Florida is home to some unique habitats you won't find anywhere else. In fact, the Florida Everglades are the only place in the world where you can see both wild alligators and crocodiles. The state ...

Florida's sunshine isn't the only thing that never takes a break here. Your garden can burst with color all year long if you pick the right flowers. I'm talking about tough, beautiful blooms that ...

To celebrate the New Year, I’ll mention a few flowering plants that have been cultivated for a century or more but will be new to most local gardeners. First up is Indian shot canna (C. indica) from ...

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Andre A. Naranjo is Botanical Curator at Florida ...

These shrubs flower in the spring on buds that formed the previous year. Prune them in the winter, and you'll be removing ...

WASHINGTON (CN) - Both the Florida brickell-bush and the Carter's small-flowered flax were first placed on the endangered species candidate list in 1985. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has now the ...

A: Crape Myrtles are finished or just finishing with the blooming season. The lovely Lagerstroemia indica AKA crape myrtle has become a favorite of Central and South Florida gardeners. Crape myrtle is ...

Modern scrub mints, delicate flowering plants that grow mostly in Florida, likely result from ancient hybridization, according to a recent study I published with colleagues. Scrub mints are a clade – ...