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Plant Encyclopedia Profiles
Floridata's Plant Encyclopedia now contains 793 Profiles of botanical species from all over the world, representing every climate zone.
NEW Profile!
Linden viburnum is an ornamental shrub with handsome foliage and brilliant red berries that are held on the plant through the winter. Click here for more on this popular shrub that is used in hedges, as specimans and woodland plantings throughout Zones 4-8.
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:
 Butterfly Plants
Click this icon to display a list of plants that serve as nectar and larval food sources for butterflies - like this one:
 Hummingbird Plants
This icon identifies plants whose blossoms attract hummingbirds:
 Drought Tolerant Plants
This icon identifies plants that require little or no supplemental watering and are tolerant of dry conditions like:
 Container Plants
This icon identifies plants that are able to thrive when planted in pots, tubs, windowboxes and other containers either indoors or out - (click here for a list of plants specifically for indoor culture):
 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.
 Fall Foliage Plants
This icon identifies plants that produce colorful fall foliage displays like:
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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
These fat pignut hickories (Carya glabra) are ripening in the October sunshine on a tree in my backyard. While pignuts don't taste very good (wildlife like them) they will look great if you click here to download a large version (800x600) to display on your desktop.
This is my favorite amaryllis (Hippeastrum hybrids) and just one of several varieties of these easy to grow bulb that I have in my garden. I like to force them into bloom indoors over the winter and then plant them out in the yard the following spring (they're hardy in Zones 8-11) Click here to download a large version (800x600).
You can see more beautiful blossoms if your click here for my Amaryllis Fotoshow. If you'd like to grow some amaryllis indoors this year you should check out the Amaryllis Sale going on now at AmericanMeadows.com - they have more than a dozen kinds including some brand new selections - all at 35% OFF!
(Plant bulbs now for Spring blooms!)
Grow Your Own Shiitake Mushrooms
I grow my own shiitakes, and sauté the caps for various dishes. But I freeze the stems until I have a quart or so, then cook them in chicken broth with butter and some kind of mild Allium. Then I run it through the food processor or VitaMix. Back in the cook pot, I add a few pieces of shiitake caps, some herbs, and maybe some sherry ... and make a delicious, rich, thick, creamy (without cream) mushroom soup. Click here to learn how to grow'em... - Steve
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.
Come along with Bruce on a road trip from Vancouver, Canada to Utah and he'll introduce you to the western wildflowers growing in Spring Along the Interstate. To find his Africa articles click here for a menu and his Hawaii articles are here.
The Transplanted Gardener
The Florida Audubon Society estimates that populations of our birds have declined by more than 80% in the last 50 years. Most of this is due to the shrinkage of habitat, but as a homeowner you can help tip the scale in the other direction. Your habitat will be more attractive to birds if your whole community acts together to create bird-friendly spaces. Read this article for great bird-friendly yard ideas.
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.
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