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Begonia (wax)
Begonia semperflorens
All year
Red, pink or white
10b/11
Part sun (sun in cooler months)
Good
To 10″
Low
Slow
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Beach/dune Sunflower
Helianthus debilis
All year
Yellow
8/10B
Sun
High
To 1.5′
High
Fast
None |
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Azalea
Rhododendron hybrid
Spring
Many
8/10A
Part sun
Low
Varies – some to 6ft
Low
Med
Mites, Lace bug, Iron deficiency, thrips, root rot |
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Areca Palm
Chrysalidocarpus lutescens
Spring
White
10B-11
Sun to Part sun
High
to 20 ft
Med
Med
K (potassium) deficiency |
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Common name: Arboricola trinette or gold finger
Botanical name: Schefflera arboricola
Flower time: n/a
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Zone: 10a-11
Exposure: prefers part sun
Drought tolerance: high
Size: avg 3-5ft
Salt tolerance: med
Growth rate: med/fast
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Alocasia (elephant ear variety)
Alocasia odora
10b-11
Part sun
Low
To 4′
Low
Medium |
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Common name: Allamanda
Botanical name: Allamanda
Flower time: Spring, summer, fall
Flower color: Yellow (some vines in other colors)
Zone: 10a-11
Exposure: Sun-part
Drought tolerance: Moderate
Size: Bush to 5′, dwarf to 3′
Salt tolerance: Low
Growth rate: Vine & bush fast, dwarf medium
Problems: Poisonous |
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Common name: Alexander (solitare)
Botanical name: Ptyshosperma elegans
Zone: 10b-11
Exposure: Sun-part
Drought tolerance: Moderate
Size: Typical 20′ (to 40′)
Salt tolerance: Low
Growth rate: Medium
Problems: Ganoderma |
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Common name: Lily of the nile
Botanical name:
Agapanthus africanus
Flower time: Spring & summer
Flower color: Blue
Zone: 8/11
Exposure: Part sun
Drought tolerance: Good
Size: To 2.5′ (flower spike reaches 36″)
Salt tolerance: Low
Growth rate: Slow
Problems: Botrytis |
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Bulbine
Bulbine frutescens
All year
Yellow or Orange
8/11
Part sun to sun
High
To 2 ft’
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Slow**Has aloe-like healing qualities |
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Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea spectabilis
All year
Many
10B/11
All day sun
High
Varies
High
Med
Caterpillars |
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Bottle Palm
Hyophorbe langenicaulis
Summer
White
10B/11
Part sun to sun
High
To 12 ft
High
Slow
K (potassium) deficiency |
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Blue Daze
Evolvulus glomeratus
All year
Blue
10B/11
Part sun to sun
Med
To 1 ft
High
Med
Fungal Blight |
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Bleeding Heart
Clerodendrum thomsoniae
Summer
Red & white or Red & purple
10A-11
Part sun
Low
n/a
Low
Med
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Bird of Paradise White
Strelitzia nicolai
Summer/fall
White
9B/11
Part sun
High
To 20 ft
Med
Slow
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