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Very few of the rare and endangered Florida torreya trees survive in Florida's panhandle. Steve found a small specimen for sale at a native plant nursery that now grows in his back yard. The tree is also know as gopherwood or stinking cedar because of the unusual odor produced when the leaves and stems are crushed. Click here for more on this unusual and unique tree that grows in Zones 5-8. Good luck to Steve's torreya tree!
Plant Type Lists
Floridata categorizes each species by assigning each one or more "type" pages. Here are a few examples of recent updates. See the Plant Tag Lists page for the complete set or select from this menu:
 Shrubs more »
I remember in the 50's and early 60's they sold this fast growing vine via advertisements in the Sunday magazines and funny pages. It fell out of favor because it becomes an obnoxious pest in some areas - check local invasive plant lists to insure that you're not creating a growing problem for the future.
These blue palmetto seeds are ripe and ready to fall from the stem to germinate into another generation of this pretty palm. Click to download a large verison (800x600) of this image.
Feature Lists
Floridata has a standard set of Feature Tags, each represented by an icon that signifies a particular attribute, characteristic or use. Display a list of plants with a particular attribute by clicking these icons or selecting from this menu:
 Edible Plants
Herbs, vegetables and fruits - click this icon to display a list of all 125+ plants in Floridata with parts suitable for human consumption:
Pole or bush,
string or green,
have fun this summer
grow some beans.
~Burma Shave~
More beautiful beans for your growing consideration:
edamame/soybean (Glycine max)
lima or butter bean (Phaseolus lunatus)
scarlet runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus)
tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius)
winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus)
 Medicinal Plants
This icon identifies plants that are used, or have traditionally been used in the past, to cure diseases or relieve symptoms.
 Butterfly Plants
Click this icon to display a list of plants that serve as nectar and larval food sources for butterflies - like this one:
 Indoor Plants
This icon identifies plants that grow well indoors in the home and office where they provide numerous benefits in addition to being beautiful.
This icon identifies plants that grow well under low light conditions such as beneath tree canopies and beside structures.
 Fragrant Plants
This icon identifies plants that produce fragrant blossoms, foliage or other parts.
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Resources & Articles
In addition to Plant Profiles and Lists, Floridata features articles and other resources. Look for new pictures, pages and updates in this section.
Picture Gallery
This is one of many beautiful hybrid magnolias (Magnolia x soulangeana). The 'Susan' in my back yard began blooming two weeks ago but nighttime freezes are putting a damper on the show by browning out the blossoms just when it begins to look fabulous. Click here to download a large version (800x600) so 'Susan' can look fabulous as wallpaper on your computer desktop.
This magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) blossom might help to chase away the winter blahs if the weather is cold and gloomy where you are. Just click to download a large version to display your computer.
Steve has a big beautiful winter honeysuckle (Lonicera fragrantissima) blooming in his yard now. If winter gets you down and you live in Zones 5 to 9 plant a winter honeysuckle the fabulous, fragrant flowers are sure to lift your spirits and remind you that spring is on the way! (eventually...)
Download a large version of this beautiful image for your computer desktop.
Our native pinxter or piedmont azaleas (Rhododendron spp.) began blooming around mid-March at my place here in North Florida. For decades there was a huge pinxter growing wild along the road to my house. Last week the stupid power co-op clear cut a 15ft strip beneath the power lines so we're all going to miss its spectacular flowers and sweet fragrance this spring, but it should recover by next year. Click to download a large version (800x600) and enjoy it on your desktop.
Here in the Deep South our favorite spring flowering shrubs are the heat tolerant Indica azaleas (Rhododendron spp). These pink ones (sorry, don't know the culitvar name) grow around the Cypress Pond here. They are the first azaleas to bloom at my place and I hope to see them by the end of the month. Click here to download a large version (800x600) for your computer desktop.
Steve says you should start your own pepper and tomato plants 6-8 weeks before they will be planted out in the garden (after all danger of frost has past! :-) If you want to grow unusual or heirloom varieties you must start your own as these are not typically offered for sale as plants.
Dubautia — A Study in Diversity
Bruce's went back to the islands for a couple of weeks working on his second book on Hawaiian plants. This diverse genus of Dubautia is the subject of an earlier article. Here are links on the same subject:
Hawaiian Sandalwood - A Shameful History
Hawaiian Silversword
Iliau—Kaua`i’s Silversword
Lava Life
Rare Delights of Hawaii
Click here for links to more of Ray's articles.
Floridata's Daily Plant
Here's another of Floridata's gadgets - it serves up a new plant for you each day. Add our Daily Plant gadget to your Google homepage - just click the "+ Google" button below!.
 Link to Floridata!
Enhance your web pages - use the Plant1 "Get Link" link in the title area of the Plant Profiles and the system will create a snippet of HTML that contains a botanical name and link to that Profile. Click here for more info.
The Transplanted Gardener
Ginny Stibolt, our Transplanted Gardener, has a new book that Florida gardeners will find very useful and are sure to enjoy. Check it out!
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