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Hong Kong Orchid Trees Dazzle with Supersized Blooms

Hong Kong Orchid Trees in Sarasota and Venice don’t even look real. There is no way an exotic orchid-shaped flower can bust out of a tree branch like that. But hundreds do, with giant ruffled petals the color of a purple and magenta Florida sunset. Sitting under a Hong Kong…

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Wild Date Palms Put on a Glamorous Trunk Show

Wild Date palms boast exotic trunks that make them the fashionistas of Florida’s palm world. In fact, if they could waltz down a fashion runway, all eyes would focus on what makes them so wonderfully Florida. It’s not just their sweeping fronds. Or their tall sleek stature. It’s not even…

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