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FLORIDA NURSERY GARDEN NEWS 
AUGUST-SEPTEMBER, 1955 
PLAN AND PLANT TO HAVE COLOR ALL YEAR?! 
If you are a year-round resident of Florida, you'll want to include a variety of plants in y 
if, as many of you do, you want all the color the few month you're here, ycu can pian for that. T 
items to help you work toward more color. 
Items marked with an asterisk (*) are practically ever-blooming: 
our planting so you'll have some color all year; 
his list will give you some of the more popular 
SPRING < 
Botanical Name Common Name Color Height 
Albizzia Julibrissin Mimosa Pink Tree 
Azalea Indica and Kurume Azalea Variety Low and Med. 
Bauhinia Orchid Tree Variety Tree 
*Beloperone Shrimp Plant Reddish Bronze Med. _ 
*Bougainvillea Bougainvillea Variety Bush-Vine 
Calliandra Powder Puff Red and White High _ 
Camellia Japonica Camellia Variety Med.-High 
Cercis Canadensis Redbud - Judas Tree Rosy Pink Tree 
Cornus Florida Dogwood Tree White Tree 
Crape Myrtle Crape Myrtle Pink, Rose and White High-Tree 
*“Duranta Plumieri Goiden Dew Drop Lavender High 
Eriobotrya Japonica Loquat Tan-White Tree 
Euphorbia Splendens Crown of Thorns Red Low 
Feijoa Sellowiana Pineapple Guava Red Med.-High 
Gardenia Cape Jasmine White Med. 
Grevillea Robusta Silk Oak Orange Tree 
Hemerocallis Day Lily Variety Low 
*Hibiscus Hibiscus Variety Med.-High 
Hydrangea Hydrangea Variety Low-Med. 
Jacaranda Acutifolia Jacaranda Blue Tree 
Jasmine—Several Varieties Jasmine White Low-Med. 
Koelreuteria Formosana Golden Rain Yellow Tree 
*Lantana Delicatissima Weeping Lantana Lavender Low 
Magnolia Soulangeana Oriental Magnolia Pink, White and Purple Med.-High 
Nerium Oleander Ojeander Variety High 
Porkinsonia Aculeata Jerusaleum Thorn Yellow Tree 
Phaius Grandiflora Nun’s Lily Orchid Brown-White Low 
*Plumbago Capensis Plumbago Blue, White Med. 
Rhyncospermum Confederate Jasmine White Vine 
*Roses ; Roses Variety Low 
Senecio Confusus Mexican Flame Vine Orange Vine 
Stokesia Stoke’s Aster Blue Low 
Tabernaemontana Crepe Jasmine White Med. 
SUMMER 
Agapanthus Lily Blue Lily of The Nile Blue Low 
Albizzia Julibrissin Mimosa Pink Tree 
Allamanda Allamanda Yellow Med. 
*Beloperone Shrimp Plant Reddish Bronze Med. 
*Bougainvillea Bougainvillea Variety Bush-Vine 
Callistemon Bottle Brush Red Tree 
Carissa Grandiflora Carissa White Low and Med. 
Clerodendron Speciosa Clerodendron Red Med.-High 
Crape Myrtle Crépe Myrtle Pink, Rose and White High-Tree 
*Duranta Plumieri Golden Dew Drop Lavender High 
Euphorbia Splendens Crown of Thorns Red Low 
Gardenia Cape Jasmine White Med. 
Hemerocallis Day Lily Variety Low 
*Hibiscus Hibiscus Voriety Med.-High 
Holmskioldia Sanguinea Chinese Hat Flower Brownish Red Med.-High 
Ixora Flame of the Woods Red and Yellow Low-Med. 
Jasmine—Several Varieties Jasmine White Low-Med. 
*Lantana Delicatissima Weeping Lantana Lavender, Yellow Low 
Liriope Lily Turf Blue Low 
Magnolia Grandiflora Magnolia White Tree 
Melaleuca Loucadendra Punk Tree White Tree 
Parkinsonia Aculeata Jerusalem Thorn Yellow Tree 
Peltephorum Inerme Yellow Jacaranda Yellow Tree 
*Plumbago Capensis Plumbago Blue, White Med. 
Rhyncospermum Confederate Jasmine White Vine 
*Roses Roses Variety Low 
Senecio Confusus Mexican Flame Vine Orange Vine 
Stenolobium Stans Yellow Elder Yellow Tall 
Stokesia Stokes Aster Blue Low 
Tabernaemontana Crape Jasmine White Med. 
Thryallis Glauca Thryallis Yellow Med. 
Tibouchina Granulosa Glory Flower Blue High 
Melastoma Spp. Pink Tibouchina Orchid Pink Med. 
FALL 
Allamanda Allamanda Yellow Med. 
*Beloperone Shrimp Plant Reddish Bronze Med. 
Camellia Sasanqua C. Sasanqua Variety Med.-High 
Cassia Cassia Yellow Bush and Tree 
*Duranta Plumieri Golden Dew Drop Yellow Berry High 
*Hibiscus Hibiscus Variety Med.-High 
Holmskioldia Sanguinea Chinese Hat Flower Brownish Red Med.-High 
Ilex Hollies Red Berry Bush and Tree 
Ixora Flome of the Woods Red and Yellow Low-Med 
*Lantana Delicatissima Weeping Lantana Lavender, Yellow Low : 
*Plumbago Capensis Plumbago Blue, White Med. 
Pyracantha Formosana Fire Thorn Red Berry High 
*Roses Roses Variety Low 
Schinus Terbinthifolia Brazillian Pepper Red Berry Bush-Tree 
Thryallis Glauca Thryallis Yellow Med. 
Tibouchina Semidecandra Princess Flower Purple Med.-High 
“ WINTER 
Ardissia Christmas Berry Red Berry lowe 
Azaleas—Indica and Kurume Azaleas Variety pa Meet 
Barleria Cristata ; Blue Med. r 
Bignonia Venusta Flame Vine Orange-Red VARIG 
*Bougainvillea Bougainvillea Variety Bush-Vine 
Calliandra Powder Puff Red and White Hig 
Camellia Japonica Camellia Variety Med.-High 
Clivia Miniata Clivia Salmon and Red Low 
Daedalacanthus Nervousus Blue Sage Blue Med 
*Duranta Plumieri Golden Dew Drop Yellow Berry High 
Ilex Holly | é Red Berry Bush and Tree 
Phaius Grandiflora Nun's Lily Orchid Brown-White TAGs 
Poinsettia Poinsettia Red, Pink. White High 
Pyracantha Formosana Fire Thorn Red Berry High 
*Roses Roses — Variety Tow 
Schinus Terbinthifolia Brazillian Pepper Red Berry Bush-Tree 
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