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Plant Encyclopedia Profiles
Floridata's Plant Encyclopedia now contains 775 Profiles of botanical species from all over the world, representing every climate zone.
NEW!
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.
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garden lilies (Lilium hybrids)
black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
Leyland cypress (Cupressocyparis Leylandii)
red maple (Acer rubrum)
river birch (Betula nigra)
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:
 Shrubs more »
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:
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 Plants
Click this icon to display a list of plants that serve as nectar and larval food sources for butterflies - like this one:
 Plants that Attract Birds
This icon identifies plants that attract birds to the landscape by providing food, shelter and nesting sites.
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 Plants
This icon identifies plants that require little or no supplemental watering and are tolerant of dry conditions like:
Hypericum calycinum
 Fragrant Plants
This icon identifies plants that have aromatic flowers, foliage or other plant parts:
This icon identifies plants that grow well under low light conditions such as beneath tree canopies and beside structures.
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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
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.
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).
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.
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.
Steve is happy to answer your plant and gardening questions (use the Write Us page).
New!
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.
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
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)
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!.
 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.
Horticulturists classify daffodils into 13 Divisions. Click here for our Daffodil Gallery and check them out!
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