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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 »
Turkey stuffed with sage dressing - mmmmmmmm...
Click to download a large version of this colorful collection of decorative cucurbits (pretty gourds).
Download this ripe seedpod of the American lotus.
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:
 Fragrant Plants
This icon identifies plants that have aromatic flowers, foliage or other plant parts:
 Fall Foliage Plants
This icon identifies plants that produce colorful fall foliage displays like:
 Indoor Plants
This icon identifies plants that grow well indoors in the home and office where they provide numerous benefits in addition to being beautiful.
 Medicinal Plants
This icon identifies plants that are, (or have been in the past) used to cure disease and to promote health and healing:
 Plants that Attract Birds
This icon identifies plants that provide food, shelter and nesting sites for birds:
The Carolina cherry laurel is another good choice for attracting bird and wildlife to your yard. Click here to download a a large version.
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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
I had this angel trumpet up on The Hill and I finally got it to bloom in 2005. Since then all of my plants have been in decline due to drought and neglect. This spring I dug up this white one (Brugmansia suaveolens) the golden angel trumpet (Brugmansia aurea) pictured below. The white angel trumpet hasn't bloomed yet this year but it has buds. Download a large version (800x600) of this ant's eye view of a white angel trumpet blossom.
Here's another ant's eye view. This time of a golden angel trumpet (Brugmansia aurea) blossom. These are pastel yellow when they open becoming a rich golden color. By tomorrow this beauty will be withered and faded. Click to download a large version (800x600) of this image to display on your computer desktop.
My friend Mark Harris lives in Orlando and from time to time we post his nature pictures, like this cute little bird. Now he is doing what he calls 'blamour' photography (blamour = boudoir + glamour ). He has become noted for his ability to take photos of women looking their very best - or even better! Click here for a slideshow of some of his work or click here for a large version of the baby blackbird. His contact information is on his site - give him a call if you would like some blamorous photos to give to your significant other for the holidays!
By this time of year the honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) fruits are ripening and provide a sweet treat for hungry birds and other wildlife. Since they're also pretty you might want to click here to download a large version (800x600) of this image and you'll see where one of the berries has already been eaten.
The male Royal Palm turkey had a stupid look on his face in the previous picture that I posted here. Here he is all puffed up and looking fine - you can have him strutting his stuff on your computer background if you click to download a large version (800x600) of his hotness. click here to see My Favorite Turkeys Fotoshow.
Click here for links to Ray's plant and gardening articles like:
Ray introduces his favorite perennial flowers for the wildflower meadow. Click here to read.
The Transplanted Gardener
The (Almost) Ghost Orchids of Clay County: A few weeks ago Ginny went on a field trip with her local chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society and the Florida Native Orchid Society to a site in south Clay County to view some native orchids that were in bloom. Read how these lovely orange-fringed orchids almost became ghosts like so much of Florida's native plant populations. Click to read article.
Congratulations Ginny!
Floridata profiles plants for all climates and conditions but the state of Florida is our home and Ginny Stibolt writes Floridata's Transplanted Gardener columns just for gardeners in our state. So I'm very happy to congratulate her on the publication of her new book, Sustainable Gardening for Florida, by University Press of Florida. Florida gardeners really can make a difference, one yard at a time, by following her 8 steps to sustainability.
 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.
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!.
By "adopting" Plant Profiles these businesses are helping Floridata grow. Here are links to their sites and to some of the profiles they are sponsoring this year. I thank them for their support and hope that you will visit and shop. ~Jack
garden lilies (Lilium hybrids)
tulips (Tulipa spp.)
Leyland cypress (Cupressocyparis Leylandii)
red maple (Acer rubrum)
river birch (Betula nigra)
Knockout Rose (Rosa Radrazz)
nandina (Nandina domestica)
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