Tag: hummingbirds

Want to attract hummingbirds? Registration open for free hummingbird feeder education workshop on Jan. 23

by Lourdes Mederos
January 6, 2025

Hummingbirds are getting a lot of love from Florida consumers these days, according to experts at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Experts at UF/IFAS Extension offices regularly provide guidance, ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Birders, Birdwatcher, Birdwatching, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Ecosystem, Enthusiasts, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Hummingbirds, Ken Gioeli, Landscape, Master Naturalist, Nectar, Ornithology, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Rufous Hummingbird, Twitchers, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County

Florida Native Plants to Attract Hummingbirds

by Tia Silvasy
November 7, 2024

There are three species of hummingbirds in Florida, by far the most common species is the Ruby throated hummingbird. They are attracted to red, orange, and pink tubular flowers. To attract hummingbirds to your yard, plant a variety of plant ... READ MORE

Category: , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Birds, Butterflies, Central Florida, Florida Friendly, Hummingbirds, Native Plants, Perennial, Tsilvasy, Vine, Wildlife

A Salvia for Late Summer Color

by Beth Bolles
August 22, 2024

Salvias are a popular group of plants for attracting pollinators and adding lots of color to the landscape. A unique salvia that offers velvety flowers is the Mexican bush sage, Salvia leucantha. In our heat, Mexican bush sage can tolerate ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Bees, Butterflies, Flowers, Hummingbirds, Perennial, Pollinators, Salvia

A Palooza of Pollinators? It’s more likely than you think.

by UF/IFAS Bookstore
June 16, 2023

This Saturday, June 17, why not join the UF/IFAS Extension Bookstore at First Magnitude Brewing Co. for Pollinator Palooza? This free festival runs from 2-8 p.m. and will feature live music, four different food trucks, and for the 21-and-over ... READ MORE

Category: Events
Tags: Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Monarchs, National Pollinator Week, Pollinator Palooza, Pollinators

Support Your Local Pollinators – and Your Local Bookstores!

by UF/IFAS Bookstore
March 31, 2023

The UF/IFAS Sumter County Residential Horticulture/Master Gardener Program will be holding a Pollinator Short Course at the Sumter County Fairgrounds in Bushnell next Wednesday, April 5, and the IFAS Bookstore will be there! The event runs from ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Beekeeping, Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Master Gardener Volunteer, Pollinators, UF/IFAS Extension Sumter County

Suds in the garden

by Ralph Mitchell
August 28, 2022

Aloe plants are very popular due to their Its adaptability to a variety of conditions. Besides the ever-familiar Aloe vera plant, there is another species known as the soap aloe or Aloe maculata. Very ornamental and a great beginner ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Aloe, Drought Tolerant, Flowering, Hummingbirds, Low Maintenance, Succulents

Perennial pentas perform year-round

by Paul Schumaker
February 15, 2021

By Ralph E. Mitchell If you like perennial plants that flower almost all-year round, you may be interested in pentas. Named after the Latin word for “five” due to the five-petalled flowers, pentas have bright flowers that attract ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Perennial Penta

Tried and true – Jatropha

by Ralph Mitchell
October 2, 2020

While there are many “tried and true” flowering shrubs for our area, there is one that stands out as an almost “foolproof” selection. The shrub/small tree known as Jatropha integerrima, or just plain Jatropha for short, is a plant ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Jatropha

Hummingbirds – Landscape Matters 2020

by BLOGS.IFAS
February 15, 2020

HUMMINGBIRDS Landscape Matters Wednesday, March 4, 10 a.m. Yulee County Building 86026 Pages Dairy Road (Take US 17 North, pass over the railroad tracks, turn left on Pages Dairy Road. The building is attached to the fire station.) UF/IFAS ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Wildlife
Tags: Hummingbirds, Landscape Matters, Wildlife

May 30 – Landscape Tour and Plant Sale

by Volusia County Master Gardener Volunteers
May 21, 2019

Volusia County Master Gardeners will host a tour of several Florida Friendly Landscaping areas at the Volusia County Agricultural Center on Thursday, May 30 starting at 9:00. There will be a plant sale afterwards for tour participants. This ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Wildlife
Tags: Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Plant Sale, Pollinators, Tour

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