FLOWERING TREES SHRUBS FOR FLORIDA - X, XI, XII A B C D E 1 COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME ZONE NATIVE INFORMATION 2 Bahama Privet Cassia Senna ligustrina 9-11 X Small tree--yellow blossoms several times a year 3 Bahama Senna Senna mexicana var. chapmanii 10-11 X Low growing shrub--host to sulfur butterflies 4 Bahama Strongbark Bourreria succulenta 9-12 X Shrub to small tree 5 Buckthorn Sideroxylon spp. 8-11 X At least 5 from Panhandle to Keys 6 Buttonbush Ccephalanthus occidentalis 11 X Wetland shrub. Attrative to swallowtail butterflies 7 Cinnecords Vachellia choriophylla 9-11 X Rare native shrub. Flowers are little yellow buttons! 8 Coral Bean Erythrina herbacea 9-11 X Red tubular flowers on long stalks! Small tree 9 Dahoon Holly Ilex cassine 9-11 X Tiny white flowers turn into red berries…attractive to birds 10 Fiddlewood Citharexylum spinosum 9-11 X small tree--subject to fiddlewood moth damage 11 Firebush Hamelia patens var. patens 9-11 X This is the Florida native. Attractive blooms and fruit all year 12 Florida Fishpoison Piscidia piscipula 11 X Florida Native Jamaican Dogwood, Extreme So. FL/Keys 13 Gieger Tree Cordia sebestena 9-11 X Extreme Southern Florida 14 Inkberry Holly Ilex glabra 9-11 X Very small holly. Good for hedges 15 Jamican Caper Capparis cynophallophora 9-11 X Flowers change from white to pink. Attractive to day and night insects 16 Krug's Holly Ilex krugiana 911 X Pretty gray bark. Small fragrant flowers 17 Lignum vitae Guaiacum sanctum 9-11 X Beautiful blue flowers. Small tree--VERY hard wood 18 Locust Berry Byrsonima lucida 9-11 X Small tree. Pink flowers in spring followed by berries for birds! 19 Pitch Apple Clusea rosea 9-11 X Prefers to flower in extreme Zone 10 20 Pond Apple Annona glabra 9-11 X Wetland . Small tree 21 Princewood Exostema caribaeum 9-11 X Rare and Endangered. Very pretty, unusual flowers 22 Privet Cassia Senna ligustrina 9-11 X Small, tree-like shrub. Yellow blooms throughout the year 23 Red Berry Stopper (Ironwood) Eugenia confusa 9-11 x Rarest of our stoppers. Columner small tree 24 Red Stopper Eugenia rhombea 9-11 X Gray bark--new leaves are red with small white flowers 25 Seven Year Apple Genipa clusifloia 9-11 X White, pink tipped flowers in spring and early summer 26 Simpson Stopper Myrcianthes frragrans 9-11 X versatile small tree.Fragrant small flowers followed by fruit 27 Spanish Stopper (Boxleaf stopper) Eugenia foetida 9-11 X Columnar shrub/small tree 28 Sweet Acacia Acacia farnesiana 8-11 X Pretty small tree-yellow button flowers but sharp thorns! 29 Walter's Viburnum Viburnum obovatum 7-10 X Small tree or shrub. Spring bloomer-white flower clusters 30 White Stopper Eugenia axilaris 9-11 x Small tree having a musky odor. Small white flowers, black fruit 31 Wild Tamarind Lysiloma latisiliquum 9-11 X Larval plant for several native butterflies 32 Willow Bustic (White Bully) Sideroxylon saicifolium 9-11 X Another larval plant for native butterflies 33 Yaupon Holly Ilex vomitoria 9-11 X Just another attractive Holly 34 35 36 8/25/2018 - COMMON NAMES Page 1 FLOWERING TREES SHRUBS FOR FLORIDA - X, XI, XII A B C D E 37 GOOD NON-NATIVES 38 American Beautyberry Callicarpa americana 6-11 Native to No.America-shrub. Clusters of pink flowers followed by purple fruit 39 Bay Rum Pimenta racemosa 9-11 Small flowers attractive to bees. Leaves are aromatic 40 Bottlebrush Callistemon citrinus 8-11 Spikes of red flowers attract bees and birds. 41 Bridal Veil Caesalpinia granadillo 9-11 Graceful tree, small flowers, peeling bark 42 Bush Allamanda Allamanda schottii 9-11 Small bush.Bright yellow flowers, glossy green leaves 43 Crape Jasmine/Pinwheel Jasmine Tabernaemontana divaricata 9-11 Small shrub. Bright white flowers most of the year 44 Crape myrtle Lagerstroemia indica 9-11 Variety of sizes and flower colors... shrubs to trees 45 Glaucous Cassia Cassia surattensis 10-11 Yellow flowers most of the year. Attracts sulfur butterflies 46 Desert Cassia Senna polyphylla 9-11 Delicate foliage, bright yellow flowers in spring 47 Dwarf Poinciana Caesalpina pulcherimma 9-12 Small tree--flowers resemble Royal Poinciana's 48 East African Cassia Cassia afrofistula 10-11 Prefers Zone 10 south! Flowers fromApril to September 49 Firebush, Mexican Hamelia patens var.glabra 9-11 Flowers and fruits all year. Good for hedges 50 Floss Silk (not Silk Floss) Chorisia speciosa 10-11 New World tropic tree. Thorny trunk, red flowers resemble hibiscus 51 Frangipani Plumeria 10-11 From Mexico, Central America and Caribbean.Lots of colors! 