Florida Flowers

Scenes from a tropical garden

I ’m Jennifer from Cape Coral , Florida . Here are some position of my Zone 10 gardens . I lead off from mark , so everything is less than three years older except for a few palms saved during renovation .

We are not allowed to fertilize in the summer due to run off and ruby tide in our river and the Gulf of Mexico . My soil is n’t great , so in the winter I prepare filth usingorganic fertilizerandcompostto make a better environment .

Enjoy !

Zebra retentive - backstage butterfly on aJatropha

I was so surprised that these ferns(probablyNephrolepisexaltata)could handle more sun than I intend . The pool cage gives them some auspices from the afternoon sun . I supply ruellia(Ruelliabritooniana , Zones 7–10 ) and Iranian shield(Strobilanthesdyerianustropical or as an annual ) to this fern prime layer .

Close - up of the purplish foliage of the Iranian shield mingling with the ferns .

Angel trumpet(Brugmansia , Zones 9–11 ) with the neighbour ’s ponytail palm(Beaucarnea recurvata)straight up behind it . ( In colder zona , Brugmansiacan be grown in containers and winter indoors , and ponytail palms are popular as houseplants . )

This royal poinciana(Delonix regia)is not in my 1000 , but it is spectacular , so I had to share . I have plant one but no bloom yet .

Here is my imperial bird of paradise . It has a long way to go !

Canna , lilac-colored pentas(Pentaslanceolata , zone 9–11 or as one-year ) , and blue plumbago(Plumbagoauriculata , Zones 8–11 ) , with genus Plumeria in the foreground .

Another view of the bed with magenta pentas , a hugeagave , and gloomy fog ground cover(Evolvulus glomeratus‘Blue Daze ’ tropical or as an yearly ) .

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