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Welcome to Floridata 2.0
May 12, 2008 E-mail this page

It has been hot and windy here in Florida's Big Bend and the lilies that are just about to bloom were all slumped over and limp from the hot blasts so I spent the weekend trying to keep them hydrated. We're back to droughty conditions here so I'm looking forward to possible showers later this week (don't let me down Weather Channel). If you visit us often and tell your friends about us, Floridata will break into the top 10,000 websites on The Web (look here to see if we made it). That might not sound too great but when you consider there are more than 20,000,000 sites it's great! Thanks for visiting and be good and grow! - Jack

Plant Encyclopedia Profiles
Floridata's Plant Encyclopedia now contains 775 Profiles of botanical species from all over the world, representing every climate zone.

NEW!
soapberry
Sapindus saponaria

I've really wanted to do a profile of this handsome native (southeastern USA) American tree since last Fall when Steve showed me that the soapberry fruits (soap nuts) really are soapy! Click here for more on this drought tolerant native of the southeastern United States for Zones 8-11.

Floridata sunflower garphicAdopt a Plant Profile!
Your company's logo, text and a link to your website, catalog or shopping cart page is displayed on the Profile(s) of your choice. The fee is $100.00 per profile for a period of two years. This is a great way to establish a presence on Floridata that will direct customers to your products and services.

Click the Quantcast graphic for more information about Floridata's traffic and audience.

By "adopting" Plant Profiles these friends of Floridata are helping us grow and produce new Profiles. Thanks!
click to visit americanmeadows.com AmericanMeadows.com
garden lilies (Lilium hybrids)
black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)

click to visit Fast-Growing-Trees.comwww.Fast-Growing-Trees.com
Leyland cypress (Cupressocyparis Leylandii)
red maple (Acer rubrum)
river birch (Betula nigra)

click to visit brighterblooms.com www.BrighterBlooms.com
Knockout Rose (Rosa Radrazz)
nandina (Nandina domestica)


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:

tree icon  Trees  more »

Japanese maple
Acer palmatum

 shrub icon  Shrubs  more »

Russian arborvitae
Microbiota decussata

 perennial plant icon  Perennials  more »

dahlia
Dahlia spp.

Annual plant icon  Annuals  more »

petunia
Petunia x hybrida

Vine icon  Vines  more »

glory lily
Gloriosa superba

grass list icon  Grasses  more »

switchgrass
Panicum virgatum

Palm List icon  Palms more »

cabbage palm
Sabal palmetto



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 Plant icon 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:

onions
Allium cepa Cepa Group

More delicious Alliums for you to grow and eat:

chives (Alllium schoenoprasum)
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum)
garlic (Allium sativum)
green onions (Allium fistulosum)
leeks and elephant garlic (Allium ampeloprasum)


butterfly plant list icon Butterfly Plants
Click this icon to display a list of plants that serve as nectar and larval food sources for butterflies - like this one:

firebush
Hamelia patens


Bird Plant List icon  Plants that Attract Birds
This icon identifies plants that attract birds to the landscape by providing food, shelter and nesting sites.

blue huckleberry
Gaylussacia frondosa

Other more entertaining common names for this shrub are dangleberry or, even better, downy dangleberry. Indeed, this week I must give my downy dangleberries a trim.


Drought Tolerant  Plant List iconDrought Tolerant Plants
This icon identifies plants that require little or no supplemental watering and are tolerant of dry conditions like:

St. John's wort
Hypericum calycinum


Fragrant Plant List icon  Fragrant Plants
This icon identifies plants that have aromatic flowers, foliage or other plant parts:

thyme
Thymus vulgaris


shade Plant List icon  Shade Plants
This icon identifies plants that grow well under low light conditions such as beneath tree canopies and beside structures.

pipestem shrub
Agarista populifolia


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
calla
'Anneke' Calla

I didn't think the 'Anneke' callas (Zantedeschia aethiopica) that I grew outdoors in a container last year had survived the winter. I was happy to see two sprouts appear last week so it looks like I'll enjoy these spectacular beauties again this year. Yay! Click to download a large version (800x600) of this image so you can put some callas on your computer.


Mexican sunflower with butterfly
Mexican Sunflower

I gently Photoshop-ed this picture of a gulf fritillary butterfly sipping nectar from a 'Red Torch' Mexican sunflower (Tithonia rotundiflora). I accidentally mulched to death a patch that reseeded each year up on The Hill - one of this week's projects for me is to replant both 'Red Torch' and 'Yellow Torch' selections because they're both awesome and easy to grow. If you really want to be popular with the butterflies you should plant some too. Click to download a large version (800x600).




Ray Allen
Making Miami
Many of our visitors have written to say they enjoyed Ray Allen's stories about his Florida family. We're now happy to present Part 2 which expands the scope from South Florida to North Florida. Ray is a 5th generation Floridian, and all four of his grandparents' families were in Florida before statehood. Part 1 of "Making Miami" is all about his mother's family who were from Key West and Tampa, and came to Miami in the 1890s.
Making Miami - Part 2
Part 2
chronicles his father's family up in the panhandle, and his Miami family's visits to Milton, his dad's hometown near Pensacola. Here's the latest post: Chapter 5 - Sundays at Saint Mary's

Here is the Making Miami - A Family Story Main Menu.



Ask Steve
Steve is happy to answer your plant and gardening questions (use the Write Us page).


New!
Floridata - plant and product search
click for Floridoogle
Floridoogle Mashup Gadget

This is a screenshot of a new version of Floridoogle™. Use it to preview Floridata Plant Profiles and then automatically search for seeds, plants, etc. of that species for sale by the businesses who have listed their offers in the Google Product Search service. Click here for more about Floridoogle or click here to see Floridoogle run on its own.




Field Trip to Africa - Uncommon Plant Families
A Few of South Africa's Uncommon Plant Families

In his latest post, Bruce introduces us to some of South Africa's lesser known species. Click here for a menu of his other Africa articles and click here for the menu of his Hawaii articles.



The Transplanted Gardener
Ginny Stybolt

While the grass is dormant during the winter months from November to April, Ginny doesn't mow her lawn. If too many leaves accumulate, she rakes them and uses them for mulch or compost. While the grass may be dormant during the cool winter months, there are other plants that continue to grow. Read this article to find out what treasures Ginny's found in her lawn.




NEW! (beta)
click for FloriDazL
I'm working on new versions of Floridazl Web Lists but the old beta versions will remain available and any lists that you create will run OK on the new version. Until then, use these tips if you have problems with the system:
1. Do NOT use "spaces" in the names of your image files that you upload.
2. If you see an error page when you try to access FloriDazl, simply try again (there's a problem with "timeouts" - I need to tune the system).

Floridata Web List Service (BETA) -
Members who would like to use FloriDazL and the Web List Editor Tools should register as members, log in, go to their Member Profiles and click the "Setup Web Services" link to establish permissions - you'll be creating your own lists in minutes! Read more About Web Lists or view this sample list My Cold Hardy Palms". If you choose, you can share your Web List in the Web List Directory

 

NEW! 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!.



Plant1 from Floridata   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.




Quick Links
Here are some shortcut links to some of the content on Floridata's Resources & Articles page:

Pepper (Capsicum spp.) Gallery
The Master Gardener Program
How to Create a Meadow Garden
USDA Hardiness Zone Map
Xeriscapes

click to visit the Butterfly Gallery
Butterfly Gallery

Daffodil Gallery Daffodil Gallery
Horticulturists classify daffodils into 13 Divisions. Click here for our Daffodil Gallery and check them out!


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