Join Steve Barnes as he meets with Anne Yasalonis from the UF/IFAS Polk County Extension for a conversation on Florida Friendly Landscaping. Anne walks you through their demonstration garden as she identifies the right plants to use in the right place.
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Around 18th minute are vinca.
This video is amazing, thank you so much for making it.
I agree . . this was a good video and NOT a waste of time. She had a good attitude; informative but not condescending.
"people think it's just a bunch of weeds … what is this?" "this is a native wildflower … it's a weed." way to break dispell those misconceptions.
Very informative. Great job!
Nice look around the garden, mix of native and drought tolerant plants. Not having to water landscaping once established is my new goal.
She's great! And he asks good questions. Thank you for sharing this! 🤗😊
Wonderful video EXCEPT for one thing — the oyster plant is an invasive (which she said not to plant). Perhaps not invasive in Polk County.
Wonderful and informative video.
Any suggestions for fire ants? I’ve used many products and just move to another spot in the yard.
What is a larval plant? He'll eat the leaves… lol!
Where. Can I get. These plants?
The first plant looks scrappy and so does the porter weed. Such ugly, boring same old, same old plants.
I’m pretty sure those are Vinca, not Impatiens.
To her credit she talked about invasive species but then she pointed out Tradescantia spathacea (oysterplant), a Category I invasive species, and stood right next to a flowering Stachytarpheta cayennensis (nettleleaf vervain), a Category II invasive species, while talking about underground irrigation. She also pointed out a yellow-flowered plant of Asclepias curassavica (tropical milkweed), responsible for infecting monarch and queen butterfly larvae with OE, a debilitating protozoan parasite. It, too, is invasive but is yet unlisted. It would be better to promote native milkweeds. UF/IFAS could do better, and pay more attention to Florida native species in general
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Great Educational Vid. 1 correction In the color garden. The first plant was ID’d as Impaction.
It is actually a Vinca. A good tough, drought tolerant flowering plant for FLA. Annual vinca (Catharanthus roseus) is a tropical perennial that is grown as an annual in most regions.
Those are not in patients those are periwinkles Vinca
There are 21 native varieties of milkweed and at least 4 of them are perfect for our monarchs. There is never a reason to promote using the ones that are spreading OE.
Thank you for the video. It's nice to put a face to person sending me monthly emails from the Polk IFAS. Is this garden the area just south of Polk state on 98 south? I really enjoy reading the informative emails and tips. Please keep up the good work