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May 3, 2015 9:35 PM CST
Name: Melanie
Lutz, Florida (Zone 9b)
Butterflies Enjoys or suffers hot summers Hummingbirder Birds Bee Lover Bookworm
Region: Florida Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Bromeliad Native Plants and Wildflowers Plant Identifier Salvias
Let's wander around outside, shall we?

Zamia vazquezii



Encephalartos ferox



Zamia pumila

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Feijoa sellowiana, Pineapple Guava



Alcantarea odorata



Hyophorbe lagenicaulis, Bottle Palm



Neoregelia carcharodon



Malpighia glabra, Wild Cherry

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Neoregelia carcharodon 'Silver'



Assorted bromeliads with no tags

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Neoregelia johannis



Aechmea perforata. These things were as tall as me!



Neoregelia correia-araujoi



Artocarpus nitidus ssp. lingnanensis, Kwai Muk



Coccothrinax barbadensis, Silver Palm



Sabal rosei



Alcantarea sp. Drooling

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A few more bromeliads with no tags.

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Copernicia prunifera, Carnauba Wax Palm



Ambrosia hispida, Coastal Ragweed

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Ceratozamia norstogii



Encephalartos horridus



Dioon merolae



Musa velutina

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Nephrolepsis exaltata 'Emina'

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Araucaria heterophylla



Gossypium hirsutum, Upland Cotton



A Mourning Dove walked right by me so I took its picture. I bet the guests feed the birds.

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There were plenty of Monarchs flying around but I only found one caterpillar.

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Zebra Longwing (the official Florida state butterfly) on one of the Wild Coffees.

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Some kind of duck. That's about all I've got.

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Rapanea punctata, Mysrine. There was a lot of this growing around.



Citharexylum fruticosum, Fiddlewood

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Taxodium distichum, Bald Cypress

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Ardisia escallonioides, Marlberry



Yucca aloifolia, Spanish Bayonet



Borrichia frutescens, Sea Oxeye Daisy



Conocarpus erectus, Buttonwood



Black Crowned Night Heron

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Psychotria nervosa, Wild Coffee



Canella winterana, Cinnamon Bark

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Stachytarpheta caatingensis



I spot a Polydamas Swallowtail laying eggs on pipevine. But also look how much pollen is on her wings! I've never seen that before.

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Probably a Monk Skipper and bee on porterweed.

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Orthosiphon sp., Cat's Whiskers

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Clerodendrum speciosissimum, Glory Bower



Begonia odorata



Pimenta racemosa, Bay Rum Tree



Artemesia arborescens 'Powis Castle', Wormwood



Lawsonia inermis, Henna



Coffea arabica, Coffee



Mangifera indica 'Nam Doc Mai'



Averrhoa carambola 'Kary', Starfruit

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