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Swamp Milkweed, Pink
Swamp Milkweed is an herbaceous, deciduous perennial plant known for its attractions to Monarch and Queen Butterflies. Milkweeds are named for their milky sap, which consists of a latex containing alkaloids and several other complex compounds including cardenolides.
Pink Swamp Milkweed is a tall 3 to 4-foot plant with pink flowers in late summer and fall. This species prefers moist to wet soil in partial sun and partial shade.
Pink Swamp Milkweed is a tall 3 to 4-foot plant with pink flowers in late summer and fall. This species prefers moist to wet soil in partial sun and partial shade.
Swamp Milkweed, White
Swamp White Milkweed is an herbaceous, deciduous perennial plant sought for its attraction as a host plant for Monarch and Queen Butterflies. Milkweeds are named for their milky sap, which consists of a latex containing alkaloids and several other complex compounds including cardenolides.
White Swamp Milkweed is a small milkweed that grows to 1 foot or a little more, needs moist to wet soil and prefers a mix of sun and shade. This plant has a very showy display of flowers intermittently from spring through fall.
White Swamp Milkweed is a small milkweed that grows to 1 foot or a little more, needs moist to wet soil and prefers a mix of sun and shade. This plant has a very showy display of flowers intermittently from spring through fall.
Narrowleaf Sunflower
Perennial wildflower that grows about 2-3 ft tall, blooming in late Summer-Fall. Plant in full to part sun in moist soil. This plant readily colonizes and can fill in empty space easily. These are particularly attractive to pollinators and put on a spectacular show at bloom time.
Red Torch Mexican Sunflower
Brilliant, red-orange, 2-3 inch flowers; an excellent butterfly plant. These bloom over a very long season, and the plants produce masses of blooms. The large 5-foot plants are very beautiful. I enjoyed these as I traveled along the roadsides in the high mountains in central Mexico.
Teddy Bear
Beautiful 3”- 6” double, deep yellow blooms. Plants grow 18”- 24” tall, and the double blooms are very unique! This is a superb variety.
Evening Sun
Dark centered large 8-10" flowers in rich coppery shades have a long bloom time, opening more flowers from the many-branched stems. Excellent cut. Feed the birds later in fall as they ripen seed.
Marigold Nematocidal
The highest amount of alpha-terthienyl in any marigold available. The trick to good success is to plant just the marigold in your target area for at least 2 or 3 months so the nematodes will only have the marigold to attach to and then die. Self-seeding annual.
Blanket Flower
Blanket Flower is a tough and showy annual that reseeds readily and perpetuates almost continuously in the right environment. Blanket flower spreads and gets a 1 or 2 in spread and height. The flower heads are up to 2 in. across and made up of yellow, three-cleft ray flowers surrounding a purplish-red sphere of disk flowers. This plant blooms from late winter through summer or early fall. It is very drought tolerant and requires well drained soil with strong sun light. It is salt air tolerant.
American Wisteria
American Wisteria, Wisteria frutescens, is a native species distinct from the Asian species. American Wisteria grows much smaller than the Asian species hence the sometimes used name, Dwarf Wisteria. The fragrant lavender blooms are produced against the foliage after winter dormancy breaks in the spring making a more striking appearance than the Asian Wisterias.
Cosmos, Rubenza
Unique and elegant color. As blooms mature, petals fade from a deep cranberry to an antique rose with hints of amber. The medium-height plants (36-48 inches) are very productive, flowering early and continuing to bloom if cut or deadheaded. 2 ½ -3 ½” blooms. Excellent cut flowers. Add color to gardens and plant containers.
Germinate in as little as one week. Eight-12 weeks from seed to the first bloom. Plant or thin Cosmos to about eighteen inches apart for best growth.
Early pinching can help promote a bushier and denser plant. Deadheading is required to have continual blooms.
Harvest when petals on the first flower are just opening, but not yet flattened.
Cosmos can reseed themselves and this makes them ideal for those looking to establish a "mini-meadow". The site you select for your cosmos planting should be in full sun; well-drained, but of low fertility.
Germinate in as little as one week. Eight-12 weeks from seed to the first bloom. Plant or thin Cosmos to about eighteen inches apart for best growth.
Early pinching can help promote a bushier and denser plant. Deadheading is required to have continual blooms.
Harvest when petals on the first flower are just opening, but not yet flattened.
Cosmos can reseed themselves and this makes them ideal for those looking to establish a "mini-meadow". The site you select for your cosmos planting should be in full sun; well-drained, but of low fertility.
“Lady Margaret” Passion Flower Vine
Beautiful raspberry, red flowers appear during summer and fall on this fast-growing vine that can spread 6 to 30 feet. A hybrid resulting from a cross between a red Passiflora coccinea and the deciduous Passiflora incarnata, this tropical and tender perennial climbing vine requires 4+ hours of full sun, regular deep watering infrequently and minimal fertilization. Best grown on an arbor or wall with ample room to roam. Space plants 18-24 inches.
Host plant for the Gulf Fritillary butterfly and attracts zebra and longwing butterflies, as well.
Host plant for the Gulf Fritillary butterfly and attracts zebra and longwing butterflies, as well.
Swamp Milkweed, Pink
Swamp Milkweed is an herbaceous, deciduous perennial plant known for its attractions to Monarch and Queen Butterflies. Milkweeds are named for their milky sap, which consists of a latex containing alkaloids and several other complex compounds including cardenolides.
Pink Swamp Milkweed is a tall 3 to 4-foot plant with pink flowers in late summer and fall. This species prefers moist to wet soil in partial sun and partial shade.
Pink Swamp Milkweed is a tall 3 to 4-foot plant with pink flowers in late summer and fall. This species prefers moist to wet soil in partial sun and partial shade.
Swamp Milkweed, White
Swamp White Milkweed is an herbaceous, deciduous perennial plant sought for its attraction as a host plant for Monarch and Queen Butterflies. Milkweeds are named for their milky sap, which consists of a latex containing alkaloids and several other complex compounds including cardenolides.
White Swamp Milkweed is a small milkweed that grows to 1 foot or a little more, needs moist to wet soil and prefers a mix of sun and shade. This plant has a very showy display of flowers intermittently from spring through fall.
White Swamp Milkweed is a small milkweed that grows to 1 foot or a little more, needs moist to wet soil and prefers a mix of sun and shade. This plant has a very showy display of flowers intermittently from spring through fall.
Narrowleaf Sunflower
Perennial wildflower that grows about 2-3 ft tall, blooming in late Summer-Fall. Plant in full to part sun in moist soil. This plant readily colonizes and can fill in empty space easily. These are particularly attractive to pollinators and put on a spectacular show at bloom time.
Red Torch Mexican Sunflower
Brilliant, red-orange, 2-3 inch flowers; an excellent butterfly plant. These bloom over a very long season, and the plants produce masses of blooms. The large 5-foot plants are very beautiful. I enjoyed these as I traveled along the roadsides in the high mountains in central Mexico.
Teddy Bear
Beautiful 3”- 6” double, deep yellow blooms. Plants grow 18”- 24” tall, and the double blooms are very unique! This is a superb variety.
Evening Sun
Dark centered large 8-10" flowers in rich coppery shades have a long bloom time, opening more flowers from the many-branched stems. Excellent cut. Feed the birds later in fall as they ripen seed.
Beach Sunflower
Wide spreading perennial from the beach dunes that has hairy, branched stems layering 1-3 ft.in height. This is a popular plant with extreme drought tolerance and sunny, yellow rayed flowers throughout the year. Be sure it is planted in a very well drained, sun exposed location and allow for its extensive spread.
Marigold Nematocidal
The highest amount of alpha-terthienyl in any marigold available. The trick to good success is to plant just the marigold in your target area for at least 2 or 3 months so the nematodes will only have the marigold to attach to and then die. Self-seeding annual.
