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Fun Fact Friday September 29, 2023
Better late than never!!! This week's "Fun Fact Friday" is about Barbados Cherries. This tropical fruit tree is a must have for anyone...
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- Sep 15
- 2 min
Fun Fact Friday September 15, 2023
Yesterday, my wife and I visited a private garden tucked in the back of a beautiful neighborhood. A small gravel path wove through...
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follandscapes
- Sep 1
- 1 min
Fun Fact Friday September 1, 2023
Check Check Check it out. This week's Fun Fact is about Hairypod Cowpeas, Vigna lutea. This Florida Native plant is a wild looking vine...
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follandscapes
- Aug 25
- 1 min
Fun Fact Friday August 25, 2023
Today's fun fact is about zinnias. Did you know that when first introduced to Europeans, Zinnias were called "poorhouse flower"? The name...
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- Aug 18
- 1 min
Fun Fact Friday August 18, 2023
Today's Fun Fact Friday is about Asclepias tuberosa, Butterfly Milkweed also called Butterflyweed. We did a Fun Fact on this milkweed a...
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- Aug 4
- 1 min
Fun Fact Friday Aug 4, 2023
Today's "Fun Fact Friday" is about one of my favorite Butterflies - the Giant Swallowtail Butterfly, Papilio cresphontes Cramer. Did you...
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follandscapes
- Jul 28
- 1 min
Fun Fact Friday July 28, 2023
Todays Fun Fact Friday is about the Yellow Garden Spider or Argiope aurantia. This particular spider was just added to our Gardening...
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follandscapes
- Jul 21
- 2 min
Fun Fact Friday July 21, 2023
After a crazy week, we almost missed Fun Fact Friday! This week's Fun Fact is about Asclepias tuberosa commonly called Butterflyweed or...
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follandscapes
- Jul 14
- 1 min
Fun Fact Friday July 14, 2023
Today's #funfactfriday is about the damage you see on the leaves of this pigeon pea tree. Did you know that this circular damage is...
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follandscapes
- Jul 7
- 1 min
Fun Fact Friday July 7, 2023
Florida has a native cotton plant and it is ILLEGAL to grow! Back in the early 1900's, the introduction of the boll weevil from Central...
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follandscapes
- Jul 29, 2022
- 1 min
Fun Fact Friday July 29, 2022
Did you know Seminole Pumpkin Flowers are edible? Like most gourds, the flowers can be picked and either fried or sautéed. I recommend...
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- Jul 8, 2022
- 1 min
Fun Fact Friday July 8, 2022
Male White Peacock Butterflies, Anartia jatrophae, are territorial. They try and claim an area as their own and will fight other males...
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- Jun 17, 2022
- 1 min
Fun Fact Friday June 17, 2022
Did you know that purple cone flower, or Echinacea purpurea is a FL native that carries medicinal properties? Multiple studies have shown...
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- Jun 3, 2022
- 1 min
June 3, 2022 Fun Fact Friday
This week's Fun Fact Friday topic is Bleeding Heart Vine or Clerodendrum thomsoniae for you science geeks. This vining plant has unique...
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