by Jim Hunter | Plant Education
Hours of Operation: Monday – Saturday 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM and Sunday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Address: 2010 E Lake Drive, Casselberry, FL 32707 Additional Articles LOQUAT (Eriobotrya Japonica) The Japanese Plum is such a great little tree. Naturally well-shaped and growing...
by Jim Hunter | Fruits, Plant Education
Also called ‘Jamaican Sorrel’, ‘Florida Cranberry’, etc., Roselle is an annual hibiscus grown primarily for the food product. A native of west Africa, Roselle is a common plant in the tropics. Its history in Florida goes back to old ‘cracker’ times, hence, the...
by Jim Hunter | Florida Native Plants, Plant Education
Are you having trouble growing vegetables in our hot Florida summers? The Seminole Pumpkin is an answer to the gardener’s woes. This could be the easiest vegetable you’ll ever grow. The Seminole Pumpkin is a native plant of south Florida. Florida Indians and early...
by Jim Hunter | Fruits, Plant Education
November is the time to plant this popular commercial strawberry. Harvest big sweet berries from late December until May. They should be planted about a foot apart, the same depth as the pot (maybe slightly higher). Be careful that you don’t plant the crown of...
by Jim Hunter | Plant Education
Now if you like to grow lilies, why not grow the biggest lily in the world? Crinum Americanun is a white flowering cultivar that is native to south Florida. Common names for this plant are Florida Swamp Lily, String Lily, but most refer to it as White Crinum. The...
by Jim Hunter | Plant Education
View this plant and you think you are in paradise. This South African wonder is called Bird of Paradise because the flower resembles one, and, of course, with the yellow-orange, blue colors you must be in paradise. The Bird of Paradise is a clump growing perennial...
