Orlando Yard Landscaping Ideas
Published: 29/07/2024 | Updated: 29/07/2024
Orlando is a beautiful city with a lot of potential in landscaping. Its botanical diversity makes it a stunning place to create a thriving landscape. This guide will give you a glimpse of that diversity and show you the best plant ideas for landscaping your Orlando yard. This guide is easily implementable, even for those who don’t have much experience gardening.
This guide will walk you through our favorite varieties to grow. For more gardening and landscaping guides, check our weekly blogs, where we cover everything related to landscape care and tips.
Plants for Your Orlando Landscape
Those six plants are some of the best and most colorful you can use to adorn your landscape and take it to another level. We’ll go through all the details you should know to choose your favorites and how to care for them to get the most out of them.
Azalea 'Gumpo White' Flowering Shrub With White Blooms
Azalea ‘Gumpo White’, also known by its botanical name Rhododendron Satsuki Gumpo White, is one of the loveliest, most delicate Azaleas. Azaleas are generally great for the South and are perfect for Orlando landscaping. This variety:
- Showcases big white blooms.
- Attracts butterflies and other pollinators.
- It is compact and low-growing, making it perfect for ground cover.
- Has a mature height of 5 feet.
- Grows perfectly in USDA hardiness zones 7-9.
- Prefers acidic, well-draining soil and partial shade.
- It is various of various soil types.
Enduring Red™ Crape Myrtle - Red Blooms
Crape Myrtles are always perfect to eye for Orlando planting. This variety, Enduring Red Crape Myrtle, also known as Lagerstroemia indica Red, is our favorite Crape Myrtle. It:
- Blooms with stunning red flowers.
- It has long-lasting blooms that cover up the whole summer.
- Has a mature height of 12-16 feet.
- Grows best in USDA hardiness zones 6-10.
- Requires full sun and well-drained soil to thrive.
- Features attractive bark that peels to reveal a smooth, mottled trunk.
Blue Star Juniper
This Juniper is a perfect addition to the previous two Orlando plantings for a greater variety of colors to create a vibrant garden. Blue Star Juniper, known by its botanical name Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star', is a top perennial. It:
- Showcases blue-grey foliage all year round.
- Is compact, with a mature height of 2-3 feet and a mature width of 3-4 feet.
- Grows well in hardiness zones 4-8.
- It is heat and drought-tolerant.
- It is adaptable and tolerates various soil types.
- Prefers the full sun and well-draining soil.
Genie Magnolia Tree
Few trees can bring majesty and elegance to your landscape like the Magnolia tree. Genie Magnolia is the best of the lot. This Magnolia tree:
- Blooms with fragrant purple flowers in spring.
- Blooms at a pretty young age, in comparison with other flowering trees. Usually within the first few years of its life.
- It has a mature height of 10 feet and a mature width of 5 feet, making it compact.
- It grows well in USDA hardiness zones 5 to 9.
- Prefers the full sun and well-draining soil.
East Friesland Salvia
Salvias have one of the richest groups of colors among perennials. East Friesland Salvia, also known as Salvia nemorosa 'Ostfriesland,' is among the best. This variety:
- Flowers with stunning purple blooms.
- Attracts bees and butterflies among other pollinators.
- It has a long-lasting blooming period from early summer to fall.
- It is compact with a mature height and 18-24 inches wide.
- Grows well in USDA hardiness zones 4-8.
- It is low maintenance and drought tolerant.
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This guide details our favorite varieties for an Orlando landscape so you can choose your favorite and know your options. We recommend planting those different varieties together for a vibrant and diverse landscape.
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