UPDATE: Our Selenicereus the spectacular night-blooming cactus, appears ready to bloom tonight, May 31! Join us from 8 to 11 p.m. in front of the Botany Building on Palm Avenue* to witness this annual blooming. The event will take place rain or (moon)shine. Things to...
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What’s In Bloom – Epiphytes
Selby Gardens is featured weekly on ABC7 News at Noon. Tune in Thursdays to see more informative segments like this one. Something that sets Marie Selby Botanical Gardens apart from other botanical gardens is that we specialize in the research, culture and display of...
What’s in Bloom: Resurrection Fern – December
Pleopeltis polypodioides (Polypodiaceae) Resurrection fern (Polypody family) Origin: Subtropical Americas, including the SE United States; Africa Florida is home to dozens of species of epiphytic plants, mostly orchids, bromeliads, and ferns. The most common epiphytic...
What’s in Bloom: Saltmarsh cordgrass (grass family) Spartina alternifolia (Poaceae) – November
Saltmarsh cordgrass (grass family) Spartina alternifolia (Poaceae) Origin: Eastern shoreline of North America Back in 1997, the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens undertook a massive shoreline restoration project in front of the Christy Payne Mansion. When we acquired the...