Blanket Flower
Blanket Flower is a tough and showy annual that reseeds readily and perpetuates almost continuously in the right environment. Blanket flower spreads and gets a 1 or 2 in spread and height. The flower heads are up to 2 in. across and made up of yellow, three-cleft ray flowers surrounding a purplish-red sphere of disk flowers. This plant blooms from late winter through summer or early fall. It is very drought tolerant and requires well drained soil with strong sun light. It is salt air tolerant.
American Wisteria
American Wisteria, Wisteria frutescens, is a native species distinct from the Asian species. American Wisteria grows much smaller than the Asian species hence the sometimes used name, Dwarf Wisteria. The fragrant lavender blooms are produced against the foliage after winter dormancy breaks in the spring making a more striking appearance than the Asian Wisterias.
Cosmos, Rubenza
Unique and elegant color. As blooms mature, petals fade from a deep cranberry to an antique rose with hints of amber. The medium-height plants (36-48 inches) are very productive, flowering early and continuing to bloom if cut or deadheaded. 2 ½ -3 ½” blooms. Excellent cut flowers. Add color to gardens and plant containers.
Germinate in as little as one week. Eight-12 weeks from seed to the first bloom. Plant or thin Cosmos to about eighteen inches apart for best growth.
Early pinching can help promote a bushier and denser plant. Deadheading is required to have continual blooms.
Harvest when petals on the first flower are just opening, but not yet flattened.
Cosmos can reseed themselves and this makes them ideal for those looking to establish a "mini-meadow". The site you select for your cosmos planting should be in full sun; well-drained, but of low fertility.
Germinate in as little as one week. Eight-12 weeks from seed to the first bloom. Plant or thin Cosmos to about eighteen inches apart for best growth.
Early pinching can help promote a bushier and denser plant. Deadheading is required to have continual blooms.
Harvest when petals on the first flower are just opening, but not yet flattened.
Cosmos can reseed themselves and this makes them ideal for those looking to establish a "mini-meadow". The site you select for your cosmos planting should be in full sun; well-drained, but of low fertility.
“Lady Margaret” Passion Flower Vine
Beautiful raspberry, red flowers appear during summer and fall on this fast-growing vine that can spread 6 to 30 feet. A hybrid resulting from a cross between a red Passiflora coccinea and the deciduous Passiflora incarnata, this tropical and tender perennial climbing vine requires 4+ hours of full sun, regular deep watering infrequently and minimal fertilization. Best grown on an arbor or wall with ample room to roam. Space plants 18-24 inches.
Host plant for the Gulf Fritillary butterfly and attracts zebra and longwing butterflies, as well.
Host plant for the Gulf Fritillary butterfly and attracts zebra and longwing butterflies, as well.
Elliott’s Aster
Elliott's Aster is a perennial that is a robust plant that often stands more than 4 ft. tall by blooming time. Flowering occurs in the fall and the entire crown of each stem is a mass of light lavender (sometimes white) blooms. Individual flowers are about 1 inch across. It is one of the best asters for butterflies and other pollinators. Reseeds heavily in its preferred moist to wet environment.
Azure Sage
Azure or Blue Sage is a perennial shrub that grows 3-6 ft. tall. It is a 2-4' tall, lanky plant with 2-lipped, blue flowers, whorled around the square stem and forming a terminal spike-like cluster. The vibrant blue color of the flowers (truest blue of any native wildflower) is stunning and as always with Salvias, a good pollinator plant including butterflies and bees. Because of its tall lanky habit, it is best planted with grasses or other mixed wildflower plantings. Average, clay, or sandy soil. Blooms from summer to fall. Can be grown in container. Fully deciduous: re-emerges from the root in spring.
Cardinal Flower
Cardinal Flower is a perennial with showy red flowers at the top of tall stems and in 8-inch terminal spikes. These are very showy flowers that bloom in summer. It needs wet soil in partial to full sun. Good for water features or locations that stay wet. Pollinators including butterflies and hummingbirds visit the flowers.
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Flowers provide late season nectar for pollinating butterflies and bees; seeds eaten by birds.
Perennial that grows 3-6 ft. in height. Small, yellow flowers are arranged along the upper side of branches, forming a feathery, plume-shaped inflorescence in summer and fall. Pollinators visit this showy flowering wildflower heavily! Very easy growing and salt tolerant as well as tolerant of wet to dry soil. Plant in a background setting with full sun. To prevent excessive seeding, cut the seed heads off after blooming has wrapped up.
Perennial that grows 3-6 ft. in height. Small, yellow flowers are arranged along the upper side of branches, forming a feathery, plume-shaped inflorescence in summer and fall. Pollinators visit this showy flowering wildflower heavily! Very easy growing and salt tolerant as well as tolerant of wet to dry soil. Plant in a background setting with full sun. To prevent excessive seeding, cut the seed heads off after blooming has wrapped up.
Dotted Horsemint
A bee balm that will attract a great variety of pollinators, including butterflies.
Dotted Horsemint is a showy, aromatic, perennial wildflower growing bushy to almost 3 ft. tall in the summer and fall when it is blooming. It has rosettes of pinkish white, purple-spotted, flowers backed by bracts that are white, pink, lavender or purple. Be careful to place this plant so that it does not crowd out other smaller plants. It is easy growing in partial sun to full sun in moist to dry sandy soil. It blooms from mid-summer through the fall.
Dotted Horsemint is a showy, aromatic, perennial wildflower growing bushy to almost 3 ft. tall in the summer and fall when it is blooming. It has rosettes of pinkish white, purple-spotted, flowers backed by bracts that are white, pink, lavender or purple. Be careful to place this plant so that it does not crowd out other smaller plants. It is easy growing in partial sun to full sun in moist to dry sandy soil. It blooms from mid-summer through the fall.
Alaska Dwarf Nasturtium
Nasturtiums are an easy to grow flowering annual with edible leaves, pods, and blooms. The flavor is described as similar to that of watercress. A compact mound-shaped growth habit achieving 12” tall is perfect in small gardens. The plant has round and smooth leaves that are marbled green and white and produces brightly colored flowers in yellow, crimson, orange, salmon and cherry. Maturity is 32-40 days. Fertilization promotes vigorous leaf growth and fewer flowers. This variety is known to deter rabbits from your garden.
Dwarf Jewel Mix Nasturtium
Nasturtiums are an easy to grow flowering annual with edible leaves, pods, and blooms. The flavor is described as similar to that of watercress. This plant has a bushy growth habit that is around 12” tall. Leaves are round and smooth, and its numerous semi-double and double flowers are red, orange, salmon, and yellow. Maturity is 32-40 days. Fertilization promotes vigorous leaf growth and fewer flowers. Self seeds easily.
Balls Orange Calendula
A compact dwarf variety that grows around 8 to 12 inches tall. This plant is often called “English Marigold or Pot Marigold”, although they are not in the same plant family. They are drought resistant and easy to grow. Flowers are doubled and come in shades of orange, yellow, and gold. Flower petals are edible and colorful additions to a salad. Deadheading improves the look of the plant and lengthens flowering period. Attracts pollinators to the garden.
Fiesta Gitana Calendula
An old-fashioned variety that grows around 12 to 24 inches tall. This plant is often called “English Marigold or Pot Marigold”, although they are not in the same plant family. The plant is drought resistant and easy to grow. The large orange flowers (up to 3”) are fully doubled. Flower petals are edible and perfect to add color to a salad. When dried it can be used as a saffron substitute. The colorful flowers attract bees and butterflies to the garden to aid in pollination. They are wonderful long-lasting cut flowers.
Dwarf Lanced Leaf
This is a native perennial that is indigenous to most of the contiguous 48 states. Bright yellow, fringed flowers can be up to two and one-half inches across. Blooming a bit earlier than most coreopsis, lance-leaved coreopsis will bloom continuously from May through July. It flourishes in sun, drought and heat. In open sunny sites it may even spread aggressively via self seeding.
