Tag: plumbago

Helping Pollinators Spring Into Action

Posted: May 6, 2020

If you are anything like me, you might already have a few plants that provide for pollinators. Last year, when I started to renovate my landscape, I knew I wanted to plant various spaces to welcome pollinators and… Read More

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife, Work & Life

Tags: bees, butterflies, butterfly puddling, FFL, firefush, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Gaillardia, landscape renovation, milkweed, Monarchs, native plants, plumbago, pollinators, zinnias

The humble blue plumbago

by spacemonkey

Posted: November 5, 2019

By Ralph E. Mitchell Several years back, we had a terrible outbreak of chilli thrips across the state which really did a number on plants such as plumbago. Their easy-to-care-for nature became labor-intensive and many failed in the… Read More

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture

Tags: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, groundcover, plumbago

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