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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!
Steve gave me a rooted piece of Bolivian sunflower stem last spring. Despite some disfiguring deer damage the plant quickly grew to more than 15 feet high by mid-summer. Click here for more on this big beauty that you can grow as an annual or returning perennial in Zone 8 and as a tree-size perennial in Zones 9-11.
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:
 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.
 Medicinal Plants
This icon identifies plants that are, (or have been in the past) used to cure disease and to promote health and healing:
 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
The sasanqua camellias (Camellia sasanqua) typically bloom earlier in the season than the japonicas (Camellia japonica). This handsome white double-flowered variety is the popular 'Mine-no-yuki' (it's Japanese name, but often sold as 'White Snow'). Click here to download a large version (800x600) to wallpaper your desktop.
These beauties are Royal Palm turkeys (female at left, male at right). They belong to my neighbor Scott but I have visitation rights. Turkeys are much like swimming pools and boats in that it's better to have a friend that has one (and who will share) than to own one yourself.
Click here to download a large version (800x600) and put these turkeys on your desktop.
See more turkey pictures - click here for My Favorite Turkeys Floridazl show.
November is also when I share the true Thanksgiving story of Frank, my turkey who thought he was a duck. Click for A Thanksgiving Tale of Turkey
The Transplanted Gardener
Here's a sad story. Our native red bay trees are dying because of the red bay ambrosia beetle that spreads a fungal infection called the laurel wilt. These bugs are native to Japan and India and came to Georgia in 2002 in some shipping crates. They've spread outward and now Ginny's red bay trees have been attacked. Florida's important avocado crop is closely related and may also be at risk. Click here to read this article.
Wild American Beauty: The Black-eyed Susan
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.
Mo‘omomi Dunes, Moloka‘i
Although one of the smaller of the Hawaiian Islands, Moloka‘i incorporates a rural life style all but vanished from the larger islands and a quiet beauty of its own. Its nickname, The Friendly Isle, could not be more apt. Click here for a botanical tour of this uniquely beautiful island.
More articles by Bruce:
Dubautia — A Study in Diversity
Hawaiian Sandalwood - A Shameful History
Hawaiian Silversword
Iliau—Kaua`i’s Silversword
Lava Life
Rare Delights of Hawaii
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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