You can see the ebullient little flowers dancing high above the grass-like leaves -- fluid and in unison, a ballet of tiny orange petals bending and bobbing like there’s no tomorrow. It’s almost as if they have to overcompensate for their industrial-sounding name. After all, they have soft succulent leaves.…
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It’s stiff as cardboard, but unlike the kind boxes are made of, the Cardboard plant will grow when planted in dirt. As most Sarasota and Venice homeowners will tell you, the Cardboard is practically a staple in their Florida landscapes. Known also as a leatherleaf palm, the Zamia furfuracea is…
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Does your Southwest Florida landscape need a vigorous groundcover to blanket a large area fast? Consider the eye-catching ornamental sweet potato vine (not to be confused with the invasive air potato vine) with its brilliant chartreuse or dark purple leaves. Yes, it will grow edible potatoes, but they’re not very…
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It’s not a pine. It’s not a palm. Instead, the Pandanus utilis, more commonly known as a screw pine, is one of the most exotic, drought-tolerant plants found in the Florida landscaper’s toolbox. First of all, the “pine” has nothing to do with a fir being in its family tree.…
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