Container Plants Garden

Container Plant Garden

This garden by the front entry to the Visitor Center shows how you can have a garden in an area where it is very difficult to grow plants in the ground due to tree roots or other issues. It contains native and Florida-friendly plants in a variety of beautiful containers along with ground cover plants. Container plants also have the advantage of being easy to change out for different looks over time.

Here are some plants that are suitable for a container garden in Sarasota County.
Courtesy of Friends of Osprey Junction Trailhead.

Common NameScientific NameDescription
PeperomiaPeperomia obtusifoliaFL Native
Prostrate Blue PorterweedStachytarpheta jamaicensisFL Native
Scorpion TailHeliotropium angiospermumFL Native
White Beautyberry Callicarpa AmericanaFL Native
Cinnamon fernOsmundastrum cinnamomeumFL Native
Aloe veraAloe vera
JatrophaJatropha integerrimaFL Friendly
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