Posts Tagged ‘native landscapes’
Meet the Natives: Wild Olive
This week we are highlighting wild olive (Forestiera segregata) also known as Florida privet. If you are looking for a hardy low maintenance shrub that also supports our wildlife, look…
Read MoreConsider Replacing Your Mahoe with Sea Grape
Sea grape (Coccoloba uvifera) is a native, coastal, broad-leaf evergreen that is common in the uplands of Sanibel. It is native to the Caribbean, South America, and South Florida and…
Read MoreMeet the Natives: Bacopa
This week we are highlighting the beautiful bacopa (Bacopa monnieri)! This perennialgroundcover is also known as herb of grace or water hyssop. The bacopa’s range extendsthroughout most of Florida. You’ve…
Read MoreMeet the Natives: Lizard’s tail
This week we are highlighting the lizard’s tail (Saururus cernuus). This perennial wildflower gets its unique name from its long, floral racemes which resemble a lizard’s tail! Its range extends…
Read MoreCelebrate National Gopher Tortoise Day with Us!
Join us for a one-day-only sale this Friday, April 10, at SCCF’s Native Landscapes and Garden Center from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., where all gopher tortoise-friendly plants will be…
Read MoreMeet the Natives: Blue Flag Iris
This week we are highlighting the beautiful blue flag iris (iris virginica)! This well known and loved perennial wildflower has a large natural range, found throughout eastern North America and…
Read MoreCalling Artists for SCCF x SCAL ‘Nature’ Exhibit
SCCF and the Sanibel-Captiva Art League will host “Nature,” a joint art exhibit at the Bailey Homestead Preserve. Submit your art on Feb. 6.
Read MoreMeet the Natives: Sea Lavender
This week we are going to highlight the beautiful sea lavender (Heliotropium gnaphalodes). View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (@sccf_swfl) Sea lavender is a…
Read MoreMeet the Natives: Skyblue Clustervine
This week we are highlighting the skyblue clustervine (Jaquemontia pentanthos). View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (@sccf_swfl) “If you are looking to incorporate a…
Read MoreMeet the Natives: Muhly Grass
This week, we are highlighting Muhly grass (Muhlenbergia capillaris). “This time of year you’ve likely noticed the showy blooms of this native grass,” said SCCF Native Landscapes & Garden Center…
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