Spurred Butterfly Pea
Spurred Butterfly Pea (centrosema virginianum) is a Florida native vining perennial. It grows to 6 feet long or more at a moderate growth rate and
our zone 9b plants
Chaya: Tree Spinach
Cnidoscolus aconitifolius My Chaya (aka tree spinach) trees are frequently in bloom, showing off several clumps of small white flowers that are always buzzing with
Cowpeas: edible, nitrogen fixers and chop & drop
Cowpeas are amazing plants to have in a food forest garden. These easy to grow, hot-weather plants will shade out the weeds, fix nitrogen for
Candlestick Cassia: pollinator and nitrogen fixer
Candlestick cassia is a popular permaculture plant in our zone 9 food forest. They are great, fast-growing, nitrogen-fixing chop-and-drop plants that are buzzing with pollinators
Wax Myrtle: Florida Native
The Wax Myrtle Plant, or Southern Bayberry aka Myrica Cerifera is a fast growing shrub native to South Eastern United States. It can grow up
false roselle: edible cranberry hibiscus
False Roselle – Growing Cranberry Hibiscus for tea and salads The Cranberry Hibiscus aka False Roselle is another one of my favorite plants in the
Gandules trees: edible beans on a tree
Gandules are a huge part of the success of our zone 9b food forest. We grow these fast-growing, beneficial trees ALL OVER the property. We