Bachelor’s Button, Classic Magic
Commonly referred to as “Bachelor’s Button” due to its perfect shape and size for attaching to a lapel. This variety that grows around 30 to 38 inches tall. The plant is drought resistant and easy to grow. The doubled to semi-doubled flowers are 1 to 1 ½ inch. Blooms are bicolored ranging from black & plum, black & white, and purple. Flower petals are edible and are an elegant addition to salads and desserts. First-class flowers.
Blue Flag Iris
Long-lived perennial that grows in moist wildflower gardens in full sun or part shade noted for lavender-blue showy 4” flowers on textured, light-green foliage emerging directly from the ground in dense clumps. Grows 12 to 18 inches tall. Native to boggy areas where water stands all year long, Blue Flag Iris will grow in standing water.
Pollinated by bumblebees and long-horned bees. Butterflies visit for nectar but are not effective pollinators.
Pollinated by bumblebees and long-horned bees. Butterflies visit for nectar but are not effective pollinators.
Golden Canna
Also known as Bandanna-of-the-Everglades, occurs in marshes and swamps throughout FL.
Best grown as stands of flowers in moist areas. Self-fertile, so seeds can be produced by self-pollination. Pollination is facilitated by bats, hummingbirds, and other small wildlife species.
Host for the Brazilian skipper. Dragonfly larvae also hide in the leaves until they become adults.
Best grown as stands of flowers in moist areas. Self-fertile, so seeds can be produced by self-pollination. Pollination is facilitated by bats, hummingbirds, and other small wildlife species.
Host for the Brazilian skipper. Dragonfly larvae also hide in the leaves until they become adults.
Scarlet Hibiscus
Also known as Bandanna-of-the-Everglades, occurs in marshes and swamps throughout FL.
Best grown as stands of flowers in moist areas. Self-fertile, so seeds can be produced by self-pollination. Pollination is facilitated by bats, hummingbirds, and other small wildlife species.
Host for the Brazilian skipper. Dragonfly larvae also hide in the leaves until they become adults.
Best grown as stands of flowers in moist areas. Self-fertile, so seeds can be produced by self-pollination. Pollination is facilitated by bats, hummingbirds, and other small wildlife species.
Host for the Brazilian skipper. Dragonfly larvae also hide in the leaves until they become adults.
Swamp Milkweed, Pink
Swamp Milkweed is an herbaceous, deciduous perennial plant known for its attractions to Monarch and Queen Butterflies. Milkweeds are named for their milky sap, which consists of a latex containing alkaloids and several other complex compounds including cardenolides.
Pink Swamp Milkweed is a tall 3 to 4-foot plant with pink flowers in late summer and fall. This species prefers moist to wet soil in partial sun and partial shade.
Pink Swamp Milkweed is a tall 3 to 4-foot plant with pink flowers in late summer and fall. This species prefers moist to wet soil in partial sun and partial shade.
Swamp Milkweed, White
Swamp White Milkweed is an herbaceous, deciduous perennial plant sought for its attraction as a host plant for Monarch and Queen Butterflies. Milkweeds are named for their milky sap, which consists of a latex containing alkaloids and several other complex compounds including cardenolides.
White Swamp Milkweed is a small milkweed that grows to 1 foot or a little more, needs moist to wet soil and prefers a mix of sun and shade. This plant has a very showy display of flowers intermittently from spring through fall.
White Swamp Milkweed is a small milkweed that grows to 1 foot or a little more, needs moist to wet soil and prefers a mix of sun and shade. This plant has a very showy display of flowers intermittently from spring through fall.
Narrowleaf Sunflower
Perennial wildflower that grows about 2-3 ft tall, blooming in late Summer-Fall. Plant in full to part sun in moist soil. This plant readily colonizes and can fill in empty space easily. These are particularly attractive to pollinators and put on a spectacular show at bloom time.
Red Torch Mexican Sunflower
Brilliant, red-orange, 2-3 inch flowers; an excellent butterfly plant. These bloom over a very long season, and the plants produce masses of blooms. The large 5-foot plants are very beautiful. I enjoyed these as I traveled along the roadsides in the high mountains in central Mexico.
Teddy Bear
Beautiful 3”- 6” double, deep yellow blooms. Plants grow 18”- 24” tall, and the double blooms are very unique! This is a superb variety.
Evening Sun
Dark centered large 8-10" flowers in rich coppery shades have a long bloom time, opening more flowers from the many-branched stems. Excellent cut. Feed the birds later in fall as they ripen seed.
Beach Sunflower
Wide spreading perennial from the beach dunes that has hairy, branched stems layering 1-3 ft.in height. This is a popular plant with extreme drought tolerance and sunny, yellow rayed flowers throughout the year. Be sure it is planted in a very well drained, sun exposed location and allow for its extensive spread.
Mammoth
This giant among sunflowers is a fast grower whose single stalk can reach 12' tall and produces one 10"-12" flower. Sow monthly for continual bloom. Edible, gray-striped seeds invite birds in the fall, if you don’t roast and eat them first!
Autumn Beauty
Tall, extremely vigorous plants produce bold, beautiful flowers up to 8" across. Bright yellow, bronze, and purple shades with some bicolors. Good choice for farmscaping, sunflower mazes, and tall border rows. Grows up to height of 8-10'. Bears pollen and is good for bee forage. Produces many long (1 - 3½ foot) stems.
Lemon Queen
Beautiful poly-headed, 5-6' tall annual has 5-6" blooms with bright lemon-colored petals and dark brown centers. Good cut flower. Summer-fall blooming. Annual.
Autumn Beauty Mix
Autumn Beauty Mix Sunflower Seeds. Helianthus annuus. Open Pollinated. Non-GMO Autumn Beauty Mix seeds grow one of summer's most explosive and familiar bordering flowers. Autumn Beauty seeds promise your garden brilliant 10" heads bursting with a mix of bronze, golden, purple, mahogany, and yellow sunburst. Autumn Beauty sunflower seeds grow up to 60" tall and its countless seeds serve as a natural bird feeder all season long. Autumn Beauty Mix seeds are a simple and easy to grow addition in many hot and drought-prone gardens across North America. ~1,700 seeds/oz.
Giant Teddy Bear
Plant grows to be 18 to 24 inches tall with 3 to 6 inch blooms. Petals are a beautiful golden yellow. The double blooms makes Teddy Bear soft and bushy. Matures in 50 to 65 days.
Red Sun
Red Sun seeds grow one of summer's rarest and most unique blooms, stunning 60-72" tall branching sunflowers with eye-catching 5-6" heads of smokey burgundy, bronze, and copper. Red Sun sunflowers are grown for their rich, warm petals and chocolate-seeded centers that promise to keep the birds fed and coming back all season long. Red Sun seeds mature in as early as 90 days and make a quick and fun grow for novice gardeners to try out in the back of a garden. Red Sun sunflowers are hardy, easy to grow from seed, and thrive in many hot and drought-prone gardens across North America.
Marigold Nematocidal
The highest amount of alpha-terthienyl in any marigold available. The trick to good success is to plant just the marigold in your target area for at least 2 or 3 months so the nematodes will only have the marigold to attach to and then die. Self-seeding annual.
Mr. Majestic
Marigolds are an easy to grow flowering annual with colorful blooms. They bring butterflies, bees, ladybugs, and other beneficial insects to the garden. Marigolds are a great companion in your vegetable garden and can help protect your veggies from predators and pests.
A compact mound-shaped growth habit reaching about 10” tall. This unique marigold is significantly different from the others with alternating bands of mahogany and yellow going outward from a yellow center to form a distinct pinwheel of each color. This variety flowers in 60-70 days from seed.
Water seedlings regularly until established. Pinching back plants will promote a bushier growth habit. Deadheading will prolong blooming. Amend soil with compost before planting and organic fertilizer a few times a season.
