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Bad Plants…….and Worse Plants…….

Bad Plants…….and Worse Plants…….

Sub-tropical Florida is a moist/perfectly-heated Petri dish….. Lots of things grow down here and they grow opulently & lavishly….. …..year ’round….. …..all the time….. I just wanted to devote a post to photos of what voluntarily grows in our back yard….. It’s a little scary what Florida can produce….. …..and these things can show up overnight!….. Some of these plants are taller than we are…..plus they’re poisonous….. But wait………….there’s more….. Eeeeeeewwwwwww!….. See…..sunny Florida….. …..it’s not just pristine beaches….. …..with beautiful…

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Sand Spurs

Sand Spurs

  They’re back. Just when you thought there were enough weird things in semi-tropical Florida—–here’s another fun little plant………………Sand Spurs. Mother Nature’s painful idea of a plant being able to traverse and re-populate. It’s that time of year when everything is going to seed.  Dandelions are nice when they go to seed.  Plus they’re a good tea but a better wine. They are a gentle weed.   The fluffy little, poofy things wafting in the air are so pretty.  Very…

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