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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!
I don't understand how the incredibly showy hollyhocks fell out of fashion and came to be considered old fashioned. The tall stems are covered with big beautiful blossoms that create stunning vertical accents in corners and colorful backdrops at the rear of the garden. Click here for more on these stunning annuals or biennials that are easy to grow in Zones 3-9
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 »
Plant tulip bulbs in fall to enjoy flowers next spring!
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:
 Hummingbird Plants
This icon identifies plants whose blossoms attract hummingbirds:
 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:
The Formosa lilies were blooming beautifully here - until Tropical Storm Fay came through and squashed them to the ground with wind and rain. Click here to download a large version (800x500) of this lovely lily.
This icon identifies plants that grow well under low light conditions such as beneath tree canopies and beside structures.
 Plants for Wet Places
This icon identifies plants that thrive in moist, soggy soils. If you have a problem wet spot (in your yard) browse this list to discover all of the excellent plants that you can enjoy growing there 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
This tropical perennial is root hardy in my Zone 8 garden and it is one of my favorite plants. This skyflower (Thunbergia battiscombei) demands little attention and blooms throughout the summer and fall up until first frost. Click here to download a large version (800x600) of this skyflower as an evening sunbeam illuminates its golden interior like a lantern.
The mandevilla (Mandevilla spp.) is a tropical vine that produces quantities of fabulous flowers throughout the heat of summer. It does well in containers so gardeners outside of the tropics can enjoy growing this carefree vine as an annual (or overwintered indoors). Click here to download a large version (800x600) of this image to display on your computer desktop.
Many of our visitors have written to say they enjoyed Ray Allen's stories about his Florida family. We're now happy to present Part 2 which expands the scope from South Florida to North Florida. Ray is a 5th generation Floridian, and all four of his grandparents' families were in Florida before statehood. Part 1 of "Making Miami" is all about his mother's family who were from Key West and Tampa, and came to Miami in the 1890s.
Part 2 chronicles his father's family up in the panhandle, and his Miami family's visits to Milton, his dad's hometown near Pensacola. Completing this series is the final chapter: Chapter 12 - Endings.
Here is the Making Miami - A Family Story Main Menu.
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.
Come along with Bruce on a road trip from Vancouver, Canada to Utah and he'll introduce you to the western wildflowers growing in Spring Along the Interstate. To find his Africa articles click here for a menu and his Hawaii articles are here.
The Transplanted Gardener
Ginny Ginny built several rain gardens on her property to control and contain stormwater in 2005. In June, she decided to expand the capacity of the small rain garden that handles the downspout flow next to the front porch. As originally designed, the downspout water collected in a small rock-lined swale underlain by a drywell; overflow was directed into the lawn surrounding the area and after hard rains the turf was squishy for days. Click here to see how the newly expanded garden with its blind drain fared under extreme conditions thanks to tropical storm Fay and all the other rain we've had in this very wet season.
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
NEW! 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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