The Learning Garden
A project of  The Conservancy and Community Trust of South Gulf Cove

Descriptions of Trees, Shrubs & Plants

Below you will find native and Florida friendly trees, shrubs, fruit trees, palm trees, flowers and herbs of the Learning Garden listed in alphabetical order by their common name (scientific name) with a link to a website that will give detailed information. 

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Charlotte County Point Tree Worksheet

Trees - Florida Native & Florida Friendly

• Black Olive (Bucida buceras)

• Bottlebrush (Callistemon)

• Cassia (Senna specabilis)

• Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia Indica)

• Crape Myrtle, Queen (Lagerstroemia speciosa)

• Dahoon Holly (Ilex cassine)

• Dwarf Poinciana (Caesalpinia pulcherrima )

• East Palatka Holly (Iles x alternuate)

• Frangipani (Plumeria pudica)

• Geiger, Orange (Cordia Sebestena)

• Goldenraintree (Koelreuteria paniculata)

• Gumbo Limbo (Bursera simaruba)

• Hercules Club (Zanthoxylum Clava-hercules)

• Hong Kong Orchid (Bauhinia blakeana)

• Japanese Fern (Sapindaceae, filicium decipiens)

• Laurel Oak (Quercus laurifolia)

• Ligustrum (Ligustrum japonicum)

• Live Oak (Quercus nigra)

• Magnolia, Little Gem (Swetenia (Dominican Republic))

• Magnolia, Southern (Magnolia grandiflora)

• Mahogany (Swietenia mahagony)

• Pond Cypress (Taxodium ascendens)

• Red Bay (Persea barbonia)

• Royal Poinciana (Delonix regia)

• Seagrape (Coccolob a uvifera)

• Screw Pine (Pandanus utilis)

• Silver Buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus var. sericeus)

• Southern Red Cedar (Juniperus Silicicola)

• Sugarberry (Cehis laevigata)

• Tabebuia, Pink (Impetiginosa, tabebuia)

• Tabebuia, Yellow (Bignoniaceae, tabebuia, aurea)

• Weeping Willow (Salix babylonica)

• Weeping Yaupon Holly (Iles vomitoria)

• White Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia Nicola)

• Wild Lime (Zanthoxylum Fagara)

• Yellow Elder (Tecoma stans)

Fruit Trees

• Banana, Dwarf (Masaceae, msa, acuminate)

• Carombola, Kari (Carambol kari, Oxalidacaeae, averrhoa)

• Fig, Celeste (Ficus carica)

• Loquat (Eriobotrya Japonica)

• Lychee, Hakip (Litchi, chinensis Sonn.)

• Mango, Carrie (Mangiferaindica L. Anaeardiaceae)

• Persimmon (Diospyros Virginiana)

• Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota L.)

Palm Trees

• Alexander Palm, King (Archontophoenix alexandrae)

• Bottle Palm (Hyophorbe Lagenicaulis)

• Cabbage Palm (Sabal palmetto)

• Chinese Fan Palm (Liristona chinensis)

• Christmas Palm (Arecaceae, veitchia, ,merrill)

• Coconut Palm (Cocas nucifera)

• Foxtail Palm (Arecaceae, Bifureata, Wadyetia)

• Paurotis Palm (Acoelorrhaphe Wrightii)

• Pindo Palm (Butia, capitata, arecaceae)

• Pygmy Date Palm (Phoenix robilini arecaceae)

• Teddy Bear Palm (Dypsis, leptocheilos, arecaceae)

Butterfly Garden Plants/Flowers/Bushes

• Blue Daze (Evolvulus glomerata)

• Bush Daisy (Euryops pectinatus)

• Butterfly Bush (Cassia bicapsularis)

• Candlebrush (Cassia alata)

• Coral Bush (Jatropha multifida L.)

• Cranberry Hibiscus (Hibiscus sabdariffa var. rubra)

• Firebush (Hlamelia patens)

• Firecracker (Russelia equisetiformis)

• Firespike (Odontonema strictum)

• Golden Dew Drop (Duranta erecta)

• Hibiscus  (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L)

• Ixora (Ixora)

• Jatropha (Jatropha integerrima)

• Lantana (Teleonemia scrupulosa)

• Milkweed (Asclepias tuberose)

• Necklace Pod (Sophora affinis): Eves-Necklace

• Pentas (Pentas lanceolata)

• Perennial Peanut (Arachis glabrata), Benth

• Plumbago (Plumbago auriculata)

• Porterweed (Stachytarpheta jamaicensis)

• Powderpuff (Calliandra haematocephala)

• Ruella/Mexican Petunia (Acanthaceae)

• Shrimp Plant (Pachystachys lutea)

• Sweet Vibirnum (Viburnum odoratissimum)

• Wild Coffee (Psychotria nervosa)

Herbs

• Curley parsley (Petroselinum crispum)

• Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)

• Fern Leaf Dill (Anethum graveolens

• Flat leaf Italian Parsley (Apiaceae petroselinum)

Sun Loving Bulbs

• Amaryllis, Minerva (Hippeastrum)

• Blood Lily (Scadoxus multiflorus

• Caladium (Caladium x hortulanum)

• Canna (Canna X generalis)

• Crinium Powelli Pink (Crinum spp.)

• Daffodil Peruvian (Hymenocallis festalis)

• Dahlia, Blue Bell (Dahlia) hybrids

• Ginger, Variegated Shellfower, (Alpina zerumbet)

• Heliconia (Heliconia spp.)

• Japanese Iris

• Mexican Shell Flower (Tigridia pavonia)

• Mirabilis; Four O’clocks (Mirabilis jalapa)

• Rain Lily (Zephyranthes candida)

• Society Garlic (Tulbaghia violacea)

• Spider Lily (Hymenocallis spp.)

• Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa)

• Violet

Vines

• Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea)

• Butterfly Pea (Clitoria ternata)

• Hyacinth Bean (Lablab purpureus) (L.) Sweet

• Passion Vine (Passiflora incarnata)

• Pipe Vine (Aristolochia macrophylla)

• Sky Vine (Thunbergia grandiflora)

Drought Tolerant

• Agave (Agave)

• Aloe (Aloe (disambiguation)

• Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea glabra)

• Cardboard Palm (Zamia furfuracea)

• Coontie (Zamia pumila)

• Crown of Thorns (Euphorbia milii)

• Devil’s backbone (Euphorbia tithymaloides)

• Hottentot Fig (Carpobrotus edulis)

• Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe daigremontiana)

• Oleander (Nerium oleander)

• Pencil Tree/bush (Euphorbia tirucalli)

• Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L)

• Variegated Flax (Dianella tasmanica)

Meditation Garden Plants

• Bird of Paradise (Strelitizia reginae)

• Buddha Belly Bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris wamin)

• Stripped Dwarf Buddha Belly Bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris wamin striata)

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