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Salvias for Your Florida Garden

by Jamie Daugherty
January 30, 2024

What better way to add color into your Florida Garden than to include the versatile Salvia. This is one of the largest genera of flowering plants with a thousand species worldwide. Salvias will grow in full sun to shade, sandy soil to mucky ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Annual, Attract Wildlife, Butterflygarden, Gardening, Mint, Perrenial, Salvia

Q: Can I grow mint here? I see it in all the stores and I would love to have some for cooking.

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 19, 2017

A: The mints are some of the most easy-to-grow perennial herbs for Florida gardens. Spearmint (Mentha spicata) and peppermint (M. piperita) are two of the more popular along with apple and orange mints. I have seen chocolate mint and several ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Herb, M. Piperita, Mentha Spicata, Mint

Grow an Herb Garden!

by rlcarter
May 12, 2015

Herbs are plants that are grown for the special flavor and aroma of their various parts. They are used mainly to season, enrich, or otherwise improve the taste or smell of certain foods. Since they are not classified as vegetables. Since their ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Basil, Chive, Dill, Edible Landscape, General Gardening, Herb Gardening, Herbs, Marjoram, Mint, Panhandle Gardening, Rosemary, Tarragon, Vegetable Gardening, Winter Savory

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