A Florida Sensory Garden Plan
Landscape plan Leah Gardner/Illustrations by Simutis Illustrations
This sensory garden plan is suited to a Florida garden.
Encourage rest and appeals to the senses in this sensory garden designed for the Florida landscape and climate.
Plant List
Landscape plan Leah Gardner/Illustrations by Simutis Illustrations
This landscape plan provides a fragrant, colorful "wrap" for any patio.
A. Redbay (Persea borbonia)
Alternative: Other small accent tree
B. Dwarf palmetto (Sabal Minor)
Alternative: Medium-sized shrub, three to five feet tall
C. Wild coffee (Psychotria nervosa)
Alternative: Other small shrub, two to three feet tall
D. Conradina (Conradina grandiflora)
Alternative: Other groundcover 6 to 12 inches tall
E. Purple lovegrass (Eragrostis spectabilis)
Alternative: Other small ornamental grass, one foot tall
F. Conradina (Conradina grandiflora) or available annuals
Alternative: Other groundcover 6 to 12 inches tall
G. Florida Coontie (Zamia pumila)
Alternative: Other herbaceous plant, one to two feet tall
H. Cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea)
Alternative: Royal fern (Osmunda regalis) or river oats (Chasmanthium latifolium)
I. Golden aster (Pityopsis graminifolia)
Alternative: Scarlet sage (Salvia coccineus)
J. Angelonia (Angelonia angustifolia)
Alternative: Other herbaceous accent plant, one to three feet tall
K. Prostrate petunia (Ruellia caroliniensis)
Alternative: Other groundcover, 6 to 12 inches tall
Key
1. Butterfly house
2. Existing patio
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