I live in Tallahassee and garden in the east and central panhandle of Florida. This area is zone 8b at least for the moment. I have chosen to live in this area for a number of reasons all of them botanically related. If this concept for making life decisions is foreign to you, you are blessed. Regardless, I persist to cultivate, cajole, and nurture a number of plants including amaryllids, irids, aroids, agavids(Agave, Yucca, Nolina, Manfreda & the lot), bamboos & other grasses, cycads, palms, orchids, maples, magnolia, Nymphaea, gingers, Marantids, wetland plants, aquatic plants, carnivorous plants, ferns, native species (my local region & then mostly this planet), as well as various other plants & not necessarily in that order. The soils are mixed & various from sandy, sandy clays, clays acidic to calcareous, dry to fully submerged. Summers here are generally hot & humid, winters mild to cool with variable rainfall & spikes of colder temperatures with several freezes per winter. I also enjoy photography and with the help & encouragement of other members have been encouraged to share here. Photos at Alpinia, x Amarcrinum, Calopogon, Cleistes, Crinum, Crinum Hybrids, Curcuma, Erythronium, Gloriosa, Habranthus, Hedychium, Hippeastrum, Hippeastrum Hybrids, Hymenocallis, Kaempferia, Lilium, Listera, Lycoris, Medeola, Platanthera, Rhodophiala, Stahlianthus, Tipularia, Trillium, Zephyranthes, Zephyranthes Hybrids, & Zingiber.
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