Native Evergreen Plants in Florida

Native shrubs, groundcovers, and ferns that hold their leaves through winter for year-round green, screening, and cover. For Florida, the right natives are shaped by Florida flatwoods, scrub & subtropical south and a subtropical to tropical, wet summers climate. Every species below, from Foamflower and Crossvine to the rest of the list, is genuinely native to Florida and the wider flora of the Southeast and hardy through zones 8–11. Evergreen natives carry the garden through the bare months, giving structure, privacy, and winter shelter for birds when the deciduous plants have dropped their leaves. Site broadleaf evergreens out of harsh winter wind and afternoon sun to prevent leaf scorch, and water them deeply going into a dry fall so they enter winter fully charged.

5 native species for Florida

Each one native to your region and hardy in zones 8–11 · see this collection in other states.