Firebush Hamelia patens
A Florida native plant that offers orange-red flowers throughout most of the year, Firebush is a large, soft-stemmed shrub that can reach...
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VISTA Gardens
- Mar 29, 2023
- 1 min
Benefits of Native Plants for Vegetable Growing II
Florida native plants support beneficial insect populations, and VISTA proudly has native plant gardens north, south, east and west of...
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VISTA Gardens
- Feb 18, 2023
- 1 min
Native Plant of the month: Dotted Horsemint
Dotted Horsemint (Monarda punctata), also known as Spotted Beebalm, https://www.flawildflowers.org/flower-friday-monarda-punctata/...
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VISTA Gardens
- Feb 5, 2023
- 1 min
Benefits of Native Plants for Vegetable Growing
Bad news! Hornworms can devour the precious foliage of an entire tomato plant in a day. Good news! Parasitoid wasps, as natural...
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VISTA Gardens
- Jan 1, 2023
- 1 min
January Native Plant of the Month
Native plant of the month featured in January 2023 is the Longleaf Pine Tree. We just passed the first anniversary of 2 Longleaf pine...
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VISTA Gardens
- Sep 24, 2022
- 1 min
October Native Plant of the Month
Elliott’s lovegrass Eragrostis elliottii typically blooms in fall but may produce flowers in summer or even year-round. Its seeds are...
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VISTA Gardens
- Aug 28, 2022
- 1 min
September Wildflower of the Month
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis, commonly known as Blue Porterweed, is a low-growing, sprawling wildflower and an excellent addition to...
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VISTA Gardens
- Aug 13, 2022
- 1 min
August Wildflower of the Month
The bright, showy flowers of VISTA’s Starry Rosinweed (Silphium astericus) attract butterflies and native bees among other pollinators....
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VISTA Gardens
- Jul 1, 2022
- 1 min
July Native Plant of the Month
Tall Elephantsfoot Did you know that there is more than one Tall Elephantsfoot in VISTA’s Wildflower Garden?Curious? You can find them...
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VISTA Gardens
- May 28, 2022
- 1 min
Meet June's Native Plant of the Month- Flatwoods Plum
Delicate flowers with delicious edible fruit makes the Flatwoods plum standout in our native plant garden at VISTA. Their height compared...
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VISTA Gardens
- May 3, 2022
- 1 min
May’s Featured Wildflower
The Florida greeneyes wildflower is a member of the Daisy family and just might be a nice addition to your landscape. Sometimes called...
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VISTA Gardens
- Mar 1, 2022
- 1 min
Meet March's Native Plant of the Month
This month the Wildflower Committee has selected to showcase the Coreopsis. You can find Coreopsis, Florida's State Wildflower, emerging...
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VISTA Gardens
- Feb 21, 2022
- 4 min
VG Wildflowers Fun Facts
As VISTA Gardens’ Wildflowers consultant Bruce Turley says, “Plants are the grocery, apothecary and hardware stores of the past.” VISTA...
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VISTA Gardens
- Jan 30, 2022
- 1 min
Meet February's native plant of the month!
This month the Wildflower Garden Committee has selected to show case the Tropical sage. Photo at VISTA Gardens by Kathy Neukamm Tropical...
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