Aug
28
2024
Jatropha – Little Red Beauty
Jatropha integerrima is a welcome addition for a sunny spot in any size South Florida landscape. Jatropha is a genus of flowering plants in the...
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Aug
21
2024
Foxtail palm
The foxtail palm (Wodyetia bifurcate) is the epitome of a true specimen palm. The foxtail being the only species in its genus Wodyeti, this palm...
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Aug
07
2024
Buttonwood: The tree by the sea
Buttonwood is a favorite native grown as a multi-trunk shrub or in standard tree form and comes in both a green variety (Conocarpus erectus) or...
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Jul
31
2024
Bougainvillea: Color galore
This spring was perhaps one of the best seasons for the vivid and plentiful color produced by the various bougainvillea cultivars in our local area....
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Jul
24
2024
Agave Attenuata – for the Modern Landscape.
Agave Attenuata from the Agavaceae family is commonly referred to as Spineless Century Plant. This agave is a much smaller version of the traditional Agave...
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Jun
24
2024
Magnolia: Southern beauty
The southern magnolia is an evergreen tree that grows naturally throughout much of the Southeastern United States and can be found from eastern North Carolina...
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Jun
17
2024
Caladiums – My Summer Color
Caladiums are one type of plant that do very well in hot, wet Florida. Planted as either tubers in spring or fully leafed out plants...
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Jun
10
2024
Areca Palm
The Areca Palm (Dypsis lutescens) is considered one of the most popular screening plant for privacy seen in the residential and commercial landscape. It is...
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Jun
05
2024
Seabreeze Bamboo
Seabreeze Bamboo (Bambusa Malingensis) is an excellent choice to create a natural living green privacy screen in your garden. A non-invasive, clumping bamboo, it does...
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May
15
2024
Ixora: a quintessential plant of Southwest Florida
Ixora ‘Nora Grant’ (xora coccinia) pronounced “icks-SORE-ah” is perhaps one of the most quintessential plants of Southwest Florida presenting its colorful hot-pink flowers, which bloom...
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May
08
2024
Whorled Class – Walter’s Viburnum – is a good addition to any garden
Whorled Class – Walter’s Viburnum (Viburnum obovatum) is a lovely small shrub that grows quite well in our area. This plant has a mounding, compact...
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Apr
24
2024
Prickly pear cactus: Tortoise candy
The prickly pear cactus (Opuntia spp.) is from the cactaceae family and is native to Florida and the deserts of the American Southwest. Although they...
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