spurred butterfly pea
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…
nitrogen fixers
Nitrogen-fixing plants are simply plants that take nitrogen (one of the most important elements for plant health) out of the air and store it in their system. Once the plant is cut back or the leaves are thrown into the soil to decompose, this valuable nitrogen is released back into the soil to benefit all the other plants.
Partridge Pea
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…
cowpeas
Cowpeas are super easy to grow, they provide a lot of edible beans that you can replant back into the yard each year for a…
candlestick cassia (senna alata)
I’ve been growing candlestick cassia, also known as the candelabra plant, in my yard for almost a decade. It’s an easy-to-grow, multi-functional plant that provides…
Wax Myrtle
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…
Gandules | Pigeon Pea
Gandules (a nitrogen fixer) are one of the most useful plants we have in our food forest garden. These easy-to-grow, fast-growing trees produce a lot…