Native Plants
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Smaller tree that fits
in tight places
Semi-showy flowers,
fruit and foliage
Cinnamon Bark Pest resistant
Canella winterana
This hardy tree of South Florida’s coastal hammocks is a great choice for tight
spaces and small landscapes. Flowers appear off and on throughout the year, with
peak blooming in spring through summer. Flowers provide nectar and the fruits
and foliage provide birds with food and cover. Plant it in full sun to light shade
and average soils. Branches to the ground but can be limbed up.
Far left: A tropical evergreen tree
with a narrow columnar form,
Cinnamon Bark reaches 20-25'
in height. Photo by Jenny Evans
Left: Cinnamon Bark produces
clusters of small red flowers,
with green and purple buds, from
spring through summer, followed
by clusters of bright red fruits.
Photo by Jenny Evans
NATIVE LANDSCAPES (continued from page 8) COME IN ALL STYLES
Instead of “Dullsville” turf along
the seawall, this landscape presents a
healthier, casual, mixed native buffer
planting with repeated patterns of
Horizontal Cocoplum, Chrysobalanus
icaco 'Horizontal,' Saw Palmetto,
Serenoa repens, and Muhlygrass,
Muhlenbergia capillaris. Here and
there, Dune Sunflower, Helianthus
debilis, spills out. Larger shrubs like
Sea Lavender, Heliotropium
gnaphalodes, and Giant Leather Fern,
Acrostichum danaefolium, are planted
behind. Designed and installed by
FANN member Clint Oster, General
Landscaping Corporation.
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