Florida Plants & Grasses
Whether you're looking for colorful flowers, choosing a lawngrass, or adding a tree to your landscape, this section can help you find information about Florida plants to cultivate in your yard.
- Choosing Plants
Plant matching, growing conditions, drought tolerance. - Annuals & Perennials
One season or many--will your plants come back next year? - Aquatic Plants
Ponds, water gardens, aquascaping, and floating hydroponics. - Flowering Plants
Add color and fragrance to your yard. - Fruits, Vegetables & Herbs
These edibles taste even better when you grow them yourself. - Groundcovers & Lawngrasses
Woody ornamentals, turfgrasses, and propagation. - Invasive Species
Threats to Florida's natural plants and wildlife. - Native Plants
Help native Florida plants make a comeback! - Trees, Shrubs & Vines
Conserve energy and beautify your yard at the same time. - Weeds
Learn how to manage these unwelcome additions to your yard.
For information about choosing plants for particular areas of Florida, see Specific Growing Zones.
If you can't find the information you're looking for, check our A - Z Index, send us your questions--and tell us which county you live in--or contact your county Extension office.
Resources
Other UF/IFAS Sites
- Gardening Solutions
- Entomology and Nematology Department
- Environmental Horticulture Department
- FAWN: Florida Automated Weather Network
- Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program
- Florida Master Gardener Program
- IPM Florida
- Pesticide Information Office
UF/IFAS Publications
- Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program
- Central Florida Gardening and Landscaping Fact Sheets
- Starting a Garden
State & Federal Agencies
- Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS)
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP)
- Florida Energy Systems Consortium (FESC)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map--U.S. National Arboretum
Organizations & Associations
- American Community Gardening Association
- American Horticultural Society
- Florida Native Plant Society
- Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA)
- North American Native Plant Society
Other Sites & Publications
UF/IFAS Mobile Web Apps