Growing Tips for 48 Different Shrubs, Groundcovers, Grasses and Palms!
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Growing Tips for 48 Different Shrubs, Groundcovers, Grasses and Palms!
- 1. Growing Tips
- 2. Shrubs & Ground Covers
- 3. Agapanthus Agapanthus africanus Growing Tips • Well drained soil •Tolerant of salt air • Full sun for optimal blooms Pests • Mealy bug • Red spider mite Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 4. Arbicola Schefflera arbicola Growing Tips • It is commonly grown as an indoor plant • Popular for its tolerance of neglect and poor growing conditions Pests • Scale • Mealybug Varieties • Trinette • Gold Capella • Green Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 5. Asiatic Jasmine Jasmine asiaticum Growing Tips • Full sun to part shade • Medium tolerance to drought and salt • Is a groundcover that should be mowed to promote uniform growth • Takes most soil types Pests • None Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 6. African Iris Dietes iridioides Growing Tips • Shade to full sun • Tolerates poor, dry soils, but does best in a well-drained soil with regular watering during the growing season • Reduce water and fertilize after flowering Pests • None Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 7. Azalea Rhododendron spp. Growing Tips • Partial/full shade • Moisture requirements are high • Occasional thinning • Deadheading will promote more blooms later in the year Pests • Lacebug • Spider mites • Petal blight • Root rot Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 8. Burfordi Holly Ilex cornuta ‘Burfordi’ Growing Tips • Full sun to partial shade • Medium moisture requirements • Occasional thinning required • Rapid growth rate • Requires frequent pruning to keep formal shape Pests • Tea scale • Leaf spots • Scale leaf miner • Sooty mold Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 9. Bouganvillea Bouganvillea spp. Growing Tips • Full sun to partial shade • Low moisture requirements • Does best under stress • Heavy fertility •Mild tolerance to salt drift Pests • Aphid • Cabbage hopper Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 10. Camellia Camellia japonica Growing Tips • Best in part shade • Medium fertility • Soil should provide good drainage • Medium moisture requirements • Rapid grower Pests • Scale • Root rot Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 11. Confederate Jasmine Trachelospermum jasminoides Growing Tips •Part shade to full sun • High fertility • High pruning • Moderate to rapid grower • High moisture needs •Great vine for screening on fences Pests • Scale • White fly Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 12. Coontie Zamia floridana Growing Tips • Native plant • Full sun to dense shade • Tolerates various soil types • Salt drift tolerant Pests • Red scale • White fly Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 13. Croton Codiaeum variegatum var. pictum Growing Tips • Full sun to part shade • Well-drained soil • Prune to remove old and diseased leaves • Mild tolerance to salt drift • Not cold tolerant Pests • Scale • Thrips • Mites • Root Rot • Mealybug Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 14. Daylilly Hemerocallis x. Growing Tips • Full sun to part shade • Prefers soil with good drainage • Tolerates dry conditions • Remove scrape and shear after flowering Pests • Scale • Caterpillars • Thrips • Aphids • Grasshoppers Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 15. Golden-Dewdrop Duranta repens Growing Tips • Full sun for best flowering • Endures partial shade • Tolerates various soil types •Can be shaped to a small tree Pests • Nematodes • Caterpillars • Birds Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 16. Gardenia Gardenia jasminoides Growing Tips • Full sun to part shade • Medium drainage • Medium to high fertility with Iron added • Medium pruning • Medium irrigation • Prune lightly after flowering Pests • White fly • Nematodes • Mealybug • Thrips • Sooty mold • Lacewings Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 17. Hibiscus Hibiscus spp. Growing Tips • Full sun to part shade • Moderate moisture • Moderate fertility • Likes slightly acidic soil • Mild salt tolerance • Heavy winter pruning brings blooms & new growth Pests • Aphids • Thrips • Scale • Leaf spot • Nematodes • Mealybug • Mites Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 18. Holly Ilex spp. Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 19. American Holly Ilex opaca Growing Tips • Full sun to part shade • Well-drained soil • Medium fertility • Medium to high moisture • Pruning needed to maintain balance and central leader • Tolerant of salt air back of dunes Pests • Leaf miner • Tea scale • Spittle bugs Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 20. Chinese Holly Ilex cornuta Growing Tips • Full sun to part shade • Well-drained soil • Medium fertility • Medium moisture • Pruning needed to control form • Not salt tolerant on dunes Pests • Tea scale • Spittle bugs Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 21. Yaupon Ilex vomitoria Varieties • ‘Nana’ – dwarf • ‘Pendula’ – weeping Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 22. Indian Hawthorne Raphiolepis indica Growing Tips • Full sun or shade • Moderate moisture • Moderate fertility • Likes slightly alkaline soil • Tolerant to salt drift • Minimal pruning Pests • Scale • Leaf spot Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 23. Shore Juniper Juniperous conferta Growing Tips • Full sun or shade • Low moisture • Low fertility • Likes slightly alkaline soil • Tolerant to moderate salt spray Pests • Red spider mites • Blight Varieties • ‘Blue Pacific’ • ‘Compacta’ Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 24. Creeping Juniper Juniperous horizontalis Growing Tips • Full sun or shade • Low moisture • Low fertility • Likes slightly alkaline soil • Tolerant to salt drift • No pruning Pests • Bagworm Varieties • ‘Blue Rug’ Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 25. Lantana Lantana X Growing Tips • Full sun • Low moisture • Low fertility • Most soils suitable • Very tolerant to salt spray • Pruning low Pests • Mites • Mealybug Varieties • Anne Marie & Gold Mound Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 26. Glossy Privet Ligustrum lucidium Growing Tips • Full sun or partial shade • Medium moisture • Medium fertility • Most soils suitable Pests • White flies • Scale Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 27. Japanese Privet Ligustrum japonicum Growing Tips • Full sun or partial shade • Medium moisture • Medium fertility • Most soils suitable • Not tolerant to salt • High level of pruning required – pocket pruning advantageous Pests • White flies • Scale Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 28. Loropetalum Loropetalum chinense Growing Tips • Sun to part shade • Well-drained soil • High fertility (acid pH) • Low salt tolerance • Moderate level of pruning Pests • Mites Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 29. Mondo Grass Ophiopogon japonicus Growing Tips • Medium sun to shade • Soils need good drainage • Medium fertility • Medium drainage • Pruning may be done in Feb – cut tops to within 1” of ground with shear Pests • Scale Varieties • ‘Nana’ • Standard Mondograss Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 30. Oleander (Regular & Dwarf) Nerium oleander Growing Tips • Full sun • Tolerant to most soils • Medium fertility • Medium drainage • Very tolerant to salt • Pruning may be done early to late spring Pests • Scale • Oleander caterpillar • Witches’ broom • Mushroom root rot Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 31. Plumbago Plumbago ‘Imperial Blue’ Growing Tips • Full sun • Flowering will be reduced in partial shade • Survives with little moisture once established • Considered moderately drought tolerant • Low level of pruning is needed to ensure consistent blooming Pests • Scale • Mites • Cottony cushion Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 32. Pittosporum Pittosporum tobira Growing Tips • Sun to shade • Soils need good drainage • Medium fertility • Very tolerant to salt • Pruning must be started when young Pests • Scale • Leaf spot • Root rot • Nematodes Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 33. Podocarpus Podocarpus macrophyllus Growing Tips • Full sun to shade • Soils need medium drainage and moisture • Medium fertility • Very tolerant to salt • Pruning – easily shaped to many forms, typically used as hedges or plant screening, very upright in growth habit Pests • Tea scale • Sooty mold Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 34. Thryallis Thryallis glauca Growing Tips • Full sun • Soil types vary • Medium drainage and moisture • Medium fertility • Can experience freeze damage • Pruning – very little maintenance required, typically used in natural, free-form setting, some rejuvenational pruning required Pests • Freeze Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 35. Sweet Viburnum Viburnum odoaratissimum Growing