Florida-Friendly Plants for Polk County

Polk County is a unique place to garden! Located in the heart of Central Florida, Polk County plants must be able to tolerate cold temperatures, hot and humid days, intense rain events, and extended periods of drought. 

The Polk County Plant Database will help you identify Florida-friendly plants for your Polk County yard.  Choose plants from the expanding database, or search using key words.  Use the Glossary of Terms to make searching easier and familiarize yourself with the important characteristics of Florida-friendly plant material. 

Click here to download a printable plant list!

*note*  Nursery stock changes often so we recommend that you call the nursery before you go there to purchase a specfic plant.