Village Institute for Sustainable Technologies & Agriculture

A Florida native plant that offers orange-red flowers throughout most of the year, Firebush is a large, soft-stemmed shrub that can reach...

Florida native plants support beneficial insect populations, and VISTA proudly has native plant gardens north, south, east and west of...

Dotted Horsemint (Monarda punctata), also known as Spotted Beebalm, https://www.flawildflowers.org/flower-friday-monarda-punctata/...

Bad news! Hornworms can devour the precious foliage of an entire tomato plant in a day. Good news! Parasitoid wasps, as natural...

Native plant of the month featured in January 2023 is the Longleaf Pine Tree. We just passed the first anniversary of 2 Longleaf pine...

Elliott’s lovegrass Eragrostis elliottii typically blooms in fall but may produce flowers in summer or even year-round. Its seeds are...

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis, commonly known as Blue Porterweed, is a low-growing, sprawling wildflower and an excellent addition to...

The bright, showy flowers of VISTA’s Starry Rosinweed (Silphium astericus) attract butterflies and native bees among other pollinators....

Tall Elephantsfoot Did you know that there is more than one Tall Elephantsfoot in VISTA’s Wildflower Garden?Curious? You can find them...

Delicate flowers with delicious edible fruit makes the Flatwoods plum standout in our native plant garden at VISTA. Their height compared...

The Florida greeneyes wildflower is a member of the Daisy family and just might be a nice addition to your landscape. Sometimes called...

This month the Wildflower Committee has selected to showcase the Coreopsis. You can find Coreopsis, Florida's State Wildflower, emerging...

As VISTA Gardens’ Wildflowers consultant Bruce Turley says, “Plants are the grocery, apothecary and hardware stores of the past.” VISTA...

This month the Wildflower Garden Committee has selected to show case the Tropical sage. Photo at VISTA Gardens by Kathy Neukamm Tropical...