The following link is to a Florida gardening forum:
Florida Gardening Forum - GardenWeb
There are several plant hardiness zones within our state so not all plants mentioned in the forum will flourish here in the Villages. We're not even in the same zone within our community - the new 2012 zone map shows Marion County and the northern half of Sumter County in 9a; most of Lake in 9b.
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
June