Want to see a flurry of hummingbirds in your yard this year? Adding the right plants, such as the shrimp plant (Justicia brandegeana), a favorite of hummers, is key. A proven method to attract ...

A:Shrimp plant bracts turn black when they age and the plant begins to form seed. You can allow them to dry and then collect and sow. Or cut them off to encourage bushy growth and more blooms. Kathy ...

Among the plants that are blooming now are duranta, cape honeysuckle, Turk’s cap, shrimp plant and lantana. My first experience with duranta (also called Brazilian sky flower) was as a 7-foot-tall and ...

Cherished by generations of Florida gardeners, Brazilian plume plants (aka jacobinia) are beginning to flaunt their lovely pink inflorescences. Brazilian plume (Justicia carnea) is a large-leaved, ...