Backyard Plant Catalog

Description: Left to right - colorful crotons in front with red and orange leaves, tall striped snake plants, pygmy date palm in back with feathery fronds, and ponytail palm on right with cascading thin leaves.

Description: Mature centerpiece tree with broad, spreading canopy providing excellent shade. Small oval evergreen leaves with gray-brown furrowed bark.

Care: Drought-tolerant native. Minimal maintenance required. Supports hundreds of wildlife species.

Notes: ✅ Native keystone species, wind and salt resistant, centuries-long lifespan

Description: Fast-growing shade tree with glossy, oval pointed leaves. Dense canopy, smooth light gray bark.

Care: Full to partial sun, moderate water, regular pruning needed to control growth.

Notes: ⚠️ Aggressive root system - avoid near foundations or plumbing

Description: Compact palm with graceful arching fronds and narrow leaflets. Both potted and ground specimens present.

Care: Bright indirect to partial sun, palm-specific fertilizer with magnesium every 3-4 months.

Notes: Sharp spines near frond bases, yellowing lower fronds are normal aging

Description: Drought-tolerant ornamental with swollen trunk for water storage and cascading thin leaves.

Care: Full sun, well-draining soil, water sparingly - stores water in trunk.

Notes: Desert plant, very low maintenance, slow-growing

Description: Native fan palms with stiff fronds along fence line. Mix of low-growing saw palmetto and potential cabbage palm trees.

Care: Drought, salt, and heat tolerant natives. No special care required.

Notes: ✅ Excellent for wildlife, naturally forming coastal hammock ecosystem

Description: Large specimens with deeply lobed glossy leaves, developing trunk-like stems with aerial roots as they mature.

Care: Bright indirect light to partial sun, evenly moist soil, prune older leaves for shape.

Notes: Can reach 10-12 feet tall and wide, self-heading growth pattern

Description: Compact clumping philodendron with smaller, deeply lobed leaves forming dense hedge-like border.

Care: Bright indirect to partial sun, moderate water, excellent for borders.

Notes: Stays 2-4 feet tall, non-vining, sculptural foliage

Description: Massive heart-shaped leaves with velvety texture, growing under the Live Oak in moist shade.

Care: Partial sun to bright shade, consistently moist soil, monthly fertilizer in growing season.

Notes: Dies back in winter, regrows from tubers. Contains calcium oxalate crystals

Description: Clumping shrub with sword-shaped leaves in rich burgundy, pink, and green tones.

Care: Bright indirect to partial sun, consistently moist soil, protect from frost.

Notes: Excellent privacy border, can reach 4-8 feet tall

Description: Large banana-like leaves in fan arrangement, forming multiple trunks over time.

Care: Full sun to partial shade, regular watering, monthly fertilizer in growing season.

Notes: Can reach 10-20 feet, white and blue flowers on mature plants

Description: Upright sword-shaped succulent leaves with dark green striping and yellow margins.

Care: Tolerates full sun to deep shade, very drought-tolerant, allow soil to dry completely between waterings.

Notes: Excellent border plant, spreads slowly via rhizomes

Description: Vibrant variegated foliage in red, orange, yellow, and green. Dense upright growth habit.

Care: Bright sun for best color (4-6 hours daily), consistent moisture, balanced fertilizer every 2-3 months.

Notes: May drop leaves after cold snaps but recovers quickly

Description: Tropical tree with fragrant flowers and smooth pointed leaves. Drops leaves in winter.

Care: Full sun (6+ hours), well-draining soil, high-phosphorus fertilizer for blooming.

Notes: ⚠️ Milky sap is toxic and can irritate skin. Cover during freezes

Description: Tropical flowering vine with funnel-shaped pink flowers with yellow throats and glossy oval leaves.

Care: Full sun to partial shade, regular watering, high-phosphorus fertilizer during growing season.

Notes: Not frost-tolerant, protect below 50°F

Description: Large evergreen shrub with showy pink/red flower clusters and long narrow leathery leaves.

Care: Drought-tolerant, handles salt air, excellent for privacy screens and windbreaks.

Notes: ⚠️ EXTREMELY TOXIC - all parts poisonous if ingested. Wear gloves when pruning

Description: Bright purple trumpet-shaped flowers scattered throughout wild corner area. Grows alongside volunteer native species including Spanish Needles (Bidens alba), purslane, and native grasses.

Care: Full sun, spreads aggressively by seed and roots. Wild corner is self-maintaining.

Notes: ⚠️ Considered invasive in Florida - spreads rapidly. Wild corner forming coastal hammock micro-ecosystem excellent for pollinators and wildlife

Description: Bushy ornamental with fine needle-like stems forming soft fronds. Produces small white flowers and red berries.

Care: Bright indirect light to partial sun, slightly moist soil, well-draining mix.

Notes: Not a true fern - related to asparagus. Mildly toxic to pets