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Pitcher
Plants
There
is no way you won't hear about Pitcher Plants and
the efforts being made to protect these native wonders.
The pictured flower came from Gulf Coast Gardener,
a wonderful local magazine. You can find them
by e-mail at Martha@pmfPublishing.com
The
best place to spot a pitcher plant locally is
on the west side of Pensacola as you are driving
down Sorrento Road. Should you stop to get
a photograph of the Osprey babies in their nest
located on top of the telephone pole, also take
a look off into the grasses to your left and right.
According to the article in Gulf Coast Gardener,
there are six pitcher plant species that are native
to the central Gulf Coast. The species shown
on this page is the one I spot most often in our
area. Be sure not to disturb this plant.
They are just for looking. The plants are
carnivores. They capture and "eat" insects.
In addition, locals are working diligently to
save this native plant from extinction.
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Day
Lilies
Day
lilies begin to bloom at the end of April and many
will be at their full glory during May. This
is a plant you can dig up and move whenever you
want to just about anywhere you want and they seem
to keep on going, multiplying and blooming.
If you look around our area you will find many home
growers with big day lily beds where you can pick
your colors in full bloom, dig them up and take
them home. All the local nurseries and garden
centers also carry day lilies. As you look
at houses in our area, you will discover that the
day lily makes great borders both in light shade
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EASY
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BAD
IDEA
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Hens
and Chicks
When
I first arrived in Pensacola, all the plants seemed
foreign to me and none seemed stranger then the
plant the locals call Hens and Chicks. I knew
this plant from my home state of Michigan and my
Hens and Chicks were totally different looking.
So I dug up plants in Michigan and moved them to
Pensacola. Michigan Hens and Chicks do not
grow in Pensacola. Leave the poor little things
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FREE
GREEN-THUMB TRAINING
Seasonal
Gardening: May 17, 2001 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Gulf Breeze
Presbyterian Church, 100 Jackson Trail in Gulf Breeze.
Dan Mullins, Santa Rosa County Horticultural Extension
agent. Details 623-3868.
GOT
A QUESTION?: E-mail amateur plant grower Kathie
at Kathiekj@aol.com
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