| Osteospermum |
 Osteospermum
'Lemon Symphony' is a
perennial with cheery,
daisy-like lemon-yellow
flowers with purple eyes. |
| Pampas
Grass |
 Pampas
grass (Cortaderia selloana) is
a large perennial grass native
to Brazil, Argentina and
Chile. It grows in large
clumps eight to ten feet high,
bearing in late summer
silvery-white or pinkish
silken plumes which rise to a
height of 12 feet. Pampas
grass can be a very attractive
and functional plant when used
correctly in the landscape. |
| Pedilanthus |
 Devil's Backbone is a succulent
shrub with thick zigzag stems native to dry tropical
forests of Florida, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and
northern South America. |
| Pink-Ball |
 The
Pink-Ball is a spectacularly
large shrub with large
heart-shaped leaves and dense
heads of little pink flowers
which hang from foot long
stems. The plant is native to
Madagascar, but widely grown
as a large garden shrub in
Florida. |
| Plumbago |
 The
Plumbago is a wonderful
evergreen shrub for the
addition of blue much of the
year to your garden. |
| Poinsettia |
 Each
year more than 150 million
Poinsettias (Euphorbia
pulcherrima) in every size,
shape, and color are sold in
more than 40 countries around
the world. |
| Powder
Puff |
 Powder
Puff is a member of the the
family Fabaceae. This family
comprises about 200 species of
plants from small shrubs to
trees. This species is grown
as a hedge or shrub in the
landscape for its
powder-puff-type flowers. Very
attractive to bees and
butterflies. |
| Queens
Crape |
 Queens
Crape Myrtle, is cultivated
for its conical, brightly
colored panicles of flowers
(with characteristic crinkled
petals) and valuable reddish
timber called "Jarool",
which is used for fine
cabinetry and exterior
applications. |
| Rangoon
Creeper |
 The
flowers are born in clusters
and each flower has many
variations of color, depending
on how old the flower is. Over
about a 3 day period the
flower starts out white, turns
solid pink then dark pink and
purplish red, then bright red
on maturity. |
| Royal
Poinciana |
 The
Spanish call it Framboyan
(flamboyant) and seeing a
mature Royal Poinciana tree in
full-bloom is a breath-taking
sight. The Royal Poinciana is
a fast-growing tree that can
reach up to 40' tall and
nearly as wide. This is not a
tree for a small yard or tight
quarters. |
| Richardia
Grandiflora
"Mexican Clover" |
 Richardia
(Mexican-clover) is a flowering
plant in the family Rubiaceae
(which includes coffee,
gardenia, cinchona, sweet
woodruff, ixora and noni),
native to tropical to warm
temperate regions of the
Americas. This herbaceous
perennial turf weed can be hard
to control once established. |
| Sausage
Tree |
 Sausage
Tree or Kigelia pinnata is
native to the woodland and
more open areas of Africa. Of
the family Bignoniaceae it is
cultivated for its unusual
flowers and large, woody,
sausage-like seed pods. Bats
find this plant's slightly
unpleasant smelling,
night-blooming flowers very
attractive. |
| Scarlet
Sage |
 The
Scarlet Sage (Salvia splendens)
is an excellent plant for beds
and borders. The flowers are
usually bright scarlet and
grow to 36". The flowers
do not attract bees or
butterflies, the plants rarely
reseed themselves and despite
being a perennial, are grown
as an annual in Florida. |
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