Shade Gardening: shade Florida drought tolerant , 1 by shellabella

shellabella wrote:
Hi fellow Clearwater resident!

The first thing that comes to mind that you could plant with other things are Rain lilies.
Specifically http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/2118/
I know they are smaller than what you are probably looking for,but you could incorporate them with other things...I use them for borders or plant in clumps or groups.
Mine bloom in the shade as well as sun.
They are a "plant and forget" bulb for me.
They require a period of drought then rain in order to bloom.

Another Native plant http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/2657/
Some say it can be invasive...I do not grow it, but several others on the Florida Gardening forum do grow it.

There is a good native plant nursery down on Indian Rocks Road in Largo..
Wilcox Nursery
http://www.wilcoxnursery.com/revHome.html
I am sure they could have some good suggestions for you also.

Michelle:)