Native Florida Plants for Home Landscapes Native Florida Plants for Home Landscapes R. J. Black Florida of all the states has the greatest wealth of native plants for use in the average rural or urban home landscape. Native plants desirable for home use range from the spectacular southern magnolia to the miniature creeping vine of the partridge berry. The state has nearly half of the species of trees available in North America north of Mexico. So many of Florida's native plants are useful that the tables included here list only those with the greatest potential landscape use.
Native plants are equally practical and attractive on rural and urban home grounds.
You may already know and appreciate some native plants but be unfamiliar with many others that could be used freely. Native plants are adapted to climate and soil conditions of a given area and usually have fewer pest problems. Therefore their use in landscaping can decrease maintenance. You need to consider the native habitat of a plant and plan its use in a similar environment. Remember that Florida's native wild plants are protected under the Plant Protection Law.