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Plant Camellias for Winter Interest in your Garden

by Lisa SandersonAvatar photo
November 18, 2022

Camellias are a delightful evergreen, flowering shrub choice for your fall to winter garden in Sumter County.   Camellias came to America from Asia in the late 1700, and  since 1900 southern gardeners have been planting them in their gardens. Types ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Camellia, Camellia Japonica, Camellia Pests, Camellia Sasanqua, Evergreen Shrubs, Flowering Shrubs, Landscape Plants, Lisa Sanderson, UF/IFAS Extension Sumter County, Winter Flowers
Ixora

Fact Sheet: Ixora leaf spots and chlorosis are common. What to do?

by Doug Caldwell "Dr. Dougbug"
March 30, 2018

What are those purple leaf spots? Why are these leaves yellowing and dying? See this fact sheet (as well as video) to grow healthy ixora:   1. To get the fact sheet, click here: Ixora Spots: A Nutrient ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Tags: Broschat, Chlorosis, Fertilizer, Flowering Shrubs, Giblin-Davis, Landscape Diagnosis, Micronutrients, Nematodes, Soil PH
Brunfelsia americana "Lady of the Night'

Head-turner, fragrant flowering shrubs: Brunfelsia americana [Solanaceae] “Lady-of-the-Night’

by Doug Caldwell "Dr. Dougbug"
February 23, 2018

My 'Lady of the Night' is in full bloom again (previously April 20 and October 10, 2017 ) and now, February 22, 2018. This shrub is stunning when in flower and the bonus (to some people it is a tad too much) is it is super-fragrant in the evening, ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: "beautiful South Florida Plants", Doug Caldwell, Florida, Flowering Shrubs, Fragrant Flowering Shrubs

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