A well-designed garden requires plants that provide structure and interest year-round. And because layers are so important, planting evergreens of different heights in the fore-, mid-, and background provides a critical element of a pleasing design.
Of course, evergreens with different leaf types provide texture. And those that flower provide even more seasonal interest.
This is a list of some of the best evergreens for central Florida.
Trees
magnolia
wax myrtle
loblolly bay
loquat
palms
cypress
red cedar
oak
pine
citrus
cryptomeria
Large Shrubs/Small Trees
sweet viburnum
bottlebrush
japanese plum yew
ligustrum
sago cycad
anise
cryptomeria
loropetalum
indian hawthorn
podocarpus
tea olive
wax myrtle
firethorn
leucothoe
camellia
juniper
hollies
arborvitae
simpson stopper
japanese blueberry
pittosporum
Medium Shrubs
camellia
indian hawthorn
japanese plum yew
ligustrum
sago cycad
agave
simpson stopper
firethorn
pittosporum
nandina
acuba
loropetalum
gardenia
juniper
podocarpus
mahonia
coontie
pineapple guava
anise
schefflera
leucothoe
euonymus
azalea
bottlebrush
buford holly
hollies
arborvitae
texas sage
oleander
sweet spire
bay laurel
cryptomeria
fatsia
schip laurel
Small Shrubs
gardenia
indian hawthorn
japanese plum yew
coontie
dwarf cryptomeria
nandina
mirror bush
azalea
banana shrub
juniper
agave
cast iron plant
cephalotaxus
camellia
buford holly
holly
mahonia
boxwood
dwarf pittosporum
