FloridaFriendly Favorites

Jack LeCroy, Florida-Friendly Landscape Agent with UF/IFAS

Extension Marion County, counts the following as some of his favorite plants. (Remember, know your specific site conditions before choosing any plant and adding it to your landscape.)

› Star anise (Illicium species):

Very tolerant, fragrant leaves

› Saucer magnolia (Magnolia x soulangiana): Beautiful spring flowers

› Sweet almond bush (Aloysia virgate): Very fragrant flowers

› Firebush (Hamlelia patens): Attracts wildlife

› Fakahatchee grass (Tripsacum dactyloides): Looks good year around

For more information on plant choices, try the online query tool at floridayards.org. The bottom left quadrant is the simple search engine with hundreds of plant choices.