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Plants of the Florida Scrub
Many scrub plants are beautifully suited for xeriscaping, the practice of landscaping with plants that can tolerate droughts and don't need to be watered. Most scrub plants require light, well-drained sandy soils and cannot tolerate clayey or moist soils. Fungus and various root rots attack scrub plants that have been planted in heavy soils or watered too much. Most scrub plants do best in full sun but a few can tolerate some shade. Many scrub shrubs respond well to heavy pruning. Several of the typical scrub shrubs would make fine hedges. Some of the herbaceous perennials in scrub are among Florida's most beautiful. Florida's unique scrub plants are just beginning to be noticed by the horticultural community. Several, but not all, are currently available from native nurseries, primarily in central Florida (sources are provided at the end of the presentation). Take a side track to our Florida Scrub Gallery of Plants for profiles and pictures of some of the Scrub's most common plant species.
Florida Scrub pages: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Gallery of Typical Scrub Plants
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