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  • Wild Temptress

    Wild Temptress

    Downy rose myrtle (Rhodomyrtus tomentosa) Don’t let the beauty of this plant fool you, it is slowly taking hold in Florida. A non-native fast grower that comes back even faster after controlled burns disrupting the growing patterns of pine flats. Originally introduced in Florida as a showy ornamental the Downy Myrtle is a unforgiving grower [...]

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  • Drought Tolerant Beauty

    Drought Tolerant Beauty

    Callicarpa Americana, Beauty Berry I have logged easily 3600 miles plus on foot over the last six years, I must have passed the Beauty Berry countless times, ignoring its presence as its spikes of color beg for attention. Tricked again by others who have cast this plant aside discarding it as a weed species. [...]

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  • Triller

    Triller

    What do you do when you come face to face with a grizzly bear? You stand straight up, arms pointed to the sky and let out a deep roar; not that I have ever had the chance to try it or that I’m saying that it’s a sure fire method to save your hide, but [...]

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