Choose plants by themes — perennials, xeriscape, pollinator-friendly, reseeding, wildlife cover, natives, fragrant varieties, ...

The flora — the red flowers of the native Salvia coccinea and the Florida firebush — invite fauna — birds and bees, hummingbirds and butterflies, important pollinators and natural pest-killers. On the ...

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Filling your garden with native plants is a sustainable approach to backyard landscaping, as you support your local fauna with the flora best suited to their needs. Drawing hummingbirds to your yard ...

Some plants are celebrated in poetry, prose and song. Some give us (mostly girls’) names. Some are adopted as emblems and treasured for their symbolism. And then some just get on with it. The salvias ...

Tropical sage (Salvia coccinea) is a vibrant Florida native perfect for an island butterfly garden and an interesting addition to any native landscape in South Florida. Tropical sage, also known as ...

I often hear from home gardeners asking about “mystery” plants that have materialized in their gardens. Annual poppy seeds often drift into gardens via birds. Annual flowers that commonly self-sow are ...

While planning your spring garden, imagine which creatures you want to visit. Whether you're looking to attract more songbirds with beautiful shrubs or some other winged friends, it's great to grow ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Unplugged So Blue salvia was the first in the Unplugged group and has won 37 awards. Here it is seen with Heat it Up Yellow ...

Stable mutations observed in the M2 population of Salvia coccinea treated with ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS). (A) S. coccinea untreated control, (B) leaf deformation from Expt. 1 with exposure to 0.8% ...

Salvia (sage) is the backbone of the garden. There are many varieties: some used medicinally, some ceremonially, some used as flavouring for cooking and other used ornamentally in the garden. They can ...