PerennialFlorida Scrub Skullcap
Scutellaria arenicola
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 1-2 feet × 1-2 feet
Plant Collection
Florida Native Full Sun Plants
Native plants that flourish in full sun, adapted to our climate and a magnet for local wildlife.
In this collection
158 varieties
Perennial
TreeFlorida Soapberry
Sapindus saponaria
- Light
- Full Sun
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 30-40 feet × 25-35 feet
PerennialForked Bluecurls
Trichostema dichotomum
- Light
- Full Sun
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 2-3 feet × 1-2 feet
GroundcoverFrogfruit
Phyla nodiflora
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Water
- Moderate
- Size
- 2-4 inches × spreading indefinitely via stolons
ShrubGallberry
Ilex glabra
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Water
- Moderate
- Size
- 5-8 feet × spreading by root suckers; 4-8 feet
ShrubGarberia
Garberia heterophylla
- Light
- Full Sun
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 4-8 feet × 4-8 feet
FernGiant Leather Fern
Acrostichum danaeifolium
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade
- Water
- High
- Size
- 6-12 feet × 5-10 feet
GroundcoverGolden Creeper
Ernodea littoralis
- Light
- Full Sun
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 1-2 feet × 3-6 feet
PerennialGoldenrod
Solidago
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 2-5 feet × 2-3 feet
GroundcoverGopher Apple
Licania michauxii
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 0.5-1 feet × 6-10 feet
ShrubGrayleaf Teabush
Melochia tomentosa
- Light
- Full Sun
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 6-10 feet × 6-8 feet (smaller with pruning)
PerennialGreen Eyes
Berlandiera subacaulis
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 1-1.5 feet × 1-2 feet
PerennialGround Cherry
Physalis grisea
- Light
- Full Sun
- Water
- Moderate
- Size
- 1.5-2.5 feet × 2-3 feet
PerennialLanceleaf Coreopsis
Coreopsis lanceolata
- Light
- Full Sun
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 1-3 feet × 1-2 feet
PerennialLizard's Tail
Saururus cernuus
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Water
- High
- Size
- 2-4 feet × 2-3 feet, spreading by rhizomes
PerennialLyreleaf Salvia
Salvia lyrata
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 1-2 feet × 1-1.5 feet
VineMorning Glory
Ipomoea purpurea
- Light
- Full Sun
- Water
- Moderate
- Size
- 6-10 feet × 3-6 feet
ShrubMyrsine
Myrsine cubana
- Light
- Part Shade, Full Sun, Full Shade
- Water
- Low to Moderate
- Size
- 15-20 feet × 6-8 feet
PerennialNarrowleaf Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Water
- Moderate
- Size
- 0.5-2 feet × 0.5-2 feet
ShrubNecklace Pod
Sophora tomentosa
- Light
- Full Sun
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 6-10 feet × 4-8 feet
TreePignut Hickory
Carya glabra
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water
- Moderate
- Size
- 50-65 feet × 30-40 feet
TreePop Ash
Fraxinus caroliniana
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water
- High
- Size
- 20-40 feet × 20-30 feet
GrassPurple Lovegrass
Eragrostis spectabilis
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 1.5-2.5 feet (foliage); panicles raise height to 3-4 feet in bloom × 2-3 feet
PerennialPurple Thistle
Cirsium horridulum
- Light
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water
- Low
- Size
- 2-5 feet (occasionally to 8 feet) × 1-2 feet
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