Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Any info on this plant:, 1 by DaleTheGardener

DaleTheGardener wrote:
Gina, I would advise you to be cautious when ordering from the West Coast because of the climate difference. I have ordered from Annie's and found that the best time to get plants is in the winter, but, they usually didn't have them in stock. The plants that I ordered were of good quality, but, they are starter plants and they are expensive when you factor in their high shipping cost. Even tho I am a gardener by profession I lost every plant I bought (wasn't their fault). Most of their plants are not adaptable to our climate. The Florida plant industry is very good at introducing new plants and 99% of what Annie's offers is for coastal CA, cool wet winters and dry summer air. I would suggest you stick with your local plant growers and maybe a few trips to Fairchild Gardens plant sales to find rare plants, they have some of the best local growers in the state coming in as vendors. Good luck and merry growing :-).

Here is a gladious that I saw at Fairchild, it didn't have an ID tag, I didn't think there was a glad that would handle the FL summer, I was wrong...