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Chad's PlantsBelow are the plants that will dress up this yard:
Leyland cypress
X Cupressocyparis leylandiiThis fast-growing pyramidal evergreen is often planted for fast screening. If planted well, this conifer can grow up to three or four feet per year. It can be pruned but it looks best if allowed to keep its natural shape. Mature size: Up to 100 feet tall and 20 feet wide
Tolerant of salt spray
USDA Zones 6-10
Can grow up to 100 feet tall and 20 feet wide
Often used as a privacy hedge
Wax myrtle
Myrica cerifera Wax myrtle is a native that's typically used in the landscape as a screening or border plant. It can be pruned to encourage dense foliage; when left untrimmed, it has an irregular shape with multiple trunks that can form a thicket. Tolerant of salt spray
The yellowish-green leaves are fragrant when crushed.
Female plants have waxy blue berries. (The pioneers used to make candles from the waxy berries.)
USDA Zones 7-10
Aromatic foliage is said to repel insects in a yard.
Cut-Leaf philodendron (aka split-leaf philodendron or tree philodendronThis shrubby plant has huge leaves and, unlike most philodendrons, doesn't climb. Can get 15 feet tall and wide
Prefers part shade or dappled sun
Frost might kill it to ground, but older plants usually grow back
Maintenance tip: Not drought tolerant. Water regularly
USDA Zones 9-11
Sweet viburnum
Viburnum odoratissimumThis large evergreen shrub (or small tree) is prized for its fragrant flowers. Fast grower
Mature size: 20 feet tall and 15 feet wide
Produces red berries, but they're not often seen when grown in Florida
Can be used as a hedge
Not often bothered by pests
USDA Zones 8-10
White bird of paradiseThis plant is the tree form of orange bird of paradise, which is often used in floral arrangements. Can grow 18 feet tall and up to 6 feet wide
Flower is white with a light blue tongue and a purplish bract
Can be killed by temps lower than 24 degrees. To avoid plant loss, plant in container and move indoors during cold snap.
Indian hawthorn
Rhaphiolepis indicaThis evergreen shrub is grown for its crabapple-like flowers. Blue-black berries in late summer
Grows four to six feet tall and wide
Prefers full sun
Low maintenance
Disease resistant
USDA Zones 8-10
'Xanadu' philodendron
Philodendron x 'Xanadu' Grows about three ft tall and wide
Prefers light shade
It's low maintenance except for the fact that it likes fertilization a couple of times a month during the summer
USDA Zones 9-11
Ti plant
Cordyline terminalis Tropical evergreen plant seen just about everywhere in Hawaii
Known for its colorful leaves
Grows two to four feet tall and two to three feet wide
Prefers well-drained soil
Zones 9-11, houseplant in other zones
Shrimp plant
Justicia brandegeanaNamed for the shape of its flowers, this plant is evergreen in mild climates. Flowers almost continuously
Can grow three to five feet tall and three feet wide
Prefers full to part sun
Needs regular watering in hot weather
Might die to the ground in hard frost, but it usually bounces back
USDA Zones 8-11
Blueberry flax lily
Dianella tasmanica Arching leaves with blue hues
Flowers are blue and white followed by dark blue berries?hence the name
Gets about one foot tall
Does well in sandy soil
Drought tolerant once established
USDA Zones 8-11
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