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Palm Trees, Flowering Trees, Shade Trees & Tropical Accent Plants! Lakeland, FL area or Online!
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Cypress Gardens Landscaping / Nursery is a small business located in Central Florida offering tropical specimen plants in small sizes for collectors around the country and in bulk for wholesale growers in Florida. We also offer boutique garden design, and landscape health consulting.

30/08/2026

Well, it’s fixed—with a little help from some good friends—and the plants can finally return to their comfortable home! I definitely wasn’t expecting this expense, but farming ain’t easy…or cheap.

26/08/2026

Acoelorrhaphe wrightii, also known as Paurotis Palm, is a clumping, fan-leaved palm native to the Florida Everglades, Mexico, and parts of Central America. It forms a dense, multi-stemmed cluster of slender trunks with bright green palmate leaves that are silvery underneath. Its architectural look, wind tolerance, and cold hardiness make it a standout in both coastal and inland landscapes. It thrives in wet soils but also tolerates periods of drought once established.
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Cultural Requirements
• SUNLIGHT: Full sun to partial shade
• DROUGHT TOLERANCE: Moderate – prefers moist soils but tolerates dry periods
• HARDINESS ZONE: 9a–11
• SALT TOLERANCE: High – excellent for coastal landscapes
• TYPICAL HEIGHT: 15 to 25 feet
• GROWTH RATE: Moderate

I have 3-gallons and can custom ship.

$30 each local pickup in Lakeland or Alturas Florida.

25/08/2026

Check out this interesting Florida native — the Two-Striped Walkingstick (Anisomorpha buprestoides)! I found them while watering the other morning and I had to do some research and share.

These walkingsticks are herbivores and feed on foliage from plants such as oak, crape myrtle, roses, Ligustrum/privet, Florida rosemary, and Lyonia. I originally thought they were insect eaters!

The smaller insect riding on top is the male, while the larger one underneath is the female.

They don’t sting and generally don’t bite, but avoid handling them. When threatened, they can spray a defensive chemical that can cause significant irritation, especially if it gets in your eyes.

23/08/2026

COMING VERY SOON!!

Senna ligustrina is a Florida native flowering shrub valued for its bright yellow flowers and importance to butterflies and other pollinators. It develops into a fairly upright, open shrub and works especially well in native, pollinator, and Florida-Friendly landscapes. It is also a good native alternative to some of the non-native Senna species commonly grown in Florida.

SIZE
Typically 4–8 feet tall and approximately 3–6 feet wide. It can be maintained somewhat smaller with occasional pruning.

FLOWERS
Produces showy bright yellow flowers, primarily from fall through spring, although some flowering may occur during summer. Blooming is often strongest during Florida's drier months.

WILDLIFE VALUE
An excellent butterfly and pollinator plant. Privet Senna is a larval host for several sulphur butterflies, including:
• Cloudless Sulphur
• Sleepy Orange
• Orange-barred Sulphur
The flowers are also visited by native bees and other pollinators.

Cultural Requirements

SUNLIGHT: Full sun. Best flowering and overall form are generally achieved with plenty of sunlight.

WATER: Moderate while becoming established. Once established, it is tolerant of extended dry periods and is well suited to lower-maintenance Florida landscapes.

COLD HARDINESS: Best suited to USDA Zones 9A–11. Hard freezes can damage foliage or stems, particularly toward the northern end of its range.

SOIL: Prefers well-drained soils and performs well in sandy Florida soils. It is adaptable to a range of soil pH levels and, as a legume, can perform in relatively poor soils, although additional organic matter can improve growth.

SALT TOLERANCE: Moderate salt-spray tolerance, but it is not tolerant of prolonged flooding with salt or brackish water.
GROWTH HABIT: Evergreen shrub in warmer areas of Florida with an upright to somewhat open branching habit.

Landscape Uses
Privet Senna works well as a:
• Butterfly or pollinator garden plant
• Florida native landscape shrub
• Specimen flowering shrub
• Informal border or mixed shrub planting
• Naturalized or wildlife garden plant
It naturally occurs along hammock edges and disturbed areas, making it well adapted to relatively sunny, well-drained Florida landscapes.

FLORIDA NATIVE
Yes. Senna ligustrina is native to Florida and is specifically recommended by UF/IFAS as a native alternative to invasive Christmas Senna (Senna pendula).

22/08/2026

Well…. This happened today. Shade house roof collapse. I know what I’m doing next weekend! Grateful for minimal plant damage.

21/08/2026

Had an awesome few days at the FNGLA Landscape Show in Orlando! Took some great classes, learned a ton, met some great people, and had a lot of fun along the way. Always good to come home with some fresh ideas and a little extra inspiration. Already looking forward to going back next year!

15/08/2026

ROYAL PALMS! We have a handful of 3-gallon and 7-gallon Royal Palms available for local pickup in Lakeland or Bartow Florida. Custom shipping can be arranged. Some older leaf damage due to winter but very healthy and strong. $25 and $35 each. Please text for the quickest response - 813-777-3294.

14/08/2026

I have both dwarf, and full size Firebush available in limited quanities here in Lakeland Florida or Bartow! 3 Gallon plants about 24 inches tall for ONLY $14

Firebush is a fast-growing Florida native shrub prized for its clusters of tubular orange-red flowers, reddish stems, and attractive foliage. Attracts a number of butterflies and hummingbirds. Small berries mature from red to dark purple or black and are eaten by birds.

Cultural Requirements

SUNLIGHT: Full sun to partial shade. Flowering is generally heaviest in full sun.

WATER: Moderate while establishing. Once established, Firebush is quite drought tolerant, although it performs well with regular moisture.

COLD HARDINESS: USDA Zones 8–11. In colder portions of its range it may freeze back to the ground during winter and regrow from the roots in spring. In South Florida it can remain evergreen.
SOIL: Adaptable to many soil types as long as drainage is good.

SALT TOLERANCE: Moderate salt-spray tolerance.

GROWTH RATE: Fast

12/08/2026

Zadie is raising money to support the Bok Academy FFA Chapters! 🌱💙

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