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Bamboo

Bambusa

Bamboo (Bambusa spp.) refers to a large genus of tropical and subtropical woody grasses native to Asia, known for rapid growth, hollow culms, and evergreen foliage. Species range from compact clumping forms for screens and hedges to towering specimens used as privacy barriers or focal points.

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Bamboo Palm

Chamaedorea seifrizii

Bamboo palm (Chamaedorea seifrizii) is a slender, clustering palm native to Mexico and Central America, producing reed-like canes topped with elegant, arching pinnate fronds of narrow dark green leaflets. A popular indoor and shade-tolerant landscape palm, it is valued for its fine-textured, tropical appearance and adaptability to low light.

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Boxwood

Buxus sempervirens

Common Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) is a slow-growing, dense evergreen shrub prized for hedging and topiary, with small, glossy dark green leaves. In NE Florida's zone 9b, it is marginally suitable — sandy soils, summer heat, nematodes, and boxwood leafminer are significant challenges; provide rich amended soil, consistent irrigation, afternoon shade, and consider heat-tolerant alternatives such as Ilex vomitoria (Yaupon Holly) or Schaefferia frutescens (Florida Boxwood).

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Chinese Holly

Ilex cornuta

Buford Holly (Ilex cornuta 'Bufordii') is a popular evergreen shrub selection of Chinese Holly, featuring glossy, spiny dark green leaves and heavy crops of large bright red berries that persist through winter. Its dense, mounding form makes it a versatile choice for hedges, screens, and foundation plantings.

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Christmas Jewel Holly

Christmas Jewel Holly (Ilex × 'HL10-90') is a compact, densely pyramidal evergreen holly reaching 6–10 ft., with dark glossy foliage and an exceptionally heavy crop of apple-red berries that persist from late fall through early summer. It is heat- and drought-tolerant once established, making it an excellent specimen, hedge, or foundation plant for NE Florida zone 9b landscapes.

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Cleyera

Ternstroemia gymnanthera

Cleyera (Ternstroemia gymnanthera) is a glossy-leaved evergreen shrub native to East Asia, valued for its dense, rounded habit and attractive new growth that emerges bronzy-red before maturing to deep green. Small, fragrant creamy-white flowers appear in summer.

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Eastern Red Cedar

Juniperus virginiana

A Florida native evergreen conifer with dense, fine-textured dark green foliage on a form that ranges from pyramidal to columnar, featuring reddish-brown fibrous bark and small blue-purple berry-like cones on female trees. It is highly tolerant of drought, salt spray, and poor soils.

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Florida Anise

Illicium floridanum

An evergreen native shrub of the southeastern U.S. with dense, glossy leathery foliage that releases a strong licorice aroma when crushed. Bears showy maroon-red star-shaped flowers with multiple strap-like petals in spring, followed by distinctive star-shaped seed pods.

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Florida Privet

Forestiera segregata

Florida privet (Forestiera segregata) is a native evergreen shrub of Florida's coastal scrub and hammock habitats, bearing small inconspicuous flowers followed by tiny blue-black fruits eaten by a wide range of birds. Its tolerance of salt, drought, and poor soils makes it a workhorse in native coastal landscapes.

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Green Giant Arborvitae

Thuja

Green Giant Arborvitae (Thuja plicata x standishii) is a fast-growing evergreen hybrid conifer forming a dense, broadly pyramidal column of rich green, scale-like foliage. It is widely planted as a privacy screen, windbreak, and specimen tree, maintaining its color year-round with minimal maintenance.

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Hopbush

Dodonaea viscosa

Hop bush (Dodonaea viscosa) is a fast-growing evergreen shrub with a nearly cosmopolitan distribution in tropical and subtropical regions, known for its willowy, resinous foliage and ornamental papery seed pods (hops) that range from green to pink or purplish. Extremely drought and wind tolerant.

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Japanese Blueberry Tree

Elaeocarpus decipiens

Japanese blueberry tree (Elaeocarpus decipiens) is a dense, evergreen tree native to East Asia, admired for its glossy dark-green foliage and striking red leaves that appear sporadically year-round as older foliage turns before falling. Fragrant, cream-colored bell-shaped flowers bloom in summer, followed by blue-black ornamental berries. Hardy in NE Florida zone 9b, it is widely used as a specimen, street, or screening tree.

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Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata

Japanese holly (Ilex crenata) is an evergreen shrub from eastern Asia with small, dark, finely toothed leaves that closely resemble boxwood, producing tiny black berries. It is extensively used for hedges, topiaries, and formal foundation plantings as a boxwood alternative in warm climates.

