Post #85 Plant Profile: New Zealand Spinach (Tetragonia tetragonioides) Perhaps one of our favorite spinach substitutes, this bright green leafy perennial thrives in hot weather. New Zealand spinach, native to […]
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Post #84 Plant Profile: Roselle and False Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa and Hibiscus acetosella) Roselle and False Roselle. Florida cranberry or cranberry hibiscus? It is easy to get quickly confused when
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Post #83 Plant Profile: Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia spp.) An edible, perennial cactus! Now we are getting to the nitty gritty of what can be foraged in our Plant Profile
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Post #82 Plant Profile: Chayote (Sechium edule) If you’ve ever tried growing zucchini or summer squash here in South Florida, you know it can be tricky. The weather is not
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Post #81 Plant Profile: Water Leaf (Talinum Fruticosum, T. triangulare) Welcome back to our run on tropical leafy greens for the dinner table! This post focuses on a prolific yet
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Post #80 Plant Profile: Longevity Spinach and Okinawa Spinach (Gynura crepioides and Gynura bicolor) Let’s talk about more delicious tropical spinach choices available here in our little corner of paradise.
Post #79 Plant Profile: Malabar Spinach (Basella alba) Let’s celebrate the wonder of fresh spinach leaves during the peak of our hottest season! If you are anything like us here
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Post #78 Plant Profile: Bird’s Nest Fern (Asplenium nidus & Asplenium australasicum) Today our focus is on an omnipresent South Florida plant, the bird’s nest fern. A versatile plant that
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Post #77 Plant Profile: Spanish Needle (Bidens alba) This weedy wonder takes us deeper into the herbal world of edible perennials. As Hippocrates touted, “Let food be thy medicine”. Spanish
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Post #76 Plant Profile: Bananas and Plantains (Musa spp.) Bananas are a wonderful fruit that need no introduction. Plantains are a slightly lesser known fruit within the continental United States,
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