Florida native plants that make best hedges and privacy fences
Florida native plants that make best hedges and privacy fences
Publish Date: 2026-04-05 05:00:00
Source Domain: www.tcpalm.com
April 5, 2026, 5:00 a.m. ET
5 native plants that can grow into thick hedges and tall privacy screens.
Silver buttonwood
Low-branched shrub; can be clipped into a hedge; tolerant of sun, salt, dry, wet conditions
Cocoplum
Shrub is salt- and drought-tolerant; has dense foliage
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Sea grape
Large round leaves; can be sheered to form hedge; trained and trimmed to form tree; grape-like fruit attracts wildlife
Firebush
Multi-stemmed shrub; leaf colors vary green to red; red flowers attract butterflies, hummingbirds; songbirds eat small fruit
Walter’s viburnum
Heavily branched and vegetated shrub; can tolerate shearing; provides cover and food for birds and wildlife
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