52 Golden Dewdrop Duranto erecta 10-11 Native to Central & South America. Pretty purple-blue flower 53 Golden Shower Cassia fistula 10-11 Clusters of bright yellow flowers. Host to sulfur butterflies 54 Golden Trumpet Tabebuia chrysotricha 10-11 Stunning yellow flowers in spring 55 Hibiscus Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 8-11 HUGE . Most are hybrids. Some natives 56 Hong Kong Orchid blakeana 9-11 Sterile Species--most other Bauhinia species are Category 1 invasives 57 Indian Hawthorn Rhaphiolepsis indica 8-11 Slow growing shrub. White/pink flowers 58 Jacaranda Jacaranda mimosifolia 10-11 from South America. Stunning purple-blue flowers in spring 59 Jatropha Jatropha 10-11 Native to American t ropics. Bright red flowers all year 60 Jerusalem Thorn Parkinsonia aculeata 8-11 From Southwestern US. Delicate foliage, small yellow flowers 61 LoquatLittle Gem Magnolia EriobotryaMagnolia grandflora japonica "Little Gem" 8-119-11 NonAmerican Native classic! Smaller version of the classic magnolia 63 Moringa Moringa oleiferia 9-11 Very versatile tree! Many health benefits! 64 Oleander Nerium oleander 8-11 Shrub or small tree. Many colors. ALL PARTS TOXIC 65 Panama Flame Tree Brownea macrophylla-- 9-11 Glamorous tropical tree. Stuning blooms. BIG!!! 66 Panama Rose--Bush Penta Rondeletia leucophylla 9-11 Tall shrub, pink flowers, narrow grey-green leaves 67 Panama Rose --Rondeletia Rondeletia cocciniea 9-11 Small shrub, orange flowers, stiff leaves, Very attractive! 68 Pineapple Guava Acca sellowiana 8-11 Native to South America - Flowering Shrub - Not a tree 69 Pink Cassia/Apple Blossom Cassia javanica 10-11 Gorgeous pink and white blooms resembling apple blossoms 70 Pink Trumpet Tabebuia heterophylla 10-11 Truly tropical! Stunning pink-purple flowers in spring 71 Pom Pom Orchid Tree Bauhinia divaricata 9-11 The other "good" Bauhinia. Delicate pink-white blossoms. Small tree 72 Portlandia Portlandia grandiflora 9-11 Stunning fragant white flowers, glossy green leaves. 73 Powderpuff - "Nana" Calliandra haematocephala'Nana" 9-11 Dwarf variety. Flowers on and off all year 8/25/2018 - COMMON NAMES Page 2 FLOWERING TREES SHRUBS FOR FLORIDA - X, XI, XII A B C D E 74 Powderpuff trees (several varieties)Calliandra spp— 9-11 Several Varities--white to red flowers Big shrub! 75 Purple Glory Tree Tibouchina granulosa 10-11 Native from Mexico to Argentina. Bright purple flowers 76 Queen Crape Myrtle Lagerstroemia speciose 11-12 Stunning ornamental only suitable in Southern most Florida 77 Redbud Cephalanthus canadensis 9-11 Native to North America 78 Red Silk Tree, Cotton Tree Bombax ceiba 10-11 Spiny trunk, hibiscus-like red flowers. 79 Royal Poinciana Delonix regia 10-11 Stunning tropical tree. Needs a big area! 80 Shaving Brush Tree Pseudobombax ellipticum 9-11 Pink & White varities. Blooms before leafing out! Stunning! 81 Silk Oak Tree Grevillea robusta 9-11 Orange flowers similar to bottlebrush 82 Swamp Cyrilla, Leatherwood Cyrilla racemiflora, Titi 7-11 Wetland Plant. Shiny leaves, fragrant flowers 83 Sweet Viburnum Viburnum odoratissimum 8-10 Shrub or small tree. Clusters of white-pink flowers 84 Tree bougainvillea Bougainvillea arborea 9-11 Thornless and fragrant! Unusual bougainvillea form 85 Tropical Hydrangea Dombeya spp 9-11 Several varieties and species. Can get large. 86 Verawood Tree Bulnesia arborea 9-11 New World tree. Yellow flowers, rounded canopy 87 Vitex, Chaste Tree Vitex agnus-castus 9-11 Only Vitex not listed on 2017 FLEPPC. Flowers similar to lilac! 88 Weeping Bottlebrush Calistemon viminalis 9-11 Lovely weeping habit. Bright red brushy flowers 89 White Geiger Cordia boissieri 9-11 White flowered relative of our native orange geiger 90 Yellow Ashoka Tree Saraca Thaipingensis 9-11 Another stunning orange-yellow flowered tropical tree 91 Yellow Geiger Cordia lutea 9-11 The yellow flowered relative of orange geiger! 92 Yellow Poinciana Peltophorum pterocarpum 10-11 Yellow flowered big tree similar to Royal Poinciana 93 Yesterday, today & tomorrow Brunfelsia pauciflora 9-11 Purple flowers fade to white. Lovely small tree. 94 Ylang Ylang Cananga odorata 10-11 Chanel No. 5 tree! Fast growing, fragrant flowers

