shrubs; plants. Out of bounds shoots can be Cardboard Plant Zamia furfuracea for growth; ALL PARTS OF Groundcovers removed during