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Jennifer
Jennifer Apopka, FL
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Flower bed to handle full Florida sun?

I am redoing the sod in my back yard and am thinking of putting in a flower bed next to the brick wall at the edge of my yard. It gets hot Florida sun all day and I am not sure what flowers to put in it to survive the heat? They will have to be drought tolerant too as we can't water except once a week. I hope all you green thumbs can point me in the right direction. Thanks!
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  • Douglas Hunt New Smyrna Beach, FL
    Gardening in full sun in Florida can be a challenge, Jennifer. If you want to keep your bed small and stick with plants that bloom, I'd suggest you take a look at bulbine (Bulbine frutescens), a great plant from South Africa that thrives in hot, dry conditions. Other good choices for you would include beach sunflower (Helianthus debilis) and blanket flower (Gaillardia spp) , lantana (Lantana spp.) and pentas (Pentas lanceolata). And any of the salvias would do well. I just added a ...»
    beautiful one called "Wendy's Wish" to a sunny spot in my garden. Remember that all of these plants will need water to get established. Even with water restrictions in Florida, you can hand-water at any time, and you will need to do so to get these plants going.

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