Common Types Of Tropical Plants
by Lana Bray
Miami is an area known for its coastal location and tropical climate. It is a place further enhanced by flowers and plants found all throughout the city. There are 146 plant species recorded that are native to the place and to the Southern Floridian region. Although exotic plant exports were also abundant, the native Miami plants are considered most suited to the warm temperature, rain patterns, pests and the soil in the area.
Considered very abundant in these areas are wildflowers. Many of these are classified based on their light preference as well as their tolerance. Plant species that come as low salt tolerant are silk grass, yellow top, butterfly weed, climbing aster, twin flower, penny royal and black-eyed Susans. There are also those that have higher salt tolerance. These include Indian blanket, beach peanut, seaside goldenrod, pineland lantana and beach sunflower.
Some of these wildflowers are expected to reach heights up to forty eight inches. This is most common among pineland lantana, yellow top and silver or seaside oxeye. Beach peanuts may even reach heights of up to 72 inches if left to thrive under full sunlight. They are most ideal to be placed in beachfront locations.
Native shrubs are often classified either as large shrubs or small trees. Their sizes will typically depend on how they have been pruned, exposed to sunlight and exposed to nutrients. Marlberry is known for being the fast-growing evergreen shrub that comes with fragrant flowers of cream color and green foliage. This is most used as screen or hedge as well.
Firebush is another popular native shrub in the region. The plant was named as such because of its red-orange colored flowers. One advantage to growing these types is that they can be planted either in shaded areas or exposed areas. They can be used as hedges or accents as well. Myrsine columnar shrubs are the types that are drought and salt tolerant. They grow in hot locations and grow to 15 ft tall.
You may also want to consider growing groundcovers, ferns and ornamental grasses. A lot of these can grow and reach up to forty eight inches in height. Among the most common grasses are gamma grasses, penny grass, Elliots love, muhly grass, Purple love and sand cordgrass. The Fakahatcee grass may grow to a height of 5 feet when exposed to sunlight. But this may be planted within a shaded area as well. Through time, it will bear flowers with blade during summers.
Giant sword ferns are also popular around the area. These are those that reach up to 4 ft tall and are ideal for areas that are shady with even moist soils. Ground covers native to tropical locations include beach beans, golden creeper, railroad vine, sunshine mimosa and sea purslane.
Palm trees have long been considered symbolic for tropical locations. These trees come in several variations. There are 8 common types typically found in tropic areas. One of these is the silver palm. This thrives well under sunlight and has a high salt tolerance. Silver palm produces fruits year-round as well.
Cabbage palms are among the <A href="http://paradiseplantsinc.com">Miami plants</A> that grow up to as tall as 50 feet. They can adapt to soil properly and are also drought resistant. Scrub palmettos are the smaller palms that grow only to 5 ft in height. They bear purple-black fruits as well.
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