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Lady Palm

Rhapis excelsa

Lady Palm (Rhapis excelsa) is a slow-growing, clustering fan palm from southern China, forming elegant clumps of slender, bamboo-like canes topped with deeply divided, glossy dark green fronds. It thrives in low-light conditions and is prized as both a refined indoor specimen and a lush shade garden plant.

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Leyland Cypress

Hesperotropsis leylandii

Leyland Cypress (×Hesperotropsis leylandii) is a fast-growing, dense evergreen hybrid conifer widely used for privacy screens and windbreaks. It is cold-hardy in zone 9b but UF/IFAS Extension strongly discourages planting it in Florida due to Seiridium canker, a lethal fungal disease that thrives in Florida's cycles of drought and rain and for which there is no effective treatment.

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Ligustrum

Ligustrum

Japanese privet (Ligustrum japonicum) is a vigorous evergreen shrub or small tree from Japan and Korea, producing glossy dark green leaves, fragrant white flower panicles in spring, and clusters of blue-black berries. Widely used for hedges and screens in NE Florida; note that UF/IFAS rates it high invasive risk statewide — site responsibly and remove volunteer seedlings.

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Loropetalum

Loropetalum chinense

Loropetalum (Loropetalum chinense) is an evergreen shrub native to China and Japan, prized for its striking burgundy-purple foliage and clusters of fringe-like pink or white flowers in late winter to spring. It grows in a mounding or arching habit and is widely used as a specimen plant, hedge, or foundation planting in warm climates.

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Myrsine

Myrsine cubana

Florida myrsine (Myrsine cubana) is a native evergreen shrub or small tree with small, glossy leaves and inconspicuous flowers followed by tiny blue-black berries relished by birds. Hardy throughout the Florida peninsula including NE Florida zone 9b, it excels in shade to part-shade hedges, wildlife plantings, and naturalistic landscapes.

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Natal Plum

Carissa macrocarpa

Natal plum (Carissa macrocarpa) is a thorny, salt-tolerant evergreen shrub from South Africa bearing fragrant white star flowers and ornamental red edible fruits nearly year-round. It is zone 9b hardy and well-suited to barrier hedges, foundation plantings, and coastal landscapes throughout NE Florida.

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Oakland Holly

Ilex

Oakland Holly (Ilex Oakland™ 'Magland') is an upright, pyramidal evergreen holly hybrid hardy to zone 9b, prized for its dense foliage and heavy production of red-orange berries from fall through winter. A self-fertile cultivar, it suits use as a specimen, screen, or hedge in NE Florida landscapes and attracts birds with its persistent berries.

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Oakleaf Holly

Ilex

Oakleaf Holly (Ilex Oakleaf™ 'Conaf') is a vigorous hybrid evergreen holly with large, deeply lobed oak-shaped leaves and heavy crops of bright red berries held through winter. Hardy to zone 9b, it forms a dense upright pyramidal habit suitable for use as a specimen, screen, or hedge in NE Florida, and sets fruit without a male pollinator.

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Oleander

Nerium oleander

Oleander (Nerium oleander) is a tough, fast-growing evergreen shrub from the Mediterranean and Southwest Asia, producing abundant clusters of showy flowers in white, pink, red, or yellow throughout the warm season. Its narrow, lance-shaped leaves and dense branching make it a popular choice for screens and highway plantings, though all parts are toxic.

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Photinia

Photinia

Photinia (Photinia spp.) is an evergreen shrub or small tree grown for its striking scarlet-red new growth that matures to glossy dark green; clusters of small white flowers appear in spring followed by small red berries. In NE Florida's humid climate, plant in full sun with good air circulation to reduce fire blight and leaf spot susceptibility.

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Pittosporum

Pittosporum tobira

Japanese pittosporum (Pittosporum tobira) is a dense, rounded evergreen shrub native to Japan, China, and Korea, with thick, glossy, dark green leaves and clusters of creamy-white flowers bearing a strong orange-blossom fragrance in spring. It is extensively used as a hedge, foundation planting, and coastal specimen due to its tolerance of salt and drought.

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Podocarpus

Podocarpus macrophyllus

Podocarpus (Podocarpus macrophyllus) is a slow-growing evergreen conifer native to Japan and China, bearing long, flat, yew-like needles of deep glossy green and a dense, columnar to oval form. Female plants produce fleshy, berry-like, purplish-blue seed receptacles on mature trees. Highly versatile in the landscape, it is widely used as a formal hedge, privacy screen, topiary subject, or specimen tree in warm climates.