A compact mound-shaped growth habit reaching about 10” tall. This unique marigold is significantly different from the others with alternating bands of mahogany and yellow going outward from a yellow center to form a distinct pinwheel of each color. This variety flowers in 60-70 days from seed.
Water seedlings regularly until established. Pinching back plants will promote a bushier growth habit. Deadheading will prolong blooming. Amend soil with compost before planting and organic fertilizer a few times a season.
Dwarf Bolero
Marigolds are an easy to grow flowering annual with colorful blooms. They bring butterflies, bees, ladybugs, and other beneficial insects to the garden. Marigolds are a great companion in your vegetable garden and can help protect your veggies from predators and pests.
A compact mound-shaped growth habit reaching about 6”-10” tall. This dwarf double French marigold feature a bi-colored, mahogany red and golden 2” blossom. This variety flowers in 35-50 days from seed.
Water seedlings regularly until established. Pinching back plants will promote a bushier growth habit. Deadheading will prolong blooming. Amend soil with compost before planting and organic fertilizer a few times a season.
A compact mound-shaped growth habit reaching about 6”-10” tall. This dwarf double French marigold feature a bi-colored, mahogany red and golden 2” blossom. This variety flowers in 35-50 days from seed.
Water seedlings regularly until established. Pinching back plants will promote a bushier growth habit. Deadheading will prolong blooming. Amend soil with compost before planting and organic fertilizer a few times a season.
Blanket Flower
Blanket Flower is a tough and showy annual that reseeds readily and perpetuates almost continuously in the right environment. Blanket flower spreads and gets a 1 or 2 in spread and height. The flower heads are up to 2 in. across and made up of yellow, three-cleft ray flowers surrounding a purplish-red sphere of disk flowers. This plant blooms from late winter through summer or early fall. It is very drought tolerant and requires well drained soil with strong sun light. It is salt air tolerant.
American Wisteria
American Wisteria, Wisteria frutescens, is a native species distinct from the Asian species. American Wisteria grows much smaller than the Asian species hence the sometimes used name, Dwarf Wisteria. The fragrant lavender blooms are produced against the foliage after winter dormancy breaks in the spring making a more striking appearance than the Asian Wisterias.
Cosmos, Rubenza
Unique and elegant color. As blooms mature, petals fade from a deep cranberry to an antique rose with hints of amber. The medium-height plants (36-48 inches) are very productive, flowering early and continuing to bloom if cut or deadheaded. 2 ½ -3 ½” blooms. Excellent cut flowers. Add color to gardens and plant containers.
Germinate in as little as one week. Eight-12 weeks from seed to the first bloom. Plant or thin Cosmos to about eighteen inches apart for best growth.
Early pinching can help promote a bushier and denser plant. Deadheading is required to have continual blooms.
Harvest when petals on the first flower are just opening, but not yet flattened.
Cosmos can reseed themselves and this makes them ideal for those looking to establish a "mini-meadow". The site you select for your cosmos planting should be in full sun; well-drained, but of low fertility.
Germinate in as little as one week. Eight-12 weeks from seed to the first bloom. Plant or thin Cosmos to about eighteen inches apart for best growth.
Early pinching can help promote a bushier and denser plant. Deadheading is required to have continual blooms.
Harvest when petals on the first flower are just opening, but not yet flattened.
Cosmos can reseed themselves and this makes them ideal for those looking to establish a "mini-meadow". The site you select for your cosmos planting should be in full sun; well-drained, but of low fertility.
“Lady Margaret” Passion Flower Vine
Beautiful raspberry, red flowers appear during summer and fall on this fast-growing vine that can spread 6 to 30 feet. A hybrid resulting from a cross between a red Passiflora coccinea and the deciduous Passiflora incarnata, this tropical and tender perennial climbing vine requires 4+ hours of full sun, regular deep watering infrequently and minimal fertilization. Best grown on an arbor or wall with ample room to roam. Space plants 18-24 inches.
Host plant for the Gulf Fritillary butterfly and attracts zebra and longwing butterflies, as well.
Host plant for the Gulf Fritillary butterfly and attracts zebra and longwing butterflies, as well.
Elliott’s Aster
Elliott's Aster is a perennial that is a robust plant that often stands more than 4 ft. tall by blooming time. Flowering occurs in the fall and the entire crown of each stem is a mass of light lavender (sometimes white) blooms. Individual flowers are about 1 inch across. It is one of the best asters for butterflies and other pollinators. Reseeds heavily in its preferred moist to wet environment.
Gloriosa Double Daisy
Large double blooms on long, strong stems. Robust plants produce a high percentage of fully double flowers, with approximately 5% semi-double or single. Lovely 4–5" blooms resemble mums before fully open. Also known as blackeyed Susan and gloriosa daisy. Tender perennial in Zones 9–10. Organically grown.
Excellent cut flower. Beds, pots, back of borders, or wild, meadow, and cottage gardens.
Rudbeckia requires long days to initiate flowering and will continue to produce some, smaller blooms into the fall but on shortened stems of reduced quality. Deadheading increases blooms during summer production. Rudbeckia tolerates heat and drought.
Excellent cut flower. Beds, pots, back of borders, or wild, meadow, and cottage gardens.
Rudbeckia requires long days to initiate flowering and will continue to produce some, smaller blooms into the fall but on shortened stems of reduced quality. Deadheading increases blooms during summer production. Rudbeckia tolerates heat and drought.
Stoke’s Aster
Wildflower that grows 12-18 in. tall, with a basal cluster of dark-green, lance-shaped leaves. The showy and numerous flowers are 3-4 in. across, with deeply divided blue rays and very prominent blue florets from the disk.
Stokes Aster needs an organic soil and regular moisture with partial sun. As with the aster group, this is a great butterfly attracting wildflower.
Stokes Aster needs an organic soil and regular moisture with partial sun. As with the aster group, this is a great butterfly attracting wildflower.
Cutleaf Coneflower
Can grow tall to over 5-feet tall and produces 3-inch flowers that are cone-shaped with greenish-yellow centers and back-tilted golden rays. The center cone turns brown as the seeds ripen. Plant Cutleaf Coneflower in partial sun to full sun and moist soil. The flowers attract butterflies.
Florida Paintbrush
Florida Paintbrush has a basal rosette of narrow strap leaves and long flower stalks that reach up to 3 or 4 feet when in flower in late summer through the fall. It is a perennial with pretty lavender-purple flat heads of small flowers that is collectively very showy. It is adapted to drained, moist to dry soils when established, but requires an extended period of watering to establish this species as a drought tolerant wildflower. It is a beautiful addition in wildflower and butterfly gardens.
Black Eyed Susan
Annual or short-lived perennial wildflower that grows 1-2' high with 2-3" wide daisy-like flowers. In the right environment, it reseeds and regenerates. Although native Black-eyed Susan has smaller flowers than hybrids, it is hardier and showy. Plant in partial to full sun in average to moist soil. It also makes a great container plant and mixes well in wildflower beds.
Beach Mistflower
A mounding, decumbent perennial with 'fuzzy' small clusters of lavender, blue, or white flowers. The plants grown in cultivation are lavender. The flowers that are produced throughout the warm months are attractive to skipper butterflies. This plant, besides being a good bedding plant in drain landscape sites with partial to full sun also make good container plants to cascade down the side of a pot.
Starry Rosinweed
Perennial that grows 2 to 3 ft that produces a basal set of spaced leaves and bright yellow rayed flowers along an upright stalk. This is a great performing bloomer with flowers occurring throughout the year in central Florida, with the spring, summer, and fall producing the heaviest blooming. It looks best planted in groupings and tolerates average to moist soil with light shade to full sun. Cut stems back to the ground when they get thick and unattractive and the plant will reward you with nice foliage and bloom even heavier as a result.
Blazing Star
Tall stem wildflower topped with a spike of small purple flowers creating a very showy display late summer into fall. Pollinator attractors that are some of the most striking blooms seen during Fall.
