I saw a pair at my birdbath about a year ago, and I couldn't believe what I was seeing, because I had NEVER seen them before. I guess making the birdbath (out of nested graduated size pots and topped off with a saucer) was a good idea!
Birds eat ticks, a bird feeder saved my tick infested property. Humming birds loved my fire bush. Off topic, I found a monarch caterpillar on some hibiscus I was propagating at Scrubland Farmz. Sam the owner took it and placed it on the ideal plant for the critter and came back to tell me it was a Monarch. I am not a butterfly guy but I know they are beneficial so I do what I can to advance them through life. I now can spot the monarch caterpillar. 🐛
Just found out that Yaupon holly is the only caffeinated plant grown in the U.S. Tea can be made from the leaves and it is delicious and has no tannins like regular tea, so it will never get bitter. We are going to see if any local nurseries have it, I would love to grow my own tea! Fun facts. ☕
I know this is considered a tree not a shrub but what are your thoughts on crape myrtles? I've been doing a little research and it seems there are differing opinions on whether or not they are invasive. Invasive potential because of how much seed they produce but also potentially beneficial for the amount of birds they feed. Not to mention how beautiful they are. Thoughts?
You just added more to my to do list. Where can we see what the root systems are like for some of the trees, to see if we want to put near houses or further away etc.
Love this video! In the future I'd appreciate video discussing Marlberry vs shoebutton I think is the name. One is native and beneficial and the other is invasive and they look so similar and are in the same family. It's confusing trying to tell them apart.
I am absolutely in love with that silver buttonwood and snowberry now!! I’m going to need both of these! Do you think you could plant the snowberry under the buttonwood?
If anyone liked the Silver Buttonwood but doesn't live near a native nursery (2 hr drive for me), I found Silver Buttonwoods at my local Lowe's. Or more specifically, the pot I picked up had two Buttonwoods in it. I got it home dunked the rootball into a 5 gal bucket and let it soak for 30 mins before gently separating the two plants and repotting them to rest until after last frost.
I'm going to try the wild coffee; found a source for seeds. Looks like it will be iffy here where we get frosts and freezes every year/ IFAS says zone 9 and above and I am in 9A. But I'll take a gamble for 5 bucks.
I need to look more into that Silver Buttonwood! Is the root system really compact or does it stretch out far? I am looking for something 12 ft but doesn't make a huge root system. I have underground pool pipes.
Snowberry will HAVE to go in! Thank you so much for including it on this list. I've never heard it discussed (though I think I've seen it) but I love that the berry is white and I double love the idea of supporting endangered butterflies.
How is my garden growing? IDK I had to move and leave everything I had growing. My landlord decided to sell and told us to move in under 60 days. We pulled out of Hillsborough county on Oct 31 at 8am. Arrived at our "new" house around 10:20am in the lower section of N. Fl. Rocks. Why do they put rocks in their planting beds up here??? Old former Retirement community. Now family, and retirement area. Most of our lots in this neighborhood are 1/4 acre. I managed to bring 1 Moringa, 1 Papaya, 1 Curry leaf, Italian Oregano, Longevity Spinach, Parsley, Rosemary, Hot peppers 3 types, Basil, Cuban Oregano, and Aloe. The other plants I brought did not survive. So we are putting in raised beds. (2 gifted from former neighbor Thank you K!!! ) I have 4 Round Pots that are same height as raised bed. So mini raised beds. Grow bags... My husband picked up starter trays, soil and some seeds Monday. SO I started seeds yesterday in our Fl. Room Window that gets full sun for about 7 hrs. Not much growing. Not much of anything...
Thank you for this great list, another great aspect of Yaupon Holly especially the Weeping help on Holly is it makes a very decent tea that not only has a respectable amount of caffeine but also full of antioxidants
Planting zones are mostly used to tell how cold hardy a plant is. Since this channel is for Florida gardening, zones aren't particularly helpful, because we don't really have sustained cold temperatures, and they don't tell you the other end of the scale....how much heat a plant can tolerate. Florida zones range from 8 to 11; knowing that a plant is zone 6 doesn't really help. But Jaqueline tells you which ones are better for north vs south FL.
Yapping Holly tea is high in Caffeine. Either it grows very slow or I am doing a poor job of feeding it. When I make tea from it I give the store/plaza near me free hedge trimming. I also only take beneficial prunings because technically it’s stealing but as long as I am leaving the plant and landscape in better condition than I arrived no one complains. I just hope I can get my Yaupon Holly to grow fast enough to supply my own. I use hollytone and Dr Earths pure gold but so far no growth. Nursery folks here say it’s very hard to propagate. It’s a plant I want to focus on learning to produce because fig leaf, yaupon holly leaf, ginger leaf, and calamundin (peel and fruit) tea is absolutely great in the morning. I also add other leaves with medicinal values. I will add goji and elderberries when my plants fruit. Anyways I wanted to rant about Yaupon Holly incase someone responds with their experiences with the plant 🪴 and possibly spread some useful information.