8/25/2018 - COMMON NAMES Page 3 Remember that we’re VERY special here in South Florida--- the only sub-tropical region of the contiguous United States. We’ve listed these in Common Name/Alpha Sort for ease of identification. However, remember that the binomial/scientific names are important when you are ordering AND entering a Flower Show

Here are some useful web sites and publications.

IRC: http://regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn Find out how to turn simple gardening into habitat restoration by using plants native to your specific area

Florida Association of Native Nurseries (FANN) https://www.afnn.org/ In Florida, out-of-state plant stock often performs poorly. Ask your grower about plant/seed origin and

FLEPPC: http://fleppc.org/

FLORIDATA….www.floridata.com

EDIS/IFAS/UF publications Florida Yards & Neighborhoods Plant Selection Guide: http://fyn.ifas.ufl.edu/pdf/FYN_Plant_Selection_Guide_v090110.pdf

SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT: www.sfwmd.gov SFWMD WATERWISE BOOK

THE BOOKS OF PAMELA CRAWFORD: http://pamela-crawford.com/pamela-crawfords-books/

NATIVE FLORIDA PLANTS, Revised Edition Robert G. Haehle & Joan Brookwell (Amazon.com, Borders, Barnes & Noble carry this)

A GARDENER’S GUIDE TO FLORIDA’S NATIVE PLANTS Rufino Osorio, University Press of Florida

FLORIDA’S BEST NATIVE LANDSCAPE PLANTS Gil Nelson, University Press of Florida However, remember that the binomial/scientific names are important when you are ordering plants