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Growing Guides

Plant Growing Guides

In-depth, local guides to growing Florida's best plants: their history, how to identify them, how to care for them, the wildlife they support, and the companions that make them shine. Written for St. Augustine and Zone 9b.

CoontieFlorida Natives

Coontie

Florida's ancient native cycad: tough, salt-tolerant, and the only host for the rare Atala butterfly.

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