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Category Archives: Native Plants
Florida Native Plant Society sale
The Serenoa Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society was having a plant sale so I spent my Saturday out at Sweetbay Nursery as a volunteer. I’ve been in the plant business for a few years and up until I started Bloomin’ … Continue reading
Posted in Native Plants, Whatever
Tagged Florida Native Plant Society, Florida Native Plants
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American beautyberry
I read it and didn’t believe it. An article claiming American Beautyberry (Callicarpa Americana) is an effective mosquito repellent. Along with being a skeptic, I’m not one to go out of my way to try anything new but I happened to … Continue reading
Railroad vine (Ipomoea pes-caprae)
The flowers of the beach morning-glory open late in the evening and are at their best in the early morning. If your lucky enough to live along our Gulf Coast and are looking for something that will withstand those conditions, … Continue reading
Posted in Native Plants, Perennials, Plant Files
Tagged Beach Plantings, Florida Native Plants, Ipomoea pes-caprae, Railroad vine
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Sunshine Mimosa (Mimosa strigillosa)
On any given day, I walk mindlessly through parking lots. Planted with a small specimen tree and surrounded with annuals. Looking good for a few months, all too soon, they succumb to their environmental conditions and become withered mounds of foliage. Spent … Continue reading
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Tagged Florida Native Plants, Groundcovers, Mimosa strigillosa, Sunshine mimosa
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Bloomin' Crazy 