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Articles from Past Issues of The Understory

Most of the articles listed below are reprinted from the Pinellas Chapter's bimonthly membership newsletter, The Understory, as well as from other chapter newsletters. You can visit www.fnps.org to find the websites of other FNPS chapters and a membership application form. In addition to The Understory, members also receive the quarterly journal The Palmetto and bimonthly newsletter Sabal Minor.

Back issues of The Understory (Aug/Sep 2006 to present)

Plant Profiles:

 The Mimic: Australian Pine

Azaleas

Blueberries

Carolina Jessamine

Cassias

Citrus

Coralbean

Climbing Aster

Coreopsis

Elms

Eryngiums

Ferns

Firebush

Grasses for Lawns

Gum Trees

Iris

Mangroves

Milkweeds

 "Non-Goldenrods"

Orchids

Passion Vines

Perennial Wonders

Porterweeds

Redroot

Ruellias

Saltbush

Salvias

"Seeing Red"

Sunflowers

Swamp Dogwood

Tillandsias

Tupelos

Vines

Wild Plums

Wildflowers in Your Garden
Ecosystems:

Flatwoods

Florida: The Fire State

Freshwater Swamps

Mangroves

Scrub -- Part I

Scrub -- Part II

 
Essays:

An Acquired Taste

Cypress Mulch

Establishing Natives at Home

"Hole-in-the-Ground"

Holiday Decorating with Natives

Introducing Natives Into Your Landscape

Salt Tolerant Plants & Flooding

Spirit of Place

 
OTHER RESOURCES

EDIS/IFAS Publications

50 Common Native Plants
Important In Florida's Ethnobotanical History

Butterfly Gardening in Florida

Landscaping Backyards for Wildlife: Top 10 Tips for Success

Landscaping to Attract Birds in South Florida

Native Aquatic Plants for Ornamental Water Gardens

Native Florida Plants for Home Landscapes

Native Groundcovers for South Florida

Native Plants that Attract Wildlife: Central Florida

Native Trees for North Florida

Native Trees for South Florida

Florida Wildflowers & Butterflies ID Card
Source: Florida Museum of Natural History
and the Florida Wildflower Foundation, Inc.

Side 1: Butterflies

Side 2: Wildflowers

Informational Flyers/Brochures:

Native Plants that Attract Wildlife (616K PDF)

Cypress Mulch:
Why Kill a Tree to Grow a Flower?
(396K PDF)

Gardening with Wildflowers (184K PDF)

Landscaping for Wildlife (316K PDF)

Landscaping with Native Plants (48K PDF)

Florida Native Trees (124K PDF)

Plants to Avoid Using in Your Landscape (116K PDF)

Welcome to Florida Gardening (248K PDF)

Wildflower Species Information

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