When these start blooming in March, I start looking for the Irises typically nearby — the blue season has begun!
Plants of Florida
- Air Potato (Dioscorea bulbifera)
- Alligator or Fire Flag (Thalia geniculata)
- American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana)
- Arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia)
- Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum)
- Ballmoss (Tillandsia recurvata)
- Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolia)
- Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)
- Cabbage Palm (Sabal palmetto)
- Caesar Weed (Urena lobata)
- Cardinal Airplant (Tillandsia fasciculata)
- Cogon Grass (Imperata cylindrica)
- Cucumberleaf Sunflower (Helianthus debilis)
- Fetterbush (Lyonia lucida)
- Florida Butterfly Orchid (Encyclia tampensis)
- Giant Leather Fern (Acrostichum danaeifolium)
- Golden Polypody Fern (Phlebodium aureum)
- Greenbrier (Smilax)
- Laurel Oak (Quercus laurifolia)
- Live Oak (Quercus virginiana)
- Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris)
- Mexican Prickly Poppy (Argemone mexicana)
- Narrow-leaved Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium)
- Nuttall’s thistle (Cirsium nuttallii)
- Orange Milkwort (Polygala lutea)
- Pickerel Weed (Pontederia cordata)
- Pine Lily (Lilium catesbaei)
- Pond Cypress (Taxodium ascendens)
- Pop Ash (Fraxinus caroliniana)
- Prickly Pear (Opuntia)
- Primrose Willow (Ludwigia)
- Purple Thistle (Asteraceae (Compositae))
- Railroad Vine (Ipomoea pes-caprae)
- Resurrection Fern (Pleopeltis polypodioides)
- Rosary Pea (Abrus precatorius)
- Savanna Iris (Iris savannarum)
- Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens)
- Sea Grape (Coccoloba uvifera)
- Sea Oats (Uniola paniculata)
- Sensitive Pea (Chamaecrista)
- Shoestring Fern (Vittaria)
- Slash Pine (Pinus elliottii)
- Southern Needleleaf (Tillandsia setacea)
- Spanish Moss (Tillandsia usneoides)
- Starrush Whitetop (Rhynchospora colorata)
- Streaked Rattlepod (Crotalaria pallida)
- Sundew (Drosera)
- Swamp Hibiscus/Rosemallow (Hibiscus grandiflorus)
- Sword Fern (Nephrolepis exaltata)
- Tickseed (Coreopsis)
- Virginia Iris (Iris virginica)
- Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)
- White Mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa)
- Wild Coffee (Psychotria)
Savanna Iris (Iris savannarum)
March is a great time to spot these in wet ditches by the side of the road.
American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana)
Beautyberry is very common and easily identified by the unique berry color.
Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)
Buttonbushes are very common around Sarasota, blooming in the warmer months. A truly remarkable flower!
Nuttall’s thistle (Cirsium nuttallii)
Ballmoss (Tillandsia recurvata)
Streaked Rattlepod (Crotalaria pallida)
Been seeing these around a lot lately(March).
Rosary Pea (Abrus precatorius)
Mexican Prickly Poppy (Argemone mexicana)
You can find these at the Celery Fields on the south side of Palmer Road.
