I started this from seed, and it flowered the first year. In March, it's already 10 inches tall, and bushier than last year. Lachnanthes caroliania - Redroot A Florida native plant. I didn't plant these in my garden, Ma Nature did it for me. A great butterfly attractor.
Bright flowers take the baking sun and look great all summer long.
Liatris tenuifolia - Blazing star Florida native. Flowers in fall, butterfly magnet. I notice butterflies love this one, and it grows in the wild intermingled with Goldenrod. I collected lots of seed and scattered in the garden immediatly upon collecting. Laurus nobilis - Bay Also called Grecian Laurel, Sweet Bay, Bay Laurel, and Pepperwood.