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 ...

Plagued by deer eating your hedges? If you live in Zones 7 to 10, plant this native sunlight-hating perennial to keep them ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Based on the recent Master Gardener plant sale, native plants are very popular among local consumers. The sale featured a wide assortment of native plants, and many of these sold out quickly to the ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— In response to litigation filed by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed today to protect more than 570,000 acres of habitat for eight ...

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 – ...