Open Gardens, March 2, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Neem Tree Farms, 602 Ronele Drive, Brandon, 33511.
We love plant swaps! And this time we have a giant pile of really nice mulch from TECO! You’ll need to bring something to carry it home in if you want some though! (Actually, a bucket and a small trowel are good things to have just for the other plants on the list.)
This is my list of plants to swap or give away, the really cool thing is that you never know what someone else might bring! (My personal wish list includes more banana trees for Tampa Bay Harvest and a queen’s wreath!)
Plants in pots (limited quantities, swaps expected!)
Milkweed (non-native, but I’ve purchased seeds and set up a spot for native so hopefully we’ll have them soon, but the non-natives have ob
Everglade tomatoes
Aloe pups
Thornless optunia cactus
Baobob trees
Spiderwort
Rain lily
Native ruella
You dig:
Surinam cherry
Sansevieria
Yesterday-today-and tomorrow (also limited)
Candlestick senna
False roselle, thousands and thousands ready to transplant!
Mexican cilantro – not really cilantro but tastes similar and handles the heat without flinching)
Cleradendron (pagoda or bleeding heart)
Native palmettos
Naturalized periwinkles (aka vinca)
Wild pineapple (very prickly, bring protective clothing, http://www.eattheweeds.com/bromelia-pinguin-wild-pineapple…/)
Seeds:
Daikon Radish (mooli)
Moringa
Loofah sponges
Tropical milkweed
Gallardia (blanketflower)
Cosmos
Pink tabebuia
Velvet bean
Nasturtium
Blanket flower (gaillardia)
Rosele (Florida hibiscus)
Seminole pumpkin
Cuttings:
Orchid cactus
Coral porterweed
Rangoon creeper
Bush morning glory
Cuban buttercup (tunera)
Firespike
Sweet almond
Vitex
Golden dewdrop
Bolivian sunflower
Mulberry