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Q: We just moved to Florida and our yard is
currently just plain grass. I want to add some beautiful tropical plants, but I'm not sure
where to start. Can you suggest easy-to-care-for plants that look nice in winter, preferably with flowers? Considering it's Winter
time and some trees look dormant... But I can't wait to start my tropical garden!
A: Florida residents are blessed to have mild
winters, and many tropical and subtropical plants enjoy this climate year around. Just be mindful of your location's specific conditions (sun-shade, wet-dry, cold sensitive or hardy). Here
are some recommendations for easy-to-grow, evergreen plants that love
Florida and look great even in winter. They'll establish well during cooler months, add a splash of color to your garden with their flowers, and even treat you with fruit!
Plant Horoscope. Aries Zodiac lucky plants: Red Oleander and Maple
Aries - 3/21-4/19
Aries is a FIRE sign ruled by the planet Mars. Plants associated with
this element and planet very often have thorns or prickles. They can be also
spicy or bitter in flavor, or red in color. Because Aries rules the head,
eyes, and face, the plants for Aries purify the blood, stimulate the adrenal
glands, and/or are high in iron (Mars rules the mineral iron). Mars-ruled Aries
is assertive, energetic and fearless. Mars rules the red blood cells, the
muscles, and metabolic processes, as well as the motor nerves and the head. These
plants help you when you want more get-up-and-go and the courage to take on
the world.
For links to these plants and other signs information, see full Plant Horoscope.
Date: 12 Sep 2025
What flowers do NOT attract bees?
Butterfly on a flower that doesn't attract bees
❌ What flowers do NOT attract bees?
Most tropical flowers bring in pollinators, and bees are usually first in line. But what if you’d rather avoid them? Maybe you’re allergic, or just don’t want bees buzzing around. Good news: some flowers attract butterflies, hummingbirds, moths, or even flies - but not bees.
👉 Quick rules:
✔️ Night-blooming + strong fragrance = moths or bats, not bees. ✔️ Red tubular flowers with little scent = hummingbirds or butterflies, not bees. ✔️ Rotten or fermented smell = flies, not bees. ✔️ Carnivorous plants = trap insects, no bee nectar.
1.
Night-blooming, fragrant - moth and bat flowers
Bees forage by day, so many night-fragrant flowers skip them.
Brugmansia - Angel’s Trumpet - big, hanging blooms, moth and bat pollinated. Cestrum nocturnum - Night-blooming Jasmine - powerful night scent, moths only. HylocereusDragonFruit - huge cactus flowers, bats and moths. Brunfelsia - Lady of the Night - sweet fragrance at dusk, no bee interest.
2.
Hummingbird and butterfly flowers
Bees don’t see red well. Tubular reds, oranges, and yellows usually go to birds and butterflies.
Some flowers smell bad to us but irresistible to flies.
Amorphophallus (Voodoo Lily) - rotting meat scent. Tacca (Bat Head Lily) - spooky black flowers, fly-pollinated. Stapelia (Carrion Flower) - also fly-pollinated. Aristolochia (Pelican Flower) - giant, bizarre fly-traps.
4.
🌸 Specialized orchids
Not all orchids rely on bees. Many use moths, butterflies, or beetles instead.
Vanilla orchid - its natural bee pollinator is absent in most regions, so no bee appeal elsewhere. Brassavola nodosa and others - open at night for moths, not bees.
5.
🕷 Bonus: carnivorous curiosities
Carnivorous plants don’t offer nectar. They trap insects instead, so bees stay away.
Nepenthes (Pitcher Plant) - uses pitchers of liquid to lure and digest insects.
These flowers keep the beauty, fragrance, and wildlife appeal - but without making your garden a bee hotspot.
Plant Horoscope. Scorpio Zodiac lucky plants: Plants with thorns, red in color, and grow under adversity
Scorpio - 10/23-11/21. A WATER sign ruled by both Mars and Pluto.
Scorpio's plants are often found in remote places or on poor ground.
They will likely have thorns, can be red in color, and grow under adversity.
The good news is, most of these plants are nearly indestructible! This makes
them desirable for every gardener.
The reproductive organs are ruled by Scorpio, so these are plants that
balance the hormones, regulate the menstrual cycle, help with childbirth and
pregnancy. Until this century, Scorpio was ruled by Mars, and the herbs
associated with it had to do with the urogenital system and the colon. Many of the
herbs related to Scorpio are cleansing and revitalizing. Now, astrologers
assign Scorpio to Pluto, discovered in 1930 (Pluto is said by astrologers to be a higher octave of Mars). Physiologically, Scorpio involves the processes of catabolism and anabolism, the death and regeneration
of body cells. Diseases of Scorpio are often involved with the slow buildup of
toxic substances in the body (carcinogens, etc) or in the mind (anger,
jealousy). Scorpio loves a spice with depth and complexity. Camphor Basil adds
rich flavor to every dish it seasons, and its own aphrodisiac tendencies appeal to
Scorpio's lusty nature.
