Tues Oct. 25 – Learn about nearly 50 fabulous Florida Native Plants! Fort Myers

Native Landscape Seminar, 8:30am – 4:30pm, Tuesday Oct. 25, 2011
Sponsored by FANN in cooperation with Lee County Extension Center
3406 Palm Beach Blvd, Fort Myers FL 33916
CEUs offered for industry professionals

The following plants will be discussed as part of the formal presentation. Those marked with *** will be available for sale.
Ardisia escallinoides – Marlberry Shrub ***
Bourreria succulenta – Bahama Strongback Tree ***
Bourreria cassinifolia – Little Strongback Tree
Byrsonima lucida – Locustberry Shrub ***
Calyptranthes pallens – Spicewood Shrub ***
Calyptranthes zuzygium – Myrtle-of-the-River Shrub
Canella winterana – Wild Cinnamon Shrub ***
Capparis cynophallophora – Jamaica caper Shrub ***
Citharexylum spinosum – Fiddlewood Tree/shrub ***
Coccoloba diversifolia – Pigeon plum Tree/shrub
Coccothrinax argentata – Silver Palm
Erithalis fruticosa – Black Torch Shrub
Eugenia spp. Tree/shrub ***
Exothea paniculata – Inkwood Tree ***
Ficus aurea – Strangler Fig Tree ***
Ficus citrifolia – Shortleaf Fig Tree ***
Flaveria linearis – Yellowtops groundcover ***
Genipa clusiifolia – Seven Year Apple Shrub ***
Guapira discolor – Blolly Tree ***
Gymanthes lucida – Crabwood Tree ***
Hamelia patens – Firebush (know the native) Shrub ***
Hypelate trifoliate – White Ironwood Tree/srub
Jacquemontia penthanthos – Skyblue Clustervine Vine ***
Krugiodendron ferreum – Black Ironwood Tree ***
Lantana involucrata – Butterfly Sage – small shrub
Myrsine cubanesis – Myrsine Shrub ***
Picramnia pentrandra – Bitterbush Shrub
Prunus myrtifolia – West Indies Cherry Tree ***
Pseudophoenix sargentii – Buccaneer Palm
Psychotria ligustrifolia – Bahama Wild Coffee Shrub ***
Randia aculeata – White Indigoberry Shrub ***
Rhapidophyllum hystrix – Needle Palm
Roystonea regia – Royal Palm
Sabal etonia – Florida scrub palmetto
Sabal minor – Dwarf or blue-stem palmetto
Sabal palmetto – Sabal palm
Senna mexicana var. chapmanii – Bahama cassia Shrub ***
Serenoa repens – Saw Palmetto
Sideroxlyon celastrinum – Saffron Plum Shrub
Sideroxylon foetidissum – Mastic Tree ***
Sideroxylon salicifolium – Willow Bustic Tree ***
Simarouba glauca – Paradise Tree Tree ***
Sophora tomentosa var. truncata – Necklace Pod Shrub ***
Thrinax morrisii – Key Thatch Palm
Thrinax radiata – Florida Thatch Palm
Vallesia antillana – Pearlberry Shrub

Live samples of many of these species and others will be available for examination (and, at the end of the day, for sale!), thanks to All Native Garden Center, Deep South Natives, Kelly’s Tropicals, Native Tree Nursery and Veber’s Jungle Garden.