Fleabane flowers are one of my favorite Florida native wildflowers. They spread randomly throughout my yard, and not only do the butterflies love them, but my kids also do too. I have lots of memories of my boys with big smiles and a bouquet of these in their hands. I try to leave them as…
Spurred Butterfly Pea (centrosema virginianum) is a Florida native vining perennial. These fragile fines can grow up to 6 feet long or more at a moderate growth rate and when in bloom, it has lavender/pink pea-like flowers. This Florida native grows in zones 7-10 and flowers most of the year but more so in the…
Partridge pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata) is a nitrogen-fixing, Florida native pollinator plant that feeds a wide variety of wildlife and is a host plant to many caterpillars. florida native partridge pea Partridge pea grows in hardiness zones 3-9 and can be grown simply by tossing the seeds where you want them to grow. The edible seeds…
The Wax Myrtle, or Southern Bayberry aka Myrica Cerifera is a fast-growing, Florida native shrub. These beneficial shrubs can grow up to 20′ tall, the leaves can be used like Bay leaves and the smell is said to naturally repel mosquitoes and fleas, and a variety of wildlife loves to eat the berries which can…