We're ending our Happy Halloweeding series with one of the spookiest invasive weeds of all - lantana. Lantana strigocamara (also know as Lantana camara) is listed by the Global Invasive Species Database as one of the worst invasive species ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Invasive Species
Silent Invaders When we think of things as being invasive we often imagine something like water Hyacinths covering every inch of a waterway or acres of Brazilian Peppers blocking out the sun where nothing else will grow. Invasive species are ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Livestock, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching,
By Megan Mann, Livestock and Natural Resources agent This time of year Florida enjoys a big population boom as our neighbors to the North flee freezing temperatures and icy roads for the balmy beauty of a Florida “winter”. Unfortunately, ... READ MORE
Category: Invasive Species, Natural Resources
Lantana became a favorite greenhouse plant in the 18th century. This plant was such a desired species that many new varieties were bred, resulting in hundreds of cultivars available for sale in the European market. The newer cultivars were introduced ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes