Tag: flowering

Exploring Florida’s Natives: Star Anise

by Julia Sirchia
July 15, 2025

Star anise (Illicium parviflorum), also known as Anise or Yellow Anisetree, is a low maintenance, fragrant, native shrub that could be the perfect addition to your landscape. Origins of the Florida Star Anise The evergreen star anise is native ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture
Tags: Exploring Florida's Natives Series, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Flowering, Garden, Gardening, Horticulture, Illicium Parviflorum, Landscape, Landscaping, Native Gardens, Resilient Landscaping, Star Anise, Water Wise, Yellow Anisetree

Plectranthus promises plenty of possibilities.

by Ralph Mitchell
November 5, 2024

Another plant that you have seen in so many garden centers that you may have become “plant blind” to them is the Plectranthus – especially one called ‘Mona Lavender’. ‘Mona Lavender’ is a cultivar that is commonly available ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Flowering, Mona Lavender, Ornamental, Plant Of The Year, Plectranthus

Exploring Florida’s Natives: The Black-Eyed Susan

by Julia Sirchia
June 4, 2024

You have probably seen this cheerful, radiant flower everywhere, but have you actually noticed it? Let's take a closer look at one of Florida's native treasures: the black-eyed Susan. This perennial blooming plant isn't just a pretty face; it's ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: #RightPlantRightPlace, Florida Native Series, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Flowering, Garden, Gardening, Gardens, Horticulture, Landscape, Native Plants, Resilient Landscaping, Smart Irrigation

Purple in the landscape

by Ralph Mitchell
March 20, 2024

Flowering trees have seasonal blooms that we look forward to every year. You know it is coming, but once in bloom the colors wake up the landscape like a floral beacon. The purple trumpet tree – aka - Handroanthus impetiginosus (formerly ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Flowering, Handroanthus Impetiginosus, Ornamental, Purple Trumpet Tree, Tabebuia Impetiginosa

Enjoy the new and improved touch-me-not

by Ralph Mitchell
March 20, 2024

Impatiens are known by many names including “touch-me-not” and "busy lizzie". However, almost everyone knows that impatiens are common bedding annuals that bring seasonal color and easy care. While once known to be used exclusively ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Flowering, Gardening, Impatiens, New Guinea Impatiens

The frilly fringe flower

by Ralph Mitchell
March 19, 2024

We live in a gigantic garden here in Charlotte County divided only by fences and roads. In landscapes, gas stations parking lots, and other assorted sites you are likely to see common landscape materials such as dwarf variegated schefflera, ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Flowering, Gardening, Loropetalum Chinensis Rubrum, Witch-hazel

Why Won’t My Tree Fruit?

by Jeff Wasielewski
August 31, 2023

There are a number of controllable factors that combine to create a tree healthy enough to fruit. A healthy tree must have a strong root system, adequate light, proper pruning, proper nutrition, the right age, proper pollination, no mechanical ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Fertilizers, Flowering, Fruit, Pruning, Trees

Foolproof Palm Care: Bamboo Palm

by Marguerite Beckford
October 28, 2022

Bamboo palms (Chamaedorea erumpens) and many closely related species in the genus, are among the few palms that thrive in shade and low-light conditions. For this reason, they are widely used as potted indoor palms and in interiorscapes. Their ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Flowering, Gardening, Low Maintenance, Ornamental, Palms

Suds in the garden

by Ralph Mitchell
August 28, 2022

Aloe plants are very popular due to their Its adaptability to a variety of conditions. Besides the ever-familiar Aloe vera plant, there is another species known as the soap aloe or Aloe maculata. Very ornamental and a great beginner ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Aloe, Drought Tolerant, Flowering, Hummingbirds, Low Maintenance, Succulents

Shades of orange – the crossandra

by Ralph Mitchell
August 16, 2022

A common, but often underutilized plant, crossandra is an ideal companion for any landscape that offers part-sun and part-shade conditions. This native to India and Sri Lanka is a perennial evergreen shrub that provides a stunning combination ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Crossandra, Flowering, Gardening, Ornamental, Perennial

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