But I Live in a Condo! NO YARD? YOU CAN STILL SUPPORT BEES, BUTTERFLIES AND BIRDS WITH POTS FILLED WITH LIFE-SUPPORTING NATIVE PLANTS. To get you started, below are just a few great native plant choices for container gardening outdoors. Ask your local native nursery for more. Use big pots to allow for good rooting. And if you live above the third floor, well, the critters might not make it up there but you’re still supporting the Florida native plant movement. And that’s a good thing. FOR A LOVELY CASCADING EFFECT: Beach Mistflower, Conoclinium coelestinum f p Partridgeberry, Mitchella repens b Pineland Heliotrope, Euploca polyphylla* f p *formerly Heliotropium Quailberry, Crossopetalum illicifolium b Swamp Twinflower, Dyschoriste humistrata f p c FOR AN ARCHITECTURAL EFFECT: Coontie, Zamia pumila c Florida Silver Thatch Palm, Leucothrinax morrisii b c Key Thatch Palm, Thrinax morissii b c Strangler Fig, Ficus aurea (braid it!) b c Pollinator Garden in a Pot designs by Christopher Waltz b great for birds f nectar for butterflies c host for caterpillars pexcellent for pollinators Christopher Waltz is a native Floridian, Gator and Real Florida Gardener who passionately supports Florida’s native plant movement. We love him. And yes he does have a yard. Chris bought standard ceramic pots, painted them and then planted 5-7 wildflower species in each, to provide blooms across the seasons. Chris used: native Blackeyed-Susan, Chalky Bluestem Grass, Coreopsis, Fleabane, Goldenrod (non-allergenic), Lovegrass, Pink and White Milkweed, Rosinweed and Twinflower. www.PlantRealFlorida.org FALL 2016-2017 GUIDE FOR REAL FLORIDA GARDENERS 17
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