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Plant Encyclopedia Profiles
Floridata's Plant Encyclopedia now contains 810 Profiles of botanical species from all over the world, representing every climate zone.
New!
Lanceleaf tickseed is one of North America's most famous wildflowers. The bright yellow blossoms are produced over a long period painting fields, meadows and butterfly gardens in a golden glow. Click here for more on this easy to grow perennial for Zones 4-9.
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:
This member of the cabbage family is so goofy looking that you might be able to get the kids to eat them.
 Plants that Attract Birds
This icon identifies plants that attract birds to the landscape by providing food, shelter and nesting sites.
 Hummingbird Plants
This icon identifies plants whose blossoms attract hummingbirds:
 Butterfly Plants
Click this icon to display a list of plants that serve as nectar and larval food sources for butterflies - like this one:
 Fragrant Plants
This icon identifies plants that have aromatic flowers, foliage or other plant parts:
 Drought Tolerant Plants
This icon identifies plants that require little or no supplemental watering and are tolerant of dry conditions like:
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
Steve caught this pretty snake while camping on the St. Mary's River (in northeastern Florida near Jacksonville). I asked why he didn't keep it with his pet blue gartersnake (see below). The reason is because this species is a picky eater - it only eats eels!
Click to download a large (800x600) version of this handsomely hued snake.
Steve is miffed because the bluestrip gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis similis) was recently "synonymized" which essentially means that it's not considered a distinct species any longer but lumped in with plain ordinary gartersnakes. Click to download a large version (800x600) of this snazzy snake that regardless of what the scientist call it would still my favorite snake (if I liked snakes).
This cape lily (Crinum X powellii) is a very vigorous grower that is blooming now and continuing off and on thoughout much of the summer. Click to download a large version (800x600) of the incredible crinum to decorate your desktop.
The Transplanted Gardener
In a year like this when we've received WAY more than our average rainfall, rain gardens are more important than ever, which is why it's great to have a new resource: "Rain Gardening in the South: Ecologically Designed Gardens for Drought, Deluge, and Everything in Between," by Helen Kraus and Anne Spafford. The authors are horticultural professors at North Carolina State University. Kraus has a Ph.D. in Horticultural Science, while Spafford is a landscape architect. Read Ginny's review.
Click here for links to Ray's plant and gardening articles.
Floridoogle Mashup Gadget
This is a screen shot 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.
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
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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