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Gallery: Entire plant
Date submitted: May 11, 2014
Caption: This new cultivar really does handle the heat and sun better than I expected. I really like it!
Photo location: Sebastian, Florida
Date of photo: 2014-05-11

Gallery: Leaves
Date submitted: May 11, 2014
Caption: I grow 2 of these Lotus in medium sized water pots! They require pond tab fertilizer every few weeks to bloom.
Photo location: Sebastian, Florida
Date of photo: 2014-05-11

Gallery: Leaves
Date submitted: May 11, 2014
Caption: The leaves are host plants to moths and Cabbage White butterflies.
Photo location: Sebastian, Florida
Date of photo: 2014-05-11

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: May 11, 2014
Caption: Wonderfully fragrant blooms! I have only noticed the sweet scent on the yellow blooming 4 O'Clock plants. I also have Hot Pink, but there is no scent that I can detect.
Photo location: Sebastian, Florida
Date of photo: 2014-05-11

Gallery: Entire plant
Date submitted: May 11, 2014
Caption: In this photo are actually 4 groups of 4 O'Clock plants growing in large pots. I have them against my screen porch so I can smell the fragrance at night. It has a very sweet scent like honeysuckle or orange blossom blooms. Love it!
Photo location: Sebastian, Florida
Date of photo: 2014-05-11

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: May 11, 2014
Caption: I love the fuzzy blooms on this salvia! So do the bumble bees and hummingbirds! A great nectar plant!
Photo location: Sebastian, Florida
Date of photo: 2014-04-27

Gallery: Leaves
Date submitted: May 11, 2014
Caption: This plant is grown in a location that gets sun part of the day, so the leaves are a lighter green.
Photo location: Sebastian, Florida
Date of photo: 2014-05-11

Gallery: Entire plant
Date submitted: May 11, 2014
Caption: The leaves stay dark green in shady areas, but in another area of my garden where there is more sun, the plant has lighter green leaves. This plant gets quite tall!
Photo location: Sebastian, Florida
Date of photo: 2014-05-11

Gallery: Entire plant
Date submitted: May 11, 2014
Caption: This is a dwarf caladium and grows in a small pot. In Central FL it does not go dormant.
Photo location: Sebastian, Florida
Date of photo: 2014-05-11

Gallery: Leaves
Date submitted: May 11, 2014
Caption: This photo shows the new leaves forming in the Spring. This plant is deciduous in Winter even in central Florida.
Photo location: Sebastian, Florida
Date of photo: 2014-05-11

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: May 11, 2014
Caption: I love the color of this salvia's blooms! It blooms year round in central Florida and feeds the hummingbirds that over-winter here.
Photo location: Sebastian, Florida
Date of photo: 2014-05-11

Gallery: Entire plant
Date submitted: May 11, 2014
Caption: I grow Wendy's Wish Salvia in a large pot. It attracts bees and hummingbirds. The color of the adundance of blooms is stunning!
Photo location: Sebastian, Florida
Date of photo: 2014-05-11

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: May 11, 2014
Caption: Unusual blooms that seem to be pollinated by hummingbirds and possibly ants.
Photo location: Sebastian, Florida
Date of photo: 2014-05-11

Gallery: Entire plant
Date submitted: May 11, 2014
Caption: A drought tolerant shrub that attracts small ants and hummingbirds for the nectar that the blooms produce.
Photo location: Sebastian, Florida
Date of photo: 2014-05-11

Gallery: Closeup of buds, sepals and receptacles
Date submitted: May 11, 2014
Caption: Small, interesting blooms that attract bumble bees and hummingbirds. Close up photo that shows the stigma hanging down after the flower has dropped off.
Photo location: Sebastian, Florida
Date of photo: 2014-05-11

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: May 11, 2014
Caption: This plant has a very unusual looking bloom. When pollinated, it can produce hundreds of tiny seeds.
Photo location: Sebastian, Florida
Date of photo: 2014-05-11

Gallery: Leaves
Date submitted: May 11, 2014
Caption: This lights up a shady area next to my house with the beautiful red and green leaves!
Photo location: Sebastian, Florida
Date of photo: 2014-05-11

Gallery: Leaves
Date submitted: May 11, 2014
Caption: The leaf shape can vary on each plant. Produces large, attractive leaves!
Photo location: Sebastian, Florida
Date of photo: 2014-05-11

Gallery: Leaves
Date submitted: May 11, 2014
Caption: In this photo you can see the leaves. Almost all branches have bloom spikes coming off them. A very special salvia!
Photo location: Sebastian, Florida
Date of photo: 2014-05-11

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: May 11, 2014
Caption: Rolando Uria of the University of Buenos Aries discovered this plant in 2005. The name means "Friendship". Hummingbirds are attracted to the blooms. It blooms year round here in central Florida.
Photo location: Sebastian, Florida
Date of photo: 2014-05-11