There are dwarf cultivars (which people like as a boxwood substitute). You might have one of those. Berries of course are toxic to us; the tea is from foliage. As with other hollies, berries are eaten by birds.
Very nice video. Question: how do you get your coffee to flower/fruit? I have mine in a very shady spot. It had flowers when I first got it about a year or so ago from LittleRedWagon and it hasn’t flowered or anything since. It still looks great and healthy but not a single flower since I brought it home. Any ideas??
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Prettiest bird I’ve ever seen in my St Pete backyard was an Indigo Bunting. Absolutely beautiful. Very rare sighting!
OMG!!!!!!!!! 😱 So exciting!!!!!!
I saw one in my backyard in October. I live in Jacksonville. I was surprised!
I saw a pair at my birdbath about a year ago, and I couldn't believe what I was seeing, because I had NEVER seen them before. I guess making the birdbath (out of nested graduated size pots and topped off with a saucer) was a good idea!
love this! now i need a snowberry 🙂
You and me both!
Birds eat ticks, a bird feeder saved my tick infested property. Humming birds loved my fire bush.
Off topic, I found a monarch caterpillar on some hibiscus I was propagating at Scrubland Farmz. Sam the owner took it and placed it on the ideal plant for the critter and came back to tell me it was a Monarch. I am not a butterfly guy but I know they are beneficial so I do what I can to advance them through life. I now can spot the monarch caterpillar. 🐛
The fiddlewood flowers smell soooooooo good! Almost jasmine like. I also got tons of compliments on it from guests over recently.
OH no... don't tell me that. You are making it harder for me! LOL
Just found out that Yaupon holly is the only caffeinated plant grown in the U.S. Tea can be made from the leaves and it is delicious and has no tannins like regular tea, so it will never get bitter. We are going to see if any local nurseries have it, I would love to grow my own tea! Fun facts. ☕
Now I am finished watching. Excellent list!!! So many new ones to me. That snowberry looks great too.
I'm so glad you liked it!
LOVE this video, wonderful timing thank you!
Yay!!! I’m glad you liked!
Awesome videos! Happy to find this series and I'll definitely visit Sweet Bay once I have my garden plan mapped out. 😊
Sweet Bay Native Nursery is the best! Very knowledgeable staff. The girls are so nice.
Love Leah and Cindy! They are so helpful!
Love the silver buttonwoods. I have 6.
Thanks for pushing the snowberry. Those blue butterflies really need to come off the endangered list. Too gorgeous!🦋🦋🦋
Yes!!! So true!
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
I never heard of Marlberry before! Going to ask my native nursery next visit
Yay yay!
I know this is considered a tree not a shrub but what are your thoughts on crape myrtles? I've been doing a little research and it seems there are differing opinions on whether or not they are invasive. Invasive potential because of how much seed they produce but also potentially beneficial for the amount of birds they feed. Not to mention how beautiful they are. Thoughts?
Another plant that is fruiting right now is Florida Privet. I’ve seen birds on mine right now. You need multiple to get a male and female.
Good suggestion!!! Thank you!
You just added more to my to do list. Where can we see what the root systems are like for some of the trees, to see if we want to put near houses or further away etc.
I would check with Florida Native Gardening group (facebook) or FNPS to get more information on each plant.
Love this video!
In the future I'd appreciate video discussing Marlberry vs shoebutton I think is the name. One is native and beneficial and the other is invasive and they look so similar and are in the same family. It's confusing trying to tell them apart.
I’ll have to dig into it!!!!
I am absolutely in love with that silver buttonwood and snowberry now!! I’m going to need both of these! Do you think you could plant the snowberry under the buttonwood?
If anyone liked the Silver Buttonwood but doesn't live near a native nursery (2 hr drive for me), I found Silver Buttonwoods at my local Lowe's. Or more specifically, the pot I picked up had two Buttonwoods in it. I got it home dunked the rootball into a 5 gal bucket and let it soak for 30 mins before gently separating the two plants and repotting them to rest until after last frost.
I'm going to try the wild coffee; found a source for seeds. Looks like it will be iffy here where we get frosts and freezes every year/ IFAS says zone 9 and above and I am in 9A. But I'll take a gamble for 5 bucks.