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Robin Holly

Ilex attenuata

Robin Holly (Ilex × attenuata 'Robin') is a dense, upright evergreen holly — a female hybrid of Ilex cassine and Ilex opaca — selected for its compact, pyramidal form and abundant bright red berries that ripen in fall and persist through winter. The glossy, lightly spined foliage provides year-round appeal, and the heavy fruit crop makes it a favorite for birds. A compatible male holly pollinator is required for fruit set.

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Silverthorn

Elaeagnus pungens

Silverthorn (Elaeagnus pungens) is a dense, thorny evergreen shrub with silvery foliage and powerfully fragrant fall flowers, well adapted to NE Florida zone 9b conditions including drought, salt, and a range of soils. However, UF/IFAS and FLEPPC classify it as a Category II invasive exotic; it escapes cultivation and displaces native vegetation. Florida-native alternatives are strongly recommended for new plantings.

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Simpson's Stopper

Myrcianthes fragrans

Simpson's stopper (Myrcianthes fragrans) is a Florida native evergreen shrub or small tree rated for zones 9b–11, making it an excellent choice for NE Florida landscapes. It features aromatic glossy leaves, exfoliating cinnamon bark, fragrant white spring flowers, and orange-red berries that attract birds and wildlife. Drought and salt tolerant once established, it serves well as a specimen, hedge, or screening plant.

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Spanish Stopper

Eugenia foetida

Spanish Stopper (Eugenia foetida) is a Florida native evergreen shrub or small tree from coastal hammocks of Central and South Florida, producing small white flowers in summer followed by small black fruits relished by birds. Hardy into Zone 9a–9b, it is used in NE Florida landscapes as a dense hedge, screen, or specimen; drought tolerant and highly bird-friendly once established.

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Surinam Cherry

Eugenia uniflora

Surinam Cherry (Eugenia uniflora) is a tropical evergreen shrub or small tree from South America with aromatic glossy foliage, fragrant white spring flowers, and distinctive ribbed fruits ripening through yellow, orange, and deep red. Hardy in zone 9b, it is used as a hedge or specimen in NE Florida, but UF/IFAS cautions that it is invasive in southern Florida and a species of caution in northern Florida — manage to prevent escape into natural areas.

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Sweet Olive

Osmanthus fragrans

Sweet olive (Osmanthus fragrans) is an evergreen shrub or small tree from Asia renowned for its tiny white or orange flowers that release an extraordinarily powerful apricot-like fragrance. Native to the Himalayas, China, and Japan, it is grown as an ornamental specimen, hedge, or container plant in warm climates.

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Viburnum

Viburnum

Viburnum is a diverse genus of shrubs well-suited to NE Florida landscapes, including Florida natives such as Walter's viburnum (V. obovatum) and widely planted ornamentals such as sweet viburnum (V. odoratissimum). They range from compact 4-foot hedging forms to 20-foot screening plants, bearing clusters of fragrant white spring flowers followed by berries attractive to birds. Most are evergreen in zone 9b.

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Wax Myrtle

Morella cerifera

Wax Myrtle (Morella cerifera) is a fast-growing, aromatic native evergreen shrub or small tree found throughout the southeastern US Coastal Plain and into the Caribbean. Its small, waxy, blue-gray berries are a critical winter food source for the Yellow-rumped Warbler and many other birds. The resinous, fragrant foliage and tolerance of wet, dry, and salt-spray conditions make it one of the most versatile native plants in Florida.

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White Florida Anise

Illicium floridanum

White Florida Anise ('Alba') is a white-flowered cultivar of the native Florida anise, an aromatic evergreen shrub with glossy, leathery foliage that releases a strong anise fragrance when crushed. It tolerates deep shade and moist, acidic soils, making it an excellent native screen or understory shrub for NE Florida landscapes.

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Yaupon Holly

Ilex vomitoria

Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria) is the only caffeine-containing plant native to North America, a versatile evergreen shrub or small tree found throughout the southeastern US. Female plants produce abundant small red berries that persist through winter and are highly attractive to birds, while the fine-textured dark green foliage responds well to pruning and shaping. Extremely adaptable to wet, dry, and salt-spray conditions, it is one of the toughest native plants for Florida landscapes.

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Yellow Anise

Illicium parviflorum

Yellow anise (Illicium parviflorum) is a fast-growing Florida-native evergreen shrub with strongly anise-scented foliage and inconspicuous yellowish spring flowers. Native to spring-fed stream edges in central Florida and hardy through zone 9b, it forms a dense aromatic screen or hedge in moist to moderately dry shaded or sunny sites in NE Florida landscapes.

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