Plants Likely to Reseed in Florida Gardens

by Derek Burch and Ellen West Demmy

 

These free-seeders will choose their own spot to call home. You may use this list as a warning or as a promise depending on your style of gardening.

 

We don't think that any of these except perhaps Catharanthus has made any of the lists of Escapers-that-are-menacing-the- Everglades. Inside your garden is another matter, but most of these are too useful to pass up from some wimpy premise that they will come back to haunt you.

Short Plants

Abelmoschus moschatus Musk mallow
Ageratum houstonianum
Antirrhinum majus Snapdragon
Catharanthus roseus Periwinkle, vinca
Cosmos hybrids
Cuphea hyssopifolia
Dyssodia tenuiloba Dahlberg daisy
Gaillardia pulchella Blanket flower
Impatiens cvs.
Lobularia maritima Sweet alyssum
Melampodium paludosum
Ocimum basilicum Basil
Petunia cvs.
Portulaca cvs.
Ruellia brittoniana ' Katie'
Salvia splendens
Tagetes hybrids Marigold
Torenia fournieri Clown flower
Tropaeolum peregrinum Nasturtium
Zinnia cvs.

Medium Height

Asclepias curassavica Milkweed
Celosia spicata
Centratherum punctatum False bachelor's buttons
Cleome spinosa
Crossandra spp
Mirabilis jalapa Four o'clock
Ruellia brittoniana
Setaria palmifolia
Turnera ulmifolia
Verbena bonariensis
Verbesina spp.

Giants

Helianthus annuus Sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia Mexican sunflower

Vines

Ipomoea spp. Morning glory
Lablab purpurea Red bean
Luffa cylindrica Vegetable sponge
Pachyrrhizus erosus Jicama

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