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Florida Wildflowers: Blazing Star


September 22, 2016

The Florida panhandle has a treasure of native wildflowers to enjoy in every season of the year. In the late summer and fall, blazing star, also commonly known as gayfeather, can be found blooming in natural areas and along roadsides. You ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Blazing Star, Butterfly Gardening, Gayfeather, General Gardening, Liatris, Native Plants, Panhandle Gardening, Perennials, Pollinators, Wildflower, Wildflowers

Florida Wildflowers: Coreopsis


September 24, 2015

In our demonstration garden we are enjoying the small but vibrant blooms of our state wildflower Coreopsis, also commonly known as tickseed. After many years of its use in the Florida highways beautification program, Coreopsis was adopted ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Annuals, Bees, Butterflies, Butterfly Gardening, Coreopsis, Garden Design, General Gardening, Native Plants, Panhandle Gardening, Perennials, Pollinators, Tickseed, Wildflowers

Divide Perennials in the Fall


September 9, 2015

After a few years, many perennial plants have grown so large that they need to be divided in order to be revived. Overcrowding causes them to bear fewer flowers and, sometimes, to die in the center. Fall is a good time to divide perennials that ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Black Eyed Susan, Cast Iron Plant, Crocosmia, Daylily, Division, Flax Lily, General Gardening, Liriope, Native Plants, Panhandle Gardening, Perennials, Propagation, Prpagation, Stoke's Aster

Coneflowers!


May 12, 2015

An easy to care for perennial to add to your flower garden is the coneflower, Echinacea purpurea. The daisy-like flowers stand tall above the foliage on sturdy 2 to 4 foot stems. Blooms appear about the last part of April or the first of May ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Butterflies, Butterfly Gardening, Coneflower, Division, Garden Design, General Gardening, Native Plants, Panhandle Gardening, Perennials, Pollinators, Propagation, Wildlife

Just Say No to Chinese Wisteria


April 6, 2015

Maybe you have been seeing the Chinese wisteria, Wisteria chinensis, sporting its lavender blooms along the roadways this time of year. This vine may add a pleasant splash of color to the green leafy backdrop, but this is an invasive vine that ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: American Wisteria, Chinese Wisteria, Evergreen Wisteria, General Gardening, Invasive, Invasive Species, Native Plants, Panhandle Gardening, Vines, Wisteria