Lyreleaf Sage is Another Colorful Spring Favorite
Fresh Lyreleaf Sage Another one of my favorite spring flowers is the lyreleaf sage (Salvia lyrata). It a member of...
Prickly Poppies are Beautiful, Especially After Rain
Damp Prickles Prickly poppies (Argemone albiflora) are one of my favorite spring flowers, so I was very pleased when I...
It’s the First Day of Spring
Spring Vibrations Today is officially the first day of spring for 2024. Here in central Florida signs of spring started...
Beautiful Spring Flowers are Everywhere
Fleabane Duo Spring is most definitely here in Florida. The official beginning of spring isn’t for almost a week, but...
The First Beautiful Phlox Flowers are Here
First Phlox of Spring The last two days have been miserably rainy and kind of cold, keeping me pretty much...
Another Sure Sign of Spring is Beautiful Chicory Flowers
First Chicory Yesterday I showed you some of the first redbud flowers of the year. While I was taking those...
Beautiful Carolina Desert Chicory Loves All Dry Sandy Habitats
Sandhill Chicory There isn’t much blooming yet here in north central Florida, but it won’t be long before it starts....
Photo Essay: The Life of the Coastal Plain Palafox Flower
Back in the fall on one of my hikes in the Gothe State Forest I came across a fairly large...
Carolina Jessamine is a Bright, Colorful Wildflower
Lustrous Jessamine I was very pleasantly surprised when I found this Carolina jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens) blooming on my last hike...
Shrubby St. John’s Wort is a Hearty Native with Beautiful Flowers
Late Blooms It’s very late fall (actually technically just became winter) and even in Florida we don’t have a lot...
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