Silkgrass
Aster family member with a white hair on the leaves that gives this plant a silky, silvery effect. It is also known as Narrowleaf Golden Aster. The strap shaped leaves give the appearance of a grass when it is not in bloom. The small yellow blooms are produced in enough quantity to create a showy display from late summer to early winter. Cut the stems back to the ground after blooming has finished. Silkgrass must be planted in very well drained soil in full to mostly full sun. An ideal wildflower for hot dry locations. It will slowly colonize over time and can even be thought of as a ground cover.
Deer’s Tongue
The common name for this species arises from its large strap-like basal leaves that look something like the tongue of a white-tailed deer. Plant this with other wildflowers in areas that get a bit of extra moisture and plant it in mass. Individual plants will have far less impact than clusters of 6 or more.
It will not persist if the soils are too droughty, but if you have the right conditions, it will quickly form a basal rosette of long elliptical leaves in the spring and stay in this state, perfectly behaved, for quite a few months before starting its flower stalk in mid-summer. Eventually, a stalk 3-4 feet above ground matures and flowering begins in fall, peaking in October. Individual flowers are small but display a rich purple color and the sheer number of blooms makes the understory breathtaking in areas where large colonies occur.
All members of this genus are deciduous and generally disappear during the winter months.
It will not persist if the soils are too droughty, but if you have the right conditions, it will quickly form a basal rosette of long elliptical leaves in the spring and stay in this state, perfectly behaved, for quite a few months before starting its flower stalk in mid-summer. Eventually, a stalk 3-4 feet above ground matures and flowering begins in fall, peaking in October. Individual flowers are small but display a rich purple color and the sheer number of blooms makes the understory breathtaking in areas where large colonies occur.
All members of this genus are deciduous and generally disappear during the winter months.
Vanilla Plant
A perennial that grows 2-4 ft tall, prefers full sun to part shade, and produces thin stalks that hold small purple flowers when in bloom late summer into fall. Best in moist soil, although intolerant of flooding. Requires sufficient moisture during hot summer months.
Also called “vanillaleaf” due to the vanilla-like scent emitted when the wilting leaves are crushed.
Attracts many butterflies, bees and other pollinators.
Also called “vanillaleaf” due to the vanilla-like scent emitted when the wilting leaves are crushed.
Attracts many butterflies, bees and other pollinators.
Pale Purple Coneflower
Short-lived perennial 3-5 ft tall by 2-3 ft wide with pink, purple showy flowers. Full sun, usually moist, occasional inundation to short dry periods. Attracts many pollinators, especially bees. Birds consume the seeds. Winter dormant.
https://www.fnps.org/plant/echinacea-purpurea
Purple coneflower is an endangered Florida native wildflower, found naturally growing only in Gadsden County. Easily propagated by seeds or division and does well in almost any garden setting.
Note: When buying purple coneflower, be sure you are buying Florida stock. Big box stores typically obtain their plants from out-of-state stock, and those plants don’t do as well here as plants grown from Florida stock. It is best to purchase seeds or plants from a local grower.
Purple coneflower is often available at nurseries that specialize in native plants. Visit PlantRealFlorida.org to find a native nursery in your area.
https://flawildflowers.org/flower-friday-echinacea-purpurea/
https://www.fnps.org/plant/echinacea-purpurea
Purple coneflower is an endangered Florida native wildflower, found naturally growing only in Gadsden County. Easily propagated by seeds or division and does well in almost any garden setting.
Note: When buying purple coneflower, be sure you are buying Florida stock. Big box stores typically obtain their plants from out-of-state stock, and those plants don’t do as well here as plants grown from Florida stock. It is best to purchase seeds or plants from a local grower.
Purple coneflower is often available at nurseries that specialize in native plants. Visit PlantRealFlorida.org to find a native nursery in your area.
https://flawildflowers.org/flower-friday-echinacea-purpurea/
Azure Sage
Azure or Blue Sage is a perennial shrub that grows 3-6 ft. tall. It is a 2-4' tall, lanky plant with 2-lipped, blue flowers, whorled around the square stem and forming a terminal spike-like cluster. The vibrant blue color of the flowers (truest blue of any native wildflower) is stunning and as always with Salvias, a good pollinator plant including butterflies and bees. Because of its tall lanky habit, it is best planted with grasses or other mixed wildflower plantings. Average, clay, or sandy soil. Blooms from summer to fall. Can be grown in container. Fully deciduous: re-emerges from the root in spring.
Mystic Spires Blue Salvia
This hybrid between two large Mexican sages is an 18-30" tall and wide compact, dark green, heavy stemmed plant for perennial beds, mass plantings, and large containers. Shows nicely as a cut flower. Blooms late spring through fall with 10 to 12" spikes of deep blue flowers that fade to white, attracting bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.
Heat-hardy, this salvia requires full sun, well-drained richly composted soil, and requires medium irrigation. No need to deadhead. Prune this perennial in the spring after growth returns, one foot from ground. (Do not cut this plant lower.) Propagate new plants from seed, stem cuttings in spring/summer, or division of the root ball.
Heat-hardy, this salvia requires full sun, well-drained richly composted soil, and requires medium irrigation. No need to deadhead. Prune this perennial in the spring after growth returns, one foot from ground. (Do not cut this plant lower.) Propagate new plants from seed, stem cuttings in spring/summer, or division of the root ball.
Cardinal Flower
Cardinal Flower is a perennial with showy red flowers at the top of tall stems and in 8-inch terminal spikes. These are very showy flowers that bloom in summer. It needs wet soil in partial to full sun. Good for water features or locations that stay wet. Pollinators including butterflies and hummingbirds visit the flowers.
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Flowers provide late season nectar for pollinating butterflies and bees; seeds eaten by birds.
Perennial that grows 3-6 ft. in height. Small, yellow flowers are arranged along the upper side of branches, forming a feathery, plume-shaped inflorescence in summer and fall. Pollinators visit this showy flowering wildflower heavily! Very easy growing and salt tolerant as well as tolerant of wet to dry soil. Plant in a background setting with full sun. To prevent excessive seeding, cut the seed heads off after blooming has wrapped up.
Perennial that grows 3-6 ft. in height. Small, yellow flowers are arranged along the upper side of branches, forming a feathery, plume-shaped inflorescence in summer and fall. Pollinators visit this showy flowering wildflower heavily! Very easy growing and salt tolerant as well as tolerant of wet to dry soil. Plant in a background setting with full sun. To prevent excessive seeding, cut the seed heads off after blooming has wrapped up.
Dotted Horsemint
A bee balm that will attract a great variety of pollinators, including butterflies.
Dotted Horsemint is a showy, aromatic, perennial wildflower growing bushy to almost 3 ft. tall in the summer and fall when it is blooming. It has rosettes of pinkish white, purple-spotted, flowers backed by bracts that are white, pink, lavender or purple. Be careful to place this plant so that it does not crowd out other smaller plants. It is easy growing in partial sun to full sun in moist to dry sandy soil. It blooms from mid-summer through the fall.
Dotted Horsemint is a showy, aromatic, perennial wildflower growing bushy to almost 3 ft. tall in the summer and fall when it is blooming. It has rosettes of pinkish white, purple-spotted, flowers backed by bracts that are white, pink, lavender or purple. Be careful to place this plant so that it does not crowd out other smaller plants. It is easy growing in partial sun to full sun in moist to dry sandy soil. It blooms from mid-summer through the fall.
Scrub Mint
Scrub Mint also known as False Rosemary is a perennial that grows 6-18 in. tall, with aromatic, blue-green or silver-green foliage. The leaves are fine and linear. Pink flowers occur singly or in few-flowered clusters from several of the upper axils. The two-lipped flower is spotted within. This a plant from deep drainage and full sun. It is an attractive and charming plant that is great in landscape beds, wildflower plantings and pots. It is highly attractive to pollinators including bees and butterflies.
