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Native Plants and Habitat on Sanibel


Sanibel Island has several distinctive habitats, each of which provides the right conditions for different plant communities. The illustrations below depict the different communities in general terms for our Landscaping for Wildlife program. Listed below are plants suitable for specific types of habitats. View some of our landscape installation using native plants on flickr.

Plant Real Florida

Native Plant Nursery Manager Jenny Evans is active with the Florida Association of Native Nurseries (FANN).  FANN has just launched a "Plant Real Florida" campaign, with a web site and a commercial which will run on most cable stations through early 2012.  To view the commercial through our YouTube videos:  click here.  To visit the Plant Real Florida web site, click here.

Upland communities


Swales and hammocks


Freshwater wetlands


Sanibel's mangrove fringe


Beach communities