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When Hurricane Michael hit here in the Florida panhandle I was really scared that my huge sycamore would fall and destroy my house. It lost lots of large branches but the tree still stands straight and tall much to my joy!

I've never really paid too much attention to this plant as the area where it is was very much overgrown. Today while taking pictures of it, I realized what the wonderful scent I've been smelling is: saw palmetto blooms. Bees were all over it, collecting nectar and pollen.

This is in full bloom here right now...4/25/2015. I can't say that it has the greatest scent, but the bees don't seem to care as it is covered with them.

Many people consider this plant VERY invasive. I have to admit I am constantly doing battle with it in my potted plants, but it thrives under the cedars where nothing else seems to want to grow.

Purslane works quite well as ground cover in a pot with plumeria.

I live in the Florida panhandle. We do get hard freezes in winter. Last year a leaf/branch was broken off the mother plant. I stuck it in the ground and left it over the winter. Although the part above ground died, I was very happy in spring to see that it had come back from the roots.

This is a very prolific wildflower...seen along roads and in fields.

Although this is considered to be purple, to me it's more of a mauve. In any case, I love the color.

I love the color of Liberty...such a pretty red.

The hummers love this plant. It is fun to watch them go to each and every bloom!

This thing can be a "wild child." Over the winter in my GH it grew in and around all of the neighboring plants.

This camellia is a heritage plant. The blooms are anemone form. It usually blooms twice a year for me.

This plant is a VERY prolific self sower! I would suggest planting it somewhere you won't mind if it tries to take over. Roots run deep. New plants are easiest to pull in the spring when they first appear. Otherwise, be prepared to dig.

This is the most abundant native palm in Florida. Usually it grows as a shrub. The leaf stalks/stems are lined with sharp, rigid spines.

I personally don't care for this plant in spite of the white flowers in spring and red berries in fall. For me it is invasive and very hard to get rid of. Although called Heavenly Bamboo it is actually a member of the barberry family.

The butterflies love this plant, as do I. I've also seen the hummers go to it. The seeds sprout fairly fast. So far I've had no problem with this plant, except for last summer when one, for some reason, became an aphid magnet. Strong blasts of water took care of them.

I have had much success with this brug. It is an older one and well worth having. Tropical sunset has been an "energized bunny" for me. The blooms are fairly large. The edges are a darker yellow. It seems to be more resistant to problems than some of the other yellows to oranges.

I love the redbud!! It is usually the first tree to bloom here in the spring. They bloom about the same time as the dogwoods. The roads are so pretty bathed in the reddish flowers and white blooms of the dogwood. It is interesting as the flowers bloom before the heart shaped leaves appear.

This is a large single pink. She rarely if ever accepts pollen and sets a pod.

This is one of the smaller double pinks, smaller then Peanut. For me it is also easier to root than Peanut. Both were hybridized by the same person and named for her dogs.