Tips • Full sun or partial shade • Tolerant to a wide variety of soils • Drought tolerant once established • Medium fertility required • Pruning – typically used as formal hedge or large plant screen, if used as a hedge it will require a heavy amount of pruning Pests • Sooty mold • Aphids • Thrips • White fly • Mites • Sooty mold • Stem canker Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 37. Fackahatchee Growing Tips • One of the largest varieties of native ornamental grasses • Needs annual rejuvenation pruning • Best used in large masses or incorporated into natural settings Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 38. Fountaingrass Pennisetum spp. Growing Tips • Full sun or partial shade • Soil types vary • Medium to low drainage • Low moisture • Medium fertility • Not cold tolerant Pests • None Varieties • Red & white Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 39. Paspalum quardrifolium Crown grass Growing Tips • Full sun or partial shade • Tolerant to a variety of soil types • Low fertility • Pruning –annual hard pruning required Pests • None Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 40. Spartina Growing Tips • Full sun • Tolerant to a wide variety of soil types • Drought tolerant • Low fertility • Salt tolerant • Pruning – requires hard pruning every 2 years Pests • Round up Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 41. Palms
- 42. European Fan Chamaerops humilis Growing Tips • Full sun to part shade • Very drought tolerant once established •Cold tolerant to 5 F • Medium to high fertility • Tolerates a variety of well drained soils • Poor tolerance to salt Pests • None Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 43. Canary Island Date Palm Phoenix canariensis Growing Tips • Likes a bright, sunny situation • Adult specimens are drought resistant • Water young plants for healthy look and fastest growth • Frost tolerant – can survive 28 F • Tolerant of salt back from frontline dunes • Prefers well-drained soil Pests • Leaf spot • Palm weevil Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 44. Phoenix dactylifera ‘Medjool’ Growing Tips • High light requirements • High drought tolerance • High salt tolerance • High wind tolerance • Medium to high soil requirements • Adaptable moisture tolerance Pests • Leaf spot Note • This palm is also susceptible to lethal yellowing disease and should not be planted where other palms are suffering from this always fatal disease. Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 45. Phoenix reclinata Senegal Date Palm Growing Tips • Full sun to part shade • Tolerates variety of soil types • Handles wet feet • Moderately salt tolerant • Good moisture tolerance Pests • Leaf spot Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 46. Phoenix roebelenii Pygmy date palm Growing Tips • Full sun to part shade • Needs adequate moisture for best look • Some drought tolerance when mature • Mild salt tolerance • Well-drained, fertile soil • Moderate nutritional requirements Pests • Leaf spot • Scale • Caterpillars Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 47. Pindo Butia capitata Growing Tips • Full sun for best fruiting • Tolerant of salt air back of strand • Tolerant of varying soil types in Florida • Moderate to high fertility • Pruning – prune back close to trunk Pests • Palm leaf skeltonizer Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 48. Lady Palm Rhapis excelsa Growing Tips • Full to part shade • Not salt tolerant • Moist and fertile soil • Moderate to high fertilizer • Prone to Magnesium deficiencies Pests • Scale • Caterpillars Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 49. Queen Palm Arecastrum romanzoffianum Growing Tips • Full sun • Moderately drought tolerant • Medium salt tolerance • Slightly acidic, well-drained soil • Subject to Magnesium and Potassium deficiency Pests • Scale Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 50. Cabbage Palm Sable Palmetto Growing Tips • Full sun or shade • High moisture when young • Very high salt tolerance • Extremely tolerant of varying soil conditions • Fertilize in March, June and October Pests • Palm leaf skeletonizer • Palmetto weevil Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
- 51. Washingtonia Washingtonia robusta Growing Tips • Full sun • High drought tolerance • Moderately tolerant to salt • Widely adaptable to soils Pests • Scales • Palmetto weevils • Bud rot (when over-watered) Austin Outdoor | Growing Tips
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