Cassias
Pink Shower Tree – Cassia javanica
Size: Approximately 30 feet
Care: Average, well-draining soil and full sun
About: Blooms with pink, pendulous flowers
Peach Blossom Cassia – Cassia bakeriana
Size: 30 – 50 feet
Care: Average, well-draining soil and full sun
About: Large clusters of pink flowers in spring after the tree loses its leaves
Golden Shower Tree – Cassia fistula
Size: 15 – 45 feet
Care: Average, well-draining soil and full- to-partial sun
About: 18-inch-long clusters of pendulous flowers
Pink Shower Tree – Cassia grandis
Size: 30 – 50 feet
Care: Average, well-draining soil and full- to-partial sun
About: Loses its leaves when it develops large clusters of pendulous pink flowers in the spring
Bronze Shower Tree – Cassia moschata
Size: Medium sized, about 30 feet
Care: Average, well-draining soil
About: Long pendulous flowers in maroon, pink, and gold
Red Shower Tree – Cassia roxburghii
Size: Small to medium size tree, 15 – 30 feet
Care: Average, well-draining soil
About: Dark pink flowers on the upper side of cascading limbs
Jacarandas
Jacaranda – Jacaranda brasiliana
Size: Medium size tree to about 25 feet
Care: Bluish-purple trumpet shaped flowers. The tree drops all its leaves when in bloom during the dry season.
About: Average, well-draining soil and full to partial sun.
Caribbean Jacaranda – Jacaranda caerulea
Size: Approximately 35 feet
Care: Average, well-draining soil and full sun
About: Trumpet shaped purple flowers borne in clusters during the dry season
Jacaranda – Jacaranda caucana
Size: Approximately 35 feet
Care: Average, well-drained soil and full sun
About: Trumpet shaped purple flowers borne in clusters during the dry season
Jacaranda – Jacaranda cuspidifolia
Size: Approximately 35 feet
Care: Average, well-draining soil and full sun
About: Clusters of blue-violet flowers during the warm months
Jacaranda – Jacaranda mimosifolia
Size: Approximately 35 feet
Care: Average, well-draining soil and full sun
About: Trumpet shaped bluish-violet flowers bloom in pendulous clusters in the dry season.
Palms
Barbados Silver Palm – Coccothrinax barbadensis
Size: Approximately 40 feet
Care: Average, well-draining soil and bright filtered light to full sun
About: Solitary palm with large, 3 – 5-foot palmate leaves with somewhat silvery undersides.
Old Man Palm – Coccothrinax crinita
Size: Approximately 15 feet
Care: Average, well-draining soil and full to partial sun
About: Solitary palm distinguished by a thick mat of tangled straw-colored fibers on the trunk
Cayman Thatch Palm – Coccothrinax proctorii
Size: Approximately 20 feet
Care: Not particular about soil as long as it is well-draining; full sun
About: Tall, thin, solitary palm native to Florida with glossy, dark green, palmate leaves with silvery undersides
Florida Thatch Palm – Thrinax radiata
Size: 40 feet tall with a trunk diameter of only 5 inches
Care: Sandy, well-draining soil and full sun, tolerant of salt and wind
About: Slow growing, accent or specimen tree with a 6-foot-wide crown of palmate, dark green leaves. Good in the landscape, along roadsides and median strips.
Plumeria
Size: Up to 20 feet
Plumeria Cutting Care: Pot cutting in a well-draining potting mix to ensure good aeration and prevent waterlogging. Place the pot in a warm, sunny spot. As soon as the cutting shows the first leaves, start watering sparingly, allowing the soil to dry out slightly between waterings.
Care: Bright sun and well-draining soil
About: Deciduous, succulent tree with fragrant, showy blooms
Plumeria rubra ‘Bali Whirl’
Plumeria rubra ‘Col’s Cooktown Sunset’
Plumeria rubra ‘Fruit Salad Caboolture’
Plumeria rubra ‘Lady Lois’
Plumeria rubra ‘Ryann Chelsey’
Plumeria rubra ‘Sharon Lavonne’
Trumpet Trees
Trumpet Tree – Handroanthus ochraceus
Size: Up to 35 feet
Care: Average, well-draining soil and full sun
About: Medium- to-large tree with yellow trumpet shaped flowers borne in clusters
Trumpet Tree Hybrid – Handroanthus x
Size: Variable but usually small tree
Care: Average, well-draining soil
About: Trumpet-shaped white flowers with a yellow throat
Golden Trumpet Tree – Handroanthus chrysotrichus
Size: 20 – 25 feet
Care: Fertile, well-draining soil
About: Yellow flowers in clusters that bloom in late winter or spring
Pink Trumpet Tree – Handroanthus impetiginosum
Size: About 35 feet
Care: Average, well-draining soil and full sun
About: Trumpet-shaped pink flowers with yellow throats that bloom in dense clusters in late winter or spring
Yellow Trumpet Tree – Handroanthus riodocensis
Size: Medium- to-large tree
Care: Average, well-draining soil and full sun
About: Yellow trumpet-shaped flowers borne in clusters
Assorted Trees & Plants
Blolly – Guapira discolor
Size: 10 – 25 feet
Care: Moist, well-draining soil and full sun to light shade
About: Guapira discolor is also known as the blolly tree or beef tree. It can tolerate short periods of drought but is not tolerant of long-term saltwater flooding.
