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Favorite Florida Perennials

You just can’t find a flower or plant easier to grow in Florida than old-fashioned favorite perennials. It shouldn’t take a whole lot of work to enjoy a beautiful garden, it’s just a matter of choosing the right plants. We’ve put together this list of no-fail favorite perennials for you to enjoy from spring until fall.

Obedient Plant - This fast-spreading perennial offers beautiful spikes of snapdragon-like blooms in late summer. Native to the region, if given plenty of room to roam, it will add easily-grown grace to your garden. It’s scientific name (or binomial) is Physostegia virginiana and it can grow up to 4 feet tall and 4 feet wide in full sun or part shade and moist soil. Grow with Black-eyed Susans for a stunning contrast in color and texture, in zones 4-8.

Crinum - Sometimes called a bog lily or swamp lily for its love of moist soil, this highly resilient plant yields bold clusters of pink, purple, or white fragrant flowers from spring to fall. It’s binomial is Crinum americanum and it grows best (up to 2 feet tall and wide) in full sun and moist soil. Grown with daylilies in zones 9-11, the combination yields beautiful foliage and similar clusters of flowers.

Yellow Flag Iris - With its love of wet areas, like near a water garden or pond, the Yellow Flag Iris blooms offer color in spring and the evergreen foliage adds interest the rest of the year. It’s binomial is Iris pseudacorus and it will grow up to 5 feet tall and 2 feet wide in full sun or part shade and moist soil. To add playful contrasts in shape and texture, grow it with Ranunculus in zones 5-8.

Canna - is a tropical garden classic: Its triumphant foliage and large, multi petaled flowers add distinctive summer beauty to the garden. Search out varieties such as 'Pretoria' with variegated foliage for even more landscape interest. Its binomial is Canna indica and it grows up to 7 feet tall and 2 feet wide in full sun and moist, well-drained soil. Grow it with Lantana, which acts as a great and flowery skirt at the base of the tall canna, in zones 8-11
Zones: 8-11

Phlox - Beloved by gardeners, bees, and butterflies, phlox adds showy flowers starting in early summer and continuing through the season. Many are also wonderfully fragrant, especially on warm, humid evenings. The scent can fill the yard -- or the house if you cut the flowers and bring them inside. It’s binomial is Phlox and it grows up to 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide in full sun or part shade and moist, well-drained soil. For a display that butterflies can’t resist, grow it with purple coneflower in zones 3-8

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We are very happy we chose Mansfield to do put in stone walls around our beds in the front yard. Steve & his team of professionals did a beautiful job. We are very happy with the end results.

Zee Oates
December 5, 2024

Mansfield Landscaping did a wonderful job on our backyard. They arrived when they promised, did exactly what we agreed upon and completed the job in the time they quoted. The crew was professional and they did quality work. I would definitely use them again.

Vikki Bartholomae
November 25, 2024

We had a pool installed recently and the landscaping company we had been recommended kept dragging their feet on getting the project started. While waiting on callbacks and estimates, we decided to go to a local company and check them out. We just stopped by Mansfield Landscaping without an appointment. We were greeted by Steve and he spent over an hour with us discussing how he works and what he had to offer us. At that time, he showed us all the products he had and could select for our project. He allowed us to hand select our palms and trees as well as the stones and pavers for the hardscape. Steve had a huge selection to choose from and it was great to be able to actually see the products before they arrived for the project. The next day Steve came to our house to give us an estimate. In less than two weeks, this large project was complete. It wasn’t cheap but we feel it was worth it. He delivered a beautiful product and we are very pleased. I know we will enjoy it for years to come. We would recommend his service highly.

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November 16, 2024

Mansfield Landscaping is a cut above all the rest. If you are looking for the best possible landscaping experience… choose Mansfield Landscaping. Steve and his incredible team of professionals were amazing. They listen, we collaborated, and their execution was spectacular. The proof is in the before and after photos. We could not be happier!

Osman Family
November 10, 2024

I chose Mansfield Landscaping to repair my sprinkler system and resod my entire yard and add palm trees with rocks around the trees and the new birdcage (screen) Everything looked like disaster after they completed my new swimming pool. I now have a beautiful yard with trees, flowers, and rocks to protect the screen I was surprised how quickly all this was done.

Roger Duncan
October 19, 2024

We had landscape installed recently. We went thru 2 hurricanes, Helena and Milton. The lawn and trees held up beautifully. I would strongly recommend this company. They arrived on time and were very efficient.

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October 16, 2024

Steve and his crew of men did a fantastic job with my project of paver deck across the back of my home! They took care of everything professionally and skillfully. I highly recommend considering Mansfield Landscaping for any landscape needs! Patty Rose

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September 26, 2024

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Retail Nursery & Hardscape Showroom

Our Retail Nursery and Outdoor Landscaping Showroom is located at 8440 CR 48 in Yalaha.

We are open 9am-3pm; Tuesday-Saturday or by appointment at a convenient time for you...just call ahead!

Bring as many pictures as possible a copy of project plan if you have you will be able to get an idea of an estimate right then and there.

When you arrive you will find over 30 variety of plants several varieties of palms to ornamentals, hundreds of pallets of pavers, stacked walls, seating wall as well as 5,000 sq feet area of hardscape as well as 12 different colored decorative rock displays pavers, patios, fire pits, seating walls on display.

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