Calamintha
Deciduous perennial wildflower that grows to about 2' tall. It blooms primarily in the Fall, with some sporadic blooms throughout the rest of the year. It prefers full sun and extremely well-draining soil, and its low-growing nature makes it great for edging and lining purposes. The foliage gives off a sweet, minty fragrance when disturbed, and the flowers are loved by bees.
Skullcap
Perennial, herbaceous plant frequently classified as wildflower that grow in diverse environmental areas ranging from uplands, seasonally flooded, and ruderal areas in Florida, where 13 species have been identified, 11 of which are native to the state.
Prized for their unique seed stalks and blue to purple flowers. The name is derived from the Latin word “scutella,” which translates to “little dish,” referring to the structure of the calyx that protrudes over the base of the flower, resembling a cap or helmet.
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep564
Prized for their unique seed stalks and blue to purple flowers. The name is derived from the Latin word “scutella,” which translates to “little dish,” referring to the structure of the calyx that protrudes over the base of the flower, resembling a cap or helmet.
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep564
Creeping Sage
Also known as River Sage, a perennial ground cover that can spread indefinitely on wiry stems. The tiny electric blue flowers must be viewed at close range and attract the Cassius Blue Butterfly to the nectar. The soft foliage is bright green and when crushed has a musk indicative of its membership in the mint family. This is a useful ground cover that is very adaptable but prefers moist soil and will grow in sun or shade. The bright green foliage is great for brightening shadowy or dark areas of a landscape. It can be mowed after establishment.
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Used as a ground cover, one of the relatively few Florida plants that both forms a low dense cover and survives shade. Depending on site, this plant may spread more than preferred, but easy to pull up if it is not wanted. Easily propagated by dividing the root ball and will also grow from seed. Will grow in full sun, part shade, and shade. Prefers somewhat moist ground (no flooding) and, once established, can tolerate dry periods.
Attracts pollinators and is larval host for Fulvous Hairstreak.
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Used as a ground cover, one of the relatively few Florida plants that both forms a low dense cover and survives shade. Depending on site, this plant may spread more than preferred, but easy to pull up if it is not wanted. Easily propagated by dividing the root ball and will also grow from seed. Will grow in full sun, part shade, and shade. Prefers somewhat moist ground (no flooding) and, once established, can tolerate dry periods.
Attracts pollinators and is larval host for Fulvous Hairstreak.
Tropical Sage
Tropical or Scarlet Sage is a perennial that reseeds readily. It can grow 2 to 3 ft. in height. Red Flowers are borne on flower spikes on a square stem. It also occurs with pink and white flowers. Tropical Sage is easy growing and is adapted to average conditions in partial sun to full sun. The flowers attract butterflies and hummingbirds. It uniquely flowers year around in central Florida and vibrant new growth emerges in early winter. This is a must have for year around color in the landscape!
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Alaska Dwarf Nasturtium
Nasturtiums are an easy to grow flowering annual with edible leaves, pods, and blooms. The flavor is described as similar to that of watercress. A compact mound-shaped growth habit achieving 12” tall is perfect in small gardens. The plant has round and smooth leaves that are marbled green and white and produces brightly colored flowers in yellow, crimson, orange, salmon and cherry. Maturity is 32-40 days. Fertilization promotes vigorous leaf growth and fewer flowers. This variety is known to deter rabbits from your garden.
Dwarf Jewel Mix Nasturtium
Nasturtiums are an easy to grow flowering annual with edible leaves, pods, and blooms. The flavor is described as similar to that of watercress. This plant has a bushy growth habit that is around 12” tall. Leaves are round and smooth, and its numerous semi-double and double flowers are red, orange, salmon, and yellow. Maturity is 32-40 days. Fertilization promotes vigorous leaf growth and fewer flowers. Self seeds easily.
Empress of India
This classic Victorian nasturtium has dark blue-green foliage and brilliant crimson flowers on 12-14" plants. This variety has been grown in the United States since the 1890s, and today it is perfect for everyone’s favorite contemporary gardening method. Beyond the garden, the edible flowers and leaves can add style and color to plates as a garnish—or as a peppery addition to salads and pastas. Hardy annual that grows 12-14 inches tall with bright crimson flowers. Can be grown in containers.
Ladybird
These eye-catching, orange-yellow flowers with bright-red central markings are edible, as are their rounded leaves. The dwarf plants are ideal for container gardening and will also thrive in beds and garden plots. Hardy annual, 8-10" tall.
Black Velvet
The intense velvety-black blooms of this nasturtium are completely unique within this genus. Growing only 10-12" tall, the dwarf plants are ideal for container gardens. The edible blossoms and gray-green leaves dress up spring salads both visually and with a surprising peppery burst or flavor. Hardy annual.
Tip Top
This strain of nasturtium is noteworthy because it holds a multitude of edible flowers above its rounded foliage. The flowers and leaves can also be added to salads to impart a peppery flavor. The flowers within the mix of this half-hardy annual are apricot, gold, mahogany, and scarlet. This 8-10" tall selection is ideal for containers.
Milkmaid
This is the closest to white of any nasturtium available to gardeners, unique within the genus. Many years of selection have gone into producing this pale-cream to yellowish-white variety. A great conversation piece in any garden. Plants climb 6' or more with proper support. Hardy annual.
Phoenix Nasturtium
This British introduction is nothing short of a sensation. Instead of their usual rounded shape, the petals of every bloom on this flowering annual are "cut" into 3 to 4 points, like flames or fishtails.
Scalloped between the points, these petals are stunning, standing out brilliantly among ivy-leaf shaped leaves of bright green. The blooms arise in both bright and pastel shades, giving you the classic golds, oranges, and reds of nasturtiums as well as the less common creams, peaches, and salmons. Many petals are brushed with mahogany near the base. And they are unbelievably profuse, Phoenix is not only a new look, it's one of the easiest and most productive, too.
Phoenix also boasts a versatile habit. Some nasturtiums are vining, others bushy, but Phoenix is both! You can let its stems trail from hanging baskets and flowerpots, or you can grow it "upright" in beds and containers, where it will mound instead of spreading.
Scalloped between the points, these petals are stunning, standing out brilliantly among ivy-leaf shaped leaves of bright green. The blooms arise in both bright and pastel shades, giving you the classic golds, oranges, and reds of nasturtiums as well as the less common creams, peaches, and salmons. Many petals are brushed with mahogany near the base. And they are unbelievably profuse, Phoenix is not only a new look, it's one of the easiest and most productive, too.
Phoenix also boasts a versatile habit. Some nasturtiums are vining, others bushy, but Phoenix is both! You can let its stems trail from hanging baskets and flowerpots, or you can grow it "upright" in beds and containers, where it will mound instead of spreading.
Balls Orange Calendula
A compact dwarf variety that grows around 8 to 12 inches tall. This plant is often called “English Marigold or Pot Marigold”, although they are not in the same plant family. They are drought resistant and easy to grow. Flowers are doubled and come in shades of orange, yellow, and gold. Flower petals are edible and colorful additions to a salad. Deadheading improves the look of the plant and lengthens flowering period. Attracts pollinators to the garden.
Fiesta Gitana Calendula
An old-fashioned variety that grows around 12 to 24 inches tall. This plant is often called “English Marigold or Pot Marigold”, although they are not in the same plant family. The plant is drought resistant and easy to grow. The large orange flowers (up to 3”) are fully doubled. Flower petals are edible and perfect to add color to a salad. When dried it can be used as a saffron substitute. The colorful flowers attract bees and butterflies to the garden to aid in pollination. They are wonderful long-lasting cut flowers.
Alpha Organic Calendula
Clear, bright orange 2–3 1/2" blooms reminiscent of gerberas that grow to a height of 24-30". Also known as pot marigold, common marigold, and Scotch marigold. High resin content for medicinal use.
