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Shanin's Garden Photos and Journal Backyard Plant List Front
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Florida Natives: American Beautyberry, American Pokeweed, Butterfly Milkweed, Cardinal Flower, Carolina Yellow Jasmine, Catchfly/Fringed Pink, Cinnamon Fern, Common Blue Violet, Coral Honeysuckle, Florida Anise, Florida Azalea, Florida Leucothoe/Hobblebush, Golden Groundsel, Indian Pink, Maidenhair Fern, Oak-leaf Hydrangea, Sweetgum, Sweet Osmanthus/Tea Olive, Trillium, Virginia Creeper, Water Oak, White Wild Indigo, Wild Blue Phlox, Wild Columbine, Wood Fern Amaryllis, Angelonia, Bearded Iris, Dwarf Azalea, Flame Creeper Azalea, Confederate Jasmine, 'George Taber' Azalea, 'Hinodegiri' Azalea, Hydrangeas, Japanese Camellia, Moonflower, 'Mrs. G.G. Gerbing' Azalea, Persian Shield, Plumleaf Azalea, Plumbago, Rain Lily, Shishi Gashira, Violet WoodsorrelExotic Invasives and Non-desirables: Arrowleaf Elephantear, Small-leaf Spiderwort, English Ivy, Spider Plant |
Exotic Invasive-type Plants:(Most of the invasive plants collected in my backyard, I have made
into potted plants or confined them to indoor plants for the office.) |
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Arrowleaf Elephantear (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) - This
plant has shown a potential to disrupt native plant communities in
Florida. They can tolerate sun to shade. They are frequently seen
around stormwater retention ponds and other disturbed wet sites.
These smaller-leaved varieties are different from the large-leaved
varieties bought in bulbs from garden stores. I have tried
to pull up most of what I found in the backyard, but new ones come up all the time. I have planted a few in a large
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Small-leaf Spiderwort (Tradescantia fluminensis) - This
specie is invading and disrupting native plant communities in North
Florida. Native to Brazil, coming to the United States as
houseplants. They resemble (and I think are related to) the
wandering Jew plant, but with green leaves. Very difficult to get
rid of as it can root from the smallest piece of stem and remain alive
for quite some time without water or oxygen. Also, I have noticed
that they spread successfully by seed. Most of what I dragged out
of the backyard I sent to the landfill. I now also have several of
these plants as office plants; however, they haven't done great indoors
for very long. All of my neighboring yards are full of it, so this
is a going to be a constant battle. |
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English Ivy (Hedera helix) - Low light, low water
requirements. Found just a couple plant clumps that must have been
planted by previous tenants. However, I promptly removed the
plants and potted them since they can become invasive in the North
American yard. They are now hanging in the shady part of the yard over
the ferns. |
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Spider Plant
(Chlorophytum comosum) - This plant is not known to be an
invasive in Florida, however, it seemed to be spreading easily in my backyard. Native
to Africa. The variety I have has lost
its common variegation seen here in the photo. They produce long
stolons (aboveground stems) that will hold both small white flowers and
new young plants. They have done excellent as office plants.
I even have the 'mama' plant hanging outside in part shade. As a
houseplant, they do well in medium to high filtered light. Requires
frequent watering, keeping soil evenly moist to touch (not saturated).
Don't let sit in water. |
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*All photos on this page were taken from a web source and are not my own;
therefore, they may not be reproduced for commercial purposes. |
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