Tag: SFPS
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SFPS General Meeting, August 4, Curating the Plants of Fairchild, Why We Grow What We Grow, by Fairchild’s Director of Horticulture, Brett Jestrow
SFPS General Meeting, August 4, Curating the Plants of Fairchild, Why We Grow What We Grow, by FBG Director, Brett Jestrow (Summarized by Lenny Goldstein) A good botanical garden isn’t just an aggregation of plants, thrown together haphazardly. Thanks to Dr. Brett Jestrow, those who attended the August general meeting of the SFPS learned how…
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Spring Tour 2022 – SFPS
SFPS SPRING TOUR 2022 SFPS Spring Tour April 2nd, 2022 Coming soon for members of the South Florida Palm Society (SFPS)! Our Spring Tour: Palms-Plus-More On Saturday, April 2 we will be visiting three venues in the Redland of Miami-Dade that feature not only interesting palm species in their landscapes, but something extra. Starting at…
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SFPS General Meeting – FEB. 7th – “Updates on UF Palm Research” Dr. Mica McMillan
Attalea palms are known for their creamy-yellow colored flowers displayed within unisexual inflorescences, or sometimes in mixed bisexual inflorescences. Attalea phalerata presents a curious exception to this pattern, with its flowers – both staminate and pistillate – changing from creamy-yellow to magenta to purple over the course of three to four days after opening the…
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SFPS General Meeting – Oct. 4th – “Investigating flower color change in Attalea palms” Dr. Joanna M. Tucker Lima
Attalea palms are known for their creamy-yellow colored flowers displayed within unisexual inflorescences, or sometimes in mixed bisexual inflorescences. Attalea phalerata presents a curious exception to this pattern, with its flowers – both staminate and pistillate – changing from creamy-yellow to magenta to purple over the course of three to four days after opening the…
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SFPS Member Distribution – Feb. 20, 2021 @ Matheson Hammock Park
South Florida Palm Society 2021 Plant Meetup Save the date: SFPS Member Distribution Meetup @ Matheson Hammock Park February 20, 2021 (11:00 AM – 2 PM) This socially distanced event will be geared towards encouraging SFPS members to bring any seeds, seedlings, or plants to contribute towards our raffles and auctions the day of the…