Wilcox Nursery and Landscape is proud to present the 2018 Eco Fest on April 14th 2018. This event is to support the Native Plant Horticulture Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. The event is free and open to the public but anyone who makes a donation to the NPHF will receive instant discounts on purchases during the event (proof of donation required via receipt). Selva’s Superfoods food truck will be on site and there will be vendors and exhibits for guests to enjoy as well. (more…)
The Coontie is real special because it is Florida’s only native cycad. Cycads are considered among the most ancient of all plants and are often referred to as living fossils. The cycad plant family is often confused with palms and ferns but they all have a central trunk topped with a whorl of leaves. But while ferns have spores and palms have flowers that graduate into seed fruit, cycads are Gymnosperm that produce cones. Coontie is a woody plant with a thick, soft stem that appears like a trunk but it is mostly made of storage tissue and negligible true wood tissue. The other thing that makes Coontie special is that it is the sole larval food for the Atala butterfly.
Coontie has historically been an important starch source to Native Americans and early settlers. The city of Ft. Lauderdale was given rise to thanks to an early industry around the harvest of Coontie. (more…)
It’s important to know which plants are at risk during frosty or freezing weather. Check out this infograhpic for more information to see if your plants are at risk.
Fakahatchee Grass (tripsacum dactyloides), alternately also referred to as Eastern Gamagrass, is an extremely popular Florida native ornamental grass. This grass is evergreen in sub-tropical areas and has bright green blades with a serrated edge. They grow in rounded clumps reaching 5-6 feet in height and 4-6 feet wide in Florida. There is also a Dwarf Fakahatchee Grass (Tripsacum floridanum) which can reach heights of around three feet. (more…)
Our gardens can be a living landscape full of varied plants and trees that act as a refuge for birds, mammals and insects. Large or small, all gardens are crucial in giving nature a helping hand. By making clever choices for your gardens, borders and herb patches and creating a safe chemical-free space for wildlife and pollinators you can contribute to the whole food chain. Besides being an unending source of beauty for all seasons, a wildlife garden can be effective as a safe haven for everything from beetles, birds, bees, to butterflies. (more…)
Focus on rebuilding landscapes with salt-tolerant native plants to mitigate future storm risks.
