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Florida Plant Directory

This directory will grow over time. Each plant page is written as a practical field guide:

Plant Guides

  • Bananas in Florida
    Musa spp.
    A Florida field guide to growing bananas: variety selection, water and feeding, wind protection, and post-hurricane recovery.
  • Cassava in Florida
    Manihot esculenta
    A Florida field guide to cassava (Manihot esculenta): heat tolerance, propagation from cuttings, and harvesting roots responsibly.
  • Lemongrass in Florida
    Cymbopogon citratus
    A Florida field guide to lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus): edible landscaping uses, propagation by division, and managing it as a clean border plant.
  • Loquat in Florida
    Eriobotrya japonica
    A Florida field guide to loquat (Eriobotrya japonica): fruiting cycles, pruning, pests—and practical propagation (seed, air-layering, grafting, and cuttings).
  • Mango in Florida
    Mangifera indica
    A Florida field guide to mango (Mangifera indica): varieties, disease pressure, pruning for structure, and container strategies for young trees.
  • Moringa in Florida
    Moringa oleifera
    A Florida field guide to moringa (Moringa oleifera): cold strategy, pruning for leaf yield, pest pressure, and planting in sand.
  • Mulberry in Florida
    Morus spp.
    A Florida field guide to mulberry (Morus spp.): fast growth, pruning for manageable size, and using mulberry as a productive edible landscape tree.
  • Papaya in Florida
    Carica papaya
    A Florida field guide to papaya (Carica papaya): fast production, cold sensitivity, spacing, and storm-aware growth management.
  • Pineapple in Florida
    Ananas comosus
    A Florida field guide to pineapple (Ananas comosus): planting crowns and slips, sun requirements, and how to grow pineapples as an edible landscape feature.
  • Roselle (Hibiscus) in Florida
    Hibiscus sabdariffa
    A Florida field guide to roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa): planting windows, harvest timing, and how to grow it for calyx production.
  • Sweet Potato in Florida
    Ipomoea batatas
    A Florida field guide to sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas): slips, vine management, and using sweet potato as an edible groundcover.

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