Edible petals of the flowers can be used fresh or dried ("flower confetti") in soups, soufflés, rice dishes, baked goods, and to garnish desserts. Calendula is a popular choice for brightening up salad mix. Flavor is tangy and slightly bitter.
Note: Remove the petals from the flower base before consuming as the base can be quite bitter. Do not eat the calyx or flower centers.
Calendula has been used medicinally for centuries. Ancient Romans grew them to treat scorpion stings! In the Middle Ages calendula was a common remedy for everything from smallpox to indigestion. Today’s herbalists use it to make a healing salve for sunburn, chapped lips, minor burns, cuts, and scrapes.
Edible petals of the flowers can be used fresh or dried ("flower confetti") in soups, soufflés, rice dishes, baked goods, and to garnish desserts. Calendula is a popular choice for brightening up salad mix. Flavor is tangy and slightly bitter.
Note: Remove the petals from the flower base before consuming as the base can be quite bitter. Do not eat the calyx or flower centers.
Calendula has been used medicinally for centuries. Ancient Romans grew them to treat scorpion stings! In the Middle Ages calendula was a common remedy for everything from smallpox to indigestion. Today’s herbalists use it to make a healing salve for sunburn, chapped lips, minor burns, cuts, and scrapes.
Pacific Beauty Calendula
Pacific Beauty Mix calendula seeds are a tidy and vibrant addition to grow in any home or garden. Pacific Beauty Mix seeds grow hardy 15-18 inch tall bushy calendula mounds perfect for indoor gardening, yet robust enough to keep outside during the long summer months. Pacific Beauty Mix seeds promise dazzling 3-4 inch lush marigold-like bulbs atop robust stalks certain to excite any seasonal fresh cut arrangement or bouquet. Pacific Beauty Mix calendula is tolerant, easy to grow from seed, and ideal for indoor containers and planters or for a charming border around your flower bed. ~2100 Seeds / Ounce.
Solar Flashback Calendula
A distinctive new family of flash, selected to highlight contrast between bright light yellows, pinks, and solid red or maroon. A special treat for those who love calendula, but want a rest from orange.
Dwarf Lanced Leaf
This is a native perennial that is indigenous to most of the contiguous 48 states. Bright yellow, fringed flowers can be up to two and one-half inches across. Blooming a bit earlier than most coreopsis, lance-leaved coreopsis will bloom continuously from May through July. It flourishes in sun, drought and heat. In open sunny sites it may even spread aggressively via self seeding.
Leavenworth’s Tickseed
The Coreopsis genus is the state wildflower of Florida. Leavenworth's Tickseed is an annual that reseeds and perpetuates continually. It grows to around 2 feet in in height and has a delicate appearance with its thread-like foliage and stems. Its flowers are small with a dark center, and organized into larger heads resembling a single, radially symmetrical flower cupped by a ring of green bracts. Tickseed blooms throughout the warm months of the year in moist to wet sites in sun.
Thread Leaf Coreopsis
Thread Leaf Coreopsis is a native perennial in the daisy family that grows in dense bushy clumps. It may grow 2-3 feet tall with a similar spread. Plants thrive in infertile sandy and rocky soils and tolerate drought, low levels of salt, infertile soil, heat, and humidity. If the soil is too rich or moist, stems become weak and plants tend to flop. The clumps will spread by rhizomes and can be divided every 2-3 years. It will also self-seed. Shearing the plant after blooming will sometimes produce fall flowers.
This plant provides an airy appearance to the sunny border, naturalized area, native garden, or mass plantings. Its long bloom season provides a profusion of daisy-like yellow flowers. It is an easy-care plant that will give you years of enjoyment.
This plant provides an airy appearance to the sunny border, naturalized area, native garden, or mass plantings. Its long bloom season provides a profusion of daisy-like yellow flowers. It is an easy-care plant that will give you years of enjoyment.
Bachelor’s Button, Classic Magic
Commonly referred to as “Bachelor’s Button” due to its perfect shape and size for attaching to a lapel. This variety that grows around 30 to 38 inches tall. The plant is drought resistant and easy to grow. The doubled to semi-doubled flowers are 1 to 1 ½ inch. Blooms are bicolored ranging from black & plum, black & white, and purple. Flower petals are edible and are an elegant addition to salads and desserts. First-class flowers.
Blue Flag Iris
Long-lived perennial that grows in moist wildflower gardens in full sun or part shade noted for lavender-blue showy 4” flowers on textured, light-green foliage emerging directly from the ground in dense clumps. Grows 12 to 18 inches tall. Native to boggy areas where water stands all year long, Blue Flag Iris will grow in standing water.
Pollinated by bumblebees and long-horned bees. Butterflies visit for nectar but are not effective pollinators.
Pollinated by bumblebees and long-horned bees. Butterflies visit for nectar but are not effective pollinators.
Blue Eyed Grass
Perennial native iris family member that grows like a low grass to a couple of inches tall. It has numerous, narrow, light-green leaves that form dense, tufted clumps which steadily grow with new foliage during the season. The flattened, leaf-like flowering stems bear bright blue, purple or white star-shaped flowers a few inches above the leaves during the spring.
Golden Canna
Also known as Bandanna-of-the-Everglades, occurs in marshes and swamps throughout FL.
Best grown as stands of flowers in moist areas. Self-fertile, so seeds can be produced by self-pollination. Pollination is facilitated by bats, hummingbirds, and other small wildlife species.
Host for the Brazilian skipper. Dragonfly larvae also hide in the leaves until they become adults.
Best grown as stands of flowers in moist areas. Self-fertile, so seeds can be produced by self-pollination. Pollination is facilitated by bats, hummingbirds, and other small wildlife species.
Host for the Brazilian skipper. Dragonfly larvae also hide in the leaves until they become adults.
Scarlet Hibiscus
Long-lived deciduous perennial wildflower that grows 5'-8' tall and about 2'-4' wide and tolerates full to part sun. This plant requires moist soil and offers a beautiful spectacle of large scarlet flowers throughout the summer. This plant can be maintained as a potted plant if properly cared for, but it does best on the edges of ponds or consistently moist areas.
Spotted Water Hemlock
Large herbaceous wildflower typically 3-6' tall and almost as broad, primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Natural habitats are swamps and marshes. Requires full sun and moist to wet soils and intolerant of long periods of drought.
Water Hyssop
A perennial that produces small, white, bell-shaped flowers throughout the warm months. The leaves are small, oval, shiny and bright green. Water Hyssop is a very tight and pretty, low growing groundcover for moist to wet or flooded landscapes. It can be bare rooted into the media of backyard water features or used as a potted plant.
Host plant for Peacock Butterflies. Larval host plant for black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) butterflies.
Host plant for Peacock Butterflies. Larval host plant for black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) butterflies.
Sky Vine
Also called Bengal Clock Vine, the growth habit of this evergreen perennial results in quick cover of arbors, trellises, and fences. It can be successfully used as a screen or container plant and is marvelous cascading over a wall with its sky blue flowers. Best grown in rich, sterilized topsoil with good drainage. Prefers full sun to partial shade and a generous watering regime. Regular pruning is required to keep this plant in bounds.
Pineland Lantana
Pineland Lantana grows 1 to 2 feet in height and 2 to 3 feet in width. This Lantana from Dade County makes a great flowering spreading ground cover. It is a perennial and is very popular for the showy deep yellow color blooms and good butterfly attraction. This species is endangered in the wild and hard to find cultivated due to the wide sale of Lantana hybrids. Plant Pineland Lantana in moist to average well drained soil in full to partial sun. This plant will freeze back in frosty locations.
Trailing Porterweed
Porterweed is a perennial ground cover with coarse thick, dark green leaves. Native Porterweed is a low spreading plant growing from 6 inches to 18 inches in height and up to 4 feet in spread. It does freeze back in the winter where exposed to cold and reseeds in the spring. It is popular with butterfly gardeners and is good for pollinators. The flower stem, affectionately referred to as 'rattails' at the end of the creeping branches bare deep blue flowers that progressively open along the flower stem in the morning.
