A Florida Sensory Garden Plan

Encourage rest and appeals to the senses in this sensory garden designed for the Florida landscape and climate.

Plant List

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