UF/IFAS
UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research and Education Center

Home » UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research and Education Center » Tag: pollinators

Tag: pollinators

butterfly on orange flower

Wild Weeds: Friends or Foes?

by Caroline Warwick
July 8, 2020

When it comes to gardening mishaps, sometimes letting weeds run wild can be a good thing. Have you ever noticed tiny white flowers lining roadways, or more commonly, your landscape bed? What about flowers in fields, forests, or other natural ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Blanketflower, Butterflyweed, Caroline Warwick, Chris Marble, Frogfruit, Khamare, Marble, Pollinators, Spanish Needle, Tickseed, Weed Science, Weeds, Woodsorrel, Yuvraj Khamare

Weed of the Week: Spanish Needles

by Yuvraj
June 24, 2020

Welcome to Weed Science Wednesday, a weekly series aimed at helping homeowners and horticulture professionals better identify and manage common landscape weeds in Florida. The weed of this week is Spanish Needles (Bidens spp.). In Florida, ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Apopka, Bees, Butterfly, Environmental Horticulture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Landscape, Nursery, Pollinators, Spanish Needles, Weed, Weed Control, Weed Management, Weed Science, Weed Wednesday, Wildflower
butterfly on orange flower

Successful Butterfly Gardening

by Liz Felter
March 24, 2020

Spring is the perfect time to add color to your landscape. A butterfly garden can accomplish this goal, and here’s what you need to do. First, find out what butterflies live in your area and concentrate on attracting them to your yard. Here ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Butterflies, Butterfly, Butterfly Garden, Caterpillar, Florida Butterflies, Milkweed, Monarch, Ocextension, Pollinators