Beach Verbena
Short-lived spreading perennial 12" tall x 12-18" wide with ovate leaves and rose-purple flowers that bloom year around. Plant in full sun and in moist, well-drained sandy or limestone soils, without humus. Drought tolerant; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Wildflower garden, groundcover. Would also work well as a mass planting. Can be grown in containers.
Plant only your local verbenas [ideally purchased from a native plant nursery]. Closely related verbenas hybridize, and you do not want to damage the genetics of the species found naturally near you.
Nectar source for a variety of butterflies and moths, including Gulf fritillaries, hawk moths and long-tailed skippers. Pollinated by miner bees and long-tongued bees such as bumblebees and orchid bees.
Wildflower garden, groundcover. Would also work well as a mass planting. Can be grown in containers.
Plant only your local verbenas [ideally purchased from a native plant nursery]. Closely related verbenas hybridize, and you do not want to damage the genetics of the species found naturally near you.
Nectar source for a variety of butterflies and moths, including Gulf fritillaries, hawk moths and long-tailed skippers. Pollinated by miner bees and long-tongued bees such as bumblebees and orchid bees.
Buttonsage Lantana
Button Sage, also known as Wild Sage, is a perennial shrub that grows 3 to 5 feet in height and up to 3 feet in spread. The soft leaves are a dusty gray/green. It produces small white flowers in clusters, followed by a tight cluster of purple berries.
This is the only Lantana species native to central Florida and deserves respect for its hardiness, drought tolerance, and ease of growth. It can be used as a small to medium size shrub in landscapes.
Button Sage is attractive to pollinators including butterflies and birds.
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Long-lived perennial known for showy flowers, showy fruits, hurricane wind resistance
https://www.fnps.org/plant/lantana-involucrata
Buttonsage is an excellent addition to tropical and subtropical butterfly gardens as its nectar is attractive to a variety of butterflies and other pollinators and it blooms year-round. It is drought and salt tolerant. It also works well as a hedge plant.
This is the only Lantana species native to central Florida and deserves respect for its hardiness, drought tolerance, and ease of growth. It can be used as a small to medium size shrub in landscapes.
Button Sage is attractive to pollinators including butterflies and birds.
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Long-lived perennial known for showy flowers, showy fruits, hurricane wind resistance
https://www.fnps.org/plant/lantana-involucrata
Buttonsage is an excellent addition to tropical and subtropical butterfly gardens as its nectar is attractive to a variety of butterflies and other pollinators and it blooms year-round. It is drought and salt tolerant. It also works well as a hedge plant.
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This South African native is a popular perennial for Florida since it tolerates hot temperatures, dry and sandy soils, and blooms yellow or orange flowers throughout the warm months, depending on the variety.
The succulent, grass-like foliage grows to about a foot tall, while the flower stalks typically reach two feet, dancing above the leaves throughout the summer months.
Bulbine will grow best if it is planted in a spot that receives full sun and has well-drained soil, though it can be grown in a site that gets shade for part of the day. Once established, bulbine is very drought tolerant.
Deadheading will encourage the plants to produce more flowers, but it is not necessary.
The succulent, grass-like foliage grows to about a foot tall, while the flower stalks typically reach two feet, dancing above the leaves throughout the summer months.
Bulbine will grow best if it is planted in a spot that receives full sun and has well-drained soil, though it can be grown in a site that gets shade for part of the day. Once established, bulbine is very drought tolerant.
Deadheading will encourage the plants to produce more flowers, but it is not necessary.
Spiderwort
A perennial that grows 1 to 2 ft. in height with showy clusters of blue, three-petaled flowers top the stems that tend to open in morning. When touched in the heat of the day, the flowers shrivel to a fluid jelly.
This is an easy 'no-brainer plant' that seeds readily. Cut it back when it looks stalky and it will re-bloom, or in the case of winter, regrow as a thick leafy plant.
Great for edgings or mixed flower beds.
This is an easy 'no-brainer plant' that seeds readily. Cut it back when it looks stalky and it will re-bloom, or in the case of winter, regrow as a thick leafy plant.
Great for edgings or mixed flower beds.
Wild Petunia
Low-growing, erect perennial that 6 to 18 inches in height. Flowers bloom prolifically in late winter through the spring months with intermittent blooming throughout summer and fall. They are one inch across with 5 petals, tubular in shape, and range in color from purple to lavender to a pale pinkish white. Opposite gray-green leaves are ovate to elliptic. This is small mounding plant that is very adaptable and easy to grow in full sun to bright shade as well as being drought tolerant.
Wild petunia is a nectar plant for butterflies and is also a host plant for Common Buckeye and Peacock butterflies. It also attracts a variety of other pollinators.
Wild petunia is a nectar plant for butterflies and is also a host plant for Common Buckeye and Peacock butterflies. It also attracts a variety of other pollinators.
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The rarest of Florida’s three native beardtongues, Eastern smooth (Pink) beardtongue is somewhere between our other two native penstemons in stature. Its basal leaves are deep green and flushed with red in the main leaf vein and sometimes along the leaf margins. Individual plants reach about 2 feet tall at flowering time.
The flowers are a soft pink in color and similar in structure to that of the white beardtongue (P. multiflorus). The "beardtongue" along the lower fused petals is quite noticeable and bright yellow. Large numbers of these flowers are produced during the late spring and summer months. Plants may stay in bloom for nearly a month and make a stunning display.
Plant in masses of at least 5 per cluster in well-drained soil under filtered sun or in locations where it will receive mostly morning sun.
The flowers are a soft pink in color and similar in structure to that of the white beardtongue (P. multiflorus). The "beardtongue" along the lower fused petals is quite noticeable and bright yellow. Large numbers of these flowers are produced during the late spring and summer months. Plants may stay in bloom for nearly a month and make a stunning display.
Plant in masses of at least 5 per cluster in well-drained soil under filtered sun or in locations where it will receive mostly morning sun.
Morning Glory
This dazzling, easy-to-grow vine, in the Convolvulaceae (Bindweed
or more commonly known, Morning Glory) Family, is a native of
Mexico and South America. Grown as an annual (or perennial in
zones 11 and 12), the 6'–20' vine produces 1" tubular red, pink, and
white flowers that remain open all day. It makes a colorful screen or
trellis plant. The ferny foliage is equally pleasing.
Caution: Most parts of this plant are poisonous if ingested.
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or more commonly known, Morning Glory) Family, is a native of
Mexico and South America. Grown as an annual (or perennial in
zones 11 and 12), the 6'–20' vine produces 1" tubular red, pink, and
white flowers that remain open all day. It makes a colorful screen or
trellis plant. The ferny foliage is equally pleasing.
Caution: Most parts of this plant are poisonous if ingested.
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Painted Carpet Mix Alyssum
This charming mix of tiny, fairy-like flowers is a pretty mix of white, pink, and purple. Growing to be 2-8” tall, this smaller beauty can be planted in the foreground of your garden to frame your borders, and also makes a lovely addition to container plantings. A great pollinator plant.
Culture: Full sun to part shade rich, well-drained soil.
Spacing: Direct sow seeds 1/8" deep and 2-4" apart.
Optimum soil temperature for germination is 65-80˚F. Seeds will germinate in 10-21 days. Thin so mature plants are 4-8" apart.
Irrigation: Moderate moisture
Fertilization: No fertilization necessary unless soil has poor fertility.
Culture: Full sun to part shade rich, well-drained soil.
Spacing: Direct sow seeds 1/8" deep and 2-4" apart.
Optimum soil temperature for germination is 65-80˚F. Seeds will germinate in 10-21 days. Thin so mature plants are 4-8" apart.
Irrigation: Moderate moisture
Fertilization: No fertilization necessary unless soil has poor fertility.
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