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Dune Sunflower Mini Bouquet
Dune Sunflower AKA Beach Sunflower is a fast-growing ground cover native to central Florida. It is a highly salt-tolerant plant that thrives in sandy, well-drained soil in full sun. It can be found growing naturally on sand dunes and with native vines and grasses. Back 4 years ago, a friend gave me some Dune Sunflower seedlings which I planted around the yard. Under adequate growing conditions, it becomes a shrubby ground cover of about two to four feet tall. I didn’t realize how big the little seedling would get and it started taking over my yard. In the fall I removed the plants, but I still get little babies coming up. I remove most of them. The one I let stay grows into a huge mound of flowers. Today I’m sharing a little mini-bouquet of little Dune Sunflowers with greenery from the yard.
Country Garden Table
May is warm with blue skies here in Central Florida; it’s really the start of summer. The inspiration for my tablescape today was a handful of garden flowers from my friend and a new Ross for Less treasure, a country pig with wings.
Spring Bouquet With Blue Flag Iris & Amaryllis
When I was at Tasty Tuesday’s Farmers Market this week, one grower had a bucket of bouquets at $5 each. Each had an Amaryllis bloom as the major attraction and I wanted one. It’s that time of year and the Amaryllis are blooming. (Amaryllis is a subtropical bulb that belongs to the Amaryllidaceae family and is native to South Africa. It is grown as a potted plant in most parts of the United States but can also be grown outdoors year round in Florida.)
Looking For Spring Colors
\Since my yard isn’t the way I like, I’m still looking for spring colors. I went to the store thinking I’d like daffodils or tulips. No daffodils to be found. Tulips looked a little sad. I started to go when I noticed a big display of daisies in various colors. I don’t think of daisies as spring flowers, but the light pink ones sang to me.
Tropical Anthurium & Roses
Anthuriums are herbaceous epiphytes native to tropical America, a genus of more than 800 species found in the New World tropics from Mexico to northern Argentina and Uruguay. The anthurium is also known as Painted Tongue, Flamingo Flower (Flamingo Lily) or Tail Flower.They are grown for their brightly colored flower spathes and their ornamental leaves.
Spring Dining Table With April Bouquet
Yesterday I went as usual to the Tasty Tuesday’s farmer’s market. Local vendors who grow produce without chemicals offer seasonal veggies, some fruits, and home crafted items. One particular grower also offers flower bouquets. This week his amaryllis were blooming and I couldn’t resist the beautiful bouquet with double amaryllis.