Dec
30
2020
Variegated ginger – add color to shady areas
The variegated ginger is a beautifully striped plant with green and yellow foliage that many homeowners and gardeners utilize as part of their landscape design....
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Dec
23
2020
Sun grown bromeliad (Bromeliaceae)
The bromeliad plant is a family of monocot flowering plants with around 3475 known species. The bromeliad is found through the subtropics of America, West...
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Dec
16
2020
White Bird of Paradise
White Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia Nicolai), stands out with its large leaves and exotic flower. It grows in a clumping form and is one of...
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Dec
09
2020
Staghorn Fern – Vegetated Art
The Staghorn Fern is a tropical plant native to the Philippines, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Australia, Madagascar, Africa, and America. Mainly known for their growth in...
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Dec
02
2020
Fiddle Leaf Fig is Music to the Ears
‘Fiddle Leaf Fig’ sounds like music to my ears. Such a fitting name for a plant whose leaves resemble the shape of violins, the Fiddle...
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Nov
25
2020
Coontie: Home Sweet Home – For Butterflies
A plant originating deep within the history of Florida, the Coontie plant, sometimes referred to as a palm, is actually not a palm at all,...
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Nov
18
2020
The Bottle Palm
Aptly named for its uniquely shaped trunk, the bottle palm (Hyophorbe lagenicaulis) is relatively small but beautiful accent palm for any tropical garden. Typically ranging...
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Nov
11
2020
Pygmy date palm: Small palm, big appeal
The pygmy date palm (Phoenix roebelenii) is considered one of the most popular palms seen in the residential landscape. It is hard not to admire...
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Nov
04
2020
Beauty queen of the butterfly garden
With such an intriguing name, the golden dewdrop (Duranta erecta) sounds magical, and its beauty is a tell-tale sign for that. If given proper love...
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Oct
28
2020
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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Oct
21
2020
Myrsine is a great native plant choice
Rapanea-Myrsine guanesis or commonly known as Myrsine is a frequently used Florida native plant. Its leathery green leaves are its most prominent feature. The flowers...
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Oct
14
2020
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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