Braceletwood – Jacquinia arborea
Size: 8 feet
Care: Sandy, well-draining soil and full sun
About: Salt tolerant and suitable to dry environments; has white flowers and red berries
Bridalveil Tree – Caesalpinia granadillo
Size: 20 – 30 feet
Care: Average to poor soil, well-draining and full to partial sun
About: Small yellow flowers grouped together on erect stems with arching branches
Cinnamon Bark – Canella winterana
Size: 20 – 30 feet
Care: Moderate moisture but well-draining soil and full sun to dappled shade
About: Native tree with small flowers and red-purple berries
Desert Cassia– Senna polyphylla
Size: Up to 15 feet
Care: Average, well draining soil and full sun to partial shade
About: Yellow flowers almost year-round
Dwarf Tabebuia – Tabebuia bahamensis
Size: Up to 15 feet
Care: Average, well-draining soil and full sun; adaptable to salt and wind
About: Variable colored flowers in white, pink, or yellow in spring
Florida Keys Blackbead – Pithecellobium keyense
Size: Shrub or small tree
Care: Sandy, well-draining soil and full sun
About: Powderpuff-like flowers with coiling red seed pods that slip open to reveal a black seed
Foxtail Agave – Agave attenuata
Size: Large succulent, 4 – 5 feet wide
Care: Well-draining soil in full sun
About: Eventually develops a trunk
Jamaican Raintree – Brya ebenus
Size: Large shrub
Care: Well-draining soil in full sun
About: Features small, golden flowers
Jurema – Chloroleucon tortum
Size: 15 – 20 feet
Care: Average, well-draining soil and full sun
About: Critically endangered tree from Brazil, distinguished by mottled gray and brown; contorted trunk and limbs give it a muscle-like appearance
Langkawi Crape Myrtle – Lagerstroemia langkawiensis
Size: Up to 25 feet
Care: Average, well-draining soil and full sun to partial sun
About: New leaves begin as crimson and fade to green. Pink flowers bloom in late spring.
Mason’s Congo Sansevieria – Sansevieria masoniana
Size: 2 – 4 feet
Care: Plant this snake plant in a loose, well-draining soil. Water when the soil has completely dried out. Feed this plant with a balanced houseplant fertilizer once a year.
About: Dark green leaves with smudged, light green spots. Also known as the whale fin or shark fin snake plant, it is native to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Mast Tree – Polyalthia longifolia
Size: Up to 35 feet
Care: Average, well-draining soil in full or partial sun
About: Tall, narrow tree used for its unusual shape
Philodendron ‘Rojo Congo’
Size: About 3 feet
Care: Average, well-draining soil and bright light to shade
About: Shrubby plant with broad, dark green leaves and reddish stems; new leaves are deep burgundy before turning green
Pride of Barbados – Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Size: 6 – 15 feet
Care: Sandy, well-draining soil and full sun
About: Resembles a royal poinciana with yellow flowers grouped together on erect stems
Primavera – Roseodendron donnell-smithii
Size: 50 feet or more
Care: Average, well-draining soil and full sun
About: Yellow trumpet-shaped flowers bloom in clusters during the dry season
Satin Leaf – Chrysophyllum oliviforme
Size: 10 – 15 feet
Care: Tolerant of most soils, well-draining or moist. Is happy in sun or shade.
About: Native tree with beautiful leaves that are dark green on top and satiny, light-brown underneath. It has small, creamy-yellow flowers, and black, edible fruit.
Silk Floss Tree – Ceiba speciosa
Size: Up to 50 feet
Care: Average, well-draining soil and full sun
About: Deciduous in late summer and fall, when it displays large pink flowers with white centers. Has a green, photosynthetic bark that is covered in thousands of small, sharp prickles.
Red Powderpuff – Calliandra haematocephala
Size: 6 – 20 feet
Care: Moderate moisture, fertile, well-draining soil and full sun to bright, filtered light. Can be hard pruned after winter-spring bloom.
About: This small, shrub-like tree blooms with red “powder-puff” flowers.
Wattapama – Poitea florida (purple)
Size: 15 – 20 feet
Care: Average, well-draining soil, and full sun
About: Shrub or small tree with pea-shaped purple flowers that bloom in the dry season
White Geiger Tree – Cordia superba
Size:10 – 20 feet
Care: Sandy, well-draining soil and full sun
About: Small tree with white, trumpet-shaped flowers in warm months. The dark green leaves have a sandpaper-like texture.
Wild Banyan Tree – Ficus citrifolia
Size: Up to 50 feet
Care: Need bright, indirect light, warm temperatures, and high humidity. They prefer moist soil and should be watered regularly.
About: Large, native tree
Vanilla Orchid – Vanilla planifolia
Size: This vining orchid can grow 8 – 10 feet indoors or 50 – 70 feet outdoors.
Care: Needs bright, indirect light, high humidity, and regular watering
About: Known as the vanilla orchid, this plant is the source of vanilla beans and vanilla flavoring. When the short-lived blooms become fertilized, they sprout a long, slender bean pod.
