UPDATE: Our Selenicereus the spectacular night-blooming cactus, appears ready to bloom tonight, May 31! Join us from 8 to 11 p.m. Read More
Baby on Board: Titan arum
What do you get when you cross one of the world’s most foul-smelling plants with another purely putrid-scented plant? The Read More
Plants for the Holidays
Decorating with plants for the holiday season should go beyond wreaths and garland, especially in Sarasota’s subtropical beauty. Marie Selby Read More
What’s in Bloom: Trumpet Trees
Tabebuia spp. (Bignoniaceae) Trumpet trees (Trumpet Tree family) Origin: tropical Americas We have featured a couple of Tabebuia species in Read More
What’s in Bloom: Cardinal Air Plant
Tillandsia fasciculata (Bromeliaceae) Cardinal air plant (pineapple family) Origin: Southeastern U.S. to northern South America Florida is home to a Read More
What’s in Bloom: Resurrection Fern
Pleopeltis polypodioides (Polypodiaceae) Resurrection fern (Polypody family) Origin: Subtropical Americas, including the SE United States; Africa Florida is home to dozens Read More
Buttonwood (white mangrove family)
Conocarpus erectus (Combretaceae) Origin: coastal areas of Florida and the Caribbean to South America. Coastal areas can be tricky to Read More
Coontie, Florida arrow-root
(Order Cycadales)
Zamia integrifolia (Zamiaceae) Origin: Florida and Georgia, Cuba, Bahamas? We have featured plants before which do not bloom, most of Read More
Royal Palm (Palm Family)
Roystonea regia, Arecaceae Origin: Florida, Mexico, Central America, and the Carribean Royal palms are the tallest palms native to Florida, Read More
Cabbage Palm, Sabal Palm (Palm Family)
Sabal palmetto (Arecaceae) Origin: Gulf Coast and Southern Atlantic States of the U.S, Cuba, Bahamas This month’s featured plant is Read More