I need to look more into that Silver Buttonwood! Is the root system really compact or does it stretch out far? I am looking for something 12 ft but doesn't make a huge root system. I have underground pool pipes.
Check with the facebook group Florida Native Gardening, so many expert gardeners who have hands on experience with that plants.
Snowberry will HAVE to go in! Thank you so much for including it on this list. I've never heard it discussed (though I think I've seen it) but I love that the berry is white and I double love the idea of supporting endangered butterflies.
How is my garden growing? IDK I had to move and leave everything I had growing. My landlord decided to sell and told us to move in under 60 days. We pulled out of Hillsborough county on Oct 31 at 8am. Arrived at our "new" house around 10:20am in the lower section of N. Fl. Rocks. Why do they put rocks in their planting beds up here??? Old former Retirement community. Now family, and retirement area. Most of our lots in this neighborhood are 1/4 acre. I managed to bring 1 Moringa, 1 Papaya, 1 Curry leaf, Italian Oregano, Longevity Spinach, Parsley, Rosemary, Hot peppers 3 types, Basil, Cuban Oregano, and Aloe. The other plants I brought did not survive. So we are putting in raised beds. (2 gifted from former neighbor Thank you K!!! ) I have 4 Round Pots that are same height as raised bed. So mini raised beds. Grow bags... My husband picked up starter trays, soil and some seeds Monday. SO I started seeds yesterday in our Fl. Room Window that gets full sun for about 7 hrs. Not much growing. Not much of anything...
Thank you for this great list, another great aspect of Yaupon Holly especially the Weeping help on Holly is it makes a very decent tea that not only has a respectable amount of caffeine but also full of antioxidants
Such a great tip! I totally forgot to mention that. Thank you! :D
Love this list. I will be adding some of them to my yard.😊
Yay! Can't wait to hear which ones Connie!
I love all of these 😊 … I’m in the panhandle 9b, and they don’t sell these 😬 where can I get them?
Thank you!
Please post the zones for the plants...
Planting zones are mostly used to tell how cold hardy a plant is. Since this channel is for Florida gardening, zones aren't particularly helpful, because we don't really have sustained cold temperatures, and they don't tell you the other end of the scale....how much heat a plant can tolerate. Florida zones range from 8 to 11; knowing that a plant is zone 6 doesn't really help. But Jaqueline tells you which ones are better for north vs south FL.
Where can you get that darrowi blueberry? Hopefully close to the miami area
Yapping Holly tea is high in Caffeine. Either it grows very slow or I am doing a poor job of feeding it. When I make tea from it I give the store/plaza near me free hedge trimming. I also only take beneficial prunings because technically it’s stealing but as long as I am leaving the plant and landscape in better condition than I arrived no one complains. I just hope I can get my Yaupon Holly to grow fast enough to supply my own. I use hollytone and Dr Earths pure gold but so far no growth. Nursery folks here say it’s very hard to propagate. It’s a plant I want to focus on learning to produce because fig leaf, yaupon holly leaf, ginger leaf, and calamundin (peel and fruit) tea is absolutely great in the morning. I also add other leaves with medicinal values. I will add goji and elderberries when my plants fruit. Anyways I wanted to rant about Yaupon Holly incase someone responds with their experiences with the plant 🪴 and possibly spread some useful information.
There are dwarf cultivars (which people like as a boxwood substitute). You might have one of those. Berries of course are toxic to us; the tea is from foliage. As with other hollies, berries are eaten by birds.
I just found shiny coffee around the perimeter of the school I work at. Can I use cuttings to propagate it?
Yes! Some of my shiny coffee in my yard is propagated from cuttings.
What part of Florida are you in? We live just south of Jax Beach. Are we in same zone ?
I live in St. Pete! Howdy northern neighbor 😁. We are not in the same zone. I’m zone 10. Some of these plants have a native range to north Florida.
I saw your video with Sean and the keto guy. Impressive. I am trying to get my channel up to speed now.
Will having plants that atteact birds be detrimental to the insects you are trying to attract with a butterfly garden?
Very nice video. Question: how do you get your coffee to flower/fruit? I have mine in a very shady spot. It had flowers when I first got it about a year or so ago from LittleRedWagon and it hasn’t flowered or anything since. It still looks great and healthy but not a single flower since I brought it home. Any ideas??
My firebushes don’t look like that! Just pretty green leaves and frequent fire orange flowers that the pollinators love. No berries.
Your firebush sounds like a hybrid. The non-native firebush doesn’t tend to have red leaves.
May I ask where you’re located and do you own a nursery?
Oh you are at Sweet Bay, I was just there and got a bunch of native plants!!
Scientific names would help