Southwest Florida Plant Library
Palms, shrubs, trees, groundcovers and lawn grasses that do well in USDA zones 10a–10b, plus the invasive plants to pull out. Facts follow UF/IFAS Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ guidance.
Floratam St. AugustinegrassStenotaphrum secundatum 'Floratam'Turf grass
ZoysiagrassZoysia spp.Turf grass
BahiagrassPaspalum notatumTurf grass
BermudagrassCynodon dactylonTurf grass
Seashore paspalumPaspalum vaginatumTurf grass
Perennial peanutArachis glabrataGroundcover
Sabal palm (cabbage palm)Sabal palmettoPalm · native
Florida thatch palmThrinax radiataPalm · native
Saw palmettoSerenoa repensPalm · native
Royal palmRoystonea regiaPalm · native
Christmas palmAdonidia merrilliiPalm
Foxtail palmWodyetia bifurcataPalm
Bismarck palmBismarckia nobilisPalm
Pygmy date palmPhoenix roebeleniiPalm
Bottle palmHyophorbe lagenicaulisPalm
Coconut palmCocos nuciferaPalm
Queen palmSyagrus romanzoffianaDon't plant new
CocoplumChrysobalanus icacoShrub · native
FirebushHamelia patensShrub · native
CoontieZamia integrifoliaShrub · native
Simpson's stopperMyrcianthes fragransShrub · native- ShrubSmall-leaf clusiaClusia guttiferaShrub
IxoraIxora coccineaShrub
CrotonCodiaeum variegatumShrub
Ti plantCordyline fruticosaShrub
PodocarpusPodocarpus macrophyllusShrub
BougainvilleaBougainvillea spp.Shrub
Muhly grassMuhlenbergia capillarisOrnamental grass · native
Fakahatchee grassTripsacum dactyloidesOrnamental grass · native
Southern live oakQuercus virginianaTree · native
Gumbo limboBursera simarubaTree · native
Sea grapeCoccoloba uviferaTree · native
Pigeon plumCoccoloba diversifoliaTree · native
Silver buttonwoodConocarpus erectus var. sericeusTree · native
Crape myrtleLagerstroemia indicaTree
Beach sunflowerHelianthus debilisGroundcover · native
Blue dazeEvolvulus glomeratusPerennial- GroundcoverLiriope (lilyturf)Liriope muscariGroundcover
Native lantana (pineland lantana)Lantana involucrataShrub · native
Brazilian pepperSchinus terebinthifoliaInvasive: remove, don't plant
Melaleuca (punk tree)Melaleuca quinquenerviaInvasive: remove, don't plant
Australian pineCasuarina equisetifoliaInvasive: remove, don't plant
Foxtail fern / asparagus fernAsparagus aethiopicusInvasive: remove, don't plant
Fountain grass (incl. purple 'Rubrum')Cenchrus setaceusInvasive: remove, don't plant
Common lantanaLantana camaraInvasive: remove, don't plant