Container gardening expands useful landscape space , with twelvemonth - round potential in Florida . depend on where you live in Florida , however , some plants do better than others – Florida ’s surround is highly variable , depending on the realm . Southernmost Florida seldom visualize freeze down temperatures , whereas in North Florida , winter Robert Frost are quite usual . Coastal country remain warmer than inland position , but have high wind and salt circumstance . opt the right flora for your finical expanse , paying attention to climate and light conditions . Be inclined to protect cold sensible plants in Central and North Florida regions .

Lady Palm

Lady palms ( Rhaphis excelsa ) are small , fragile , deciduous palm worthy for terrace containers . Lady palms unremarkably grow 6 to 10 feet marvellous , able of reaching 15 metrical foot . Its leaf are about 1 foot across , in a palm - like form of 10 to 15 segments . Lady palm have sylphlike , stringy trunks that form a dense cluster . Grow ma’am palm in fond to deep shade , in nutrient - rich , constitutional territory . Lady palms uprise in all Florida areas , but require auspices from frost .

Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea ( Bougainvillea spp . ) are evergreen plant sprawling , woody vines with a rapid increment rate . Its farewell are 2 to 4 inch long and some coinage may bring on a sharp , slender thorn in the foliage axils . Bougainvillea flowers are not showy , but they are fence by very distinct , bombastic , brightly colored bract ( modify leaves ) up to inches long . Bract colors deviate by metal money and hybrid , graze from purple , white-hot , yellow , pink or orangish . develop bougainvillea in full sunshine for the best flowering and sandlike , well - run out grunge . Prune bougainvillea oft to operate its sizing and anatomy . Give bougainvillea plenty of room to grow , allowing it to shower .

Lantana

Lantana ( Lantana camara ) is a multi - forked , propagate , evergreen plant shrub develop up to 5 feet tall . Lantana has dim-witted , 5 - column inch leaves and pretty , orangish , yellow , ruby-red or pink flowers in 2 - inch clump . Grow lantana in full sun on various , well - drained grunge for the best flowering and form . Lantana grows in all surface area of Florida , but will stop dead back in winter .

Shrimp Plant

Shrimp plants ( Justicia brandegeana ) are evergreen , leggy shrub growing 4 to 6 foot tall . Their interesting feature is the snowy flower with reddish - chocolate-brown bract that flux and form 4- to 6 - inch - long flag spikes that resemble prawn . runt plants make an interesting accent and are less floppy if pruned . Grow shrimp plants in full sun for compact growth and good florescence . Plant them in nourishing - plentiful , moisture - retentive filth .

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