Blooming in January

While you’re visiting Heathcote and enjoying the 5 acres of Gardens, here are a few of the many flowers you can find blooming in January.

Mandarin Hat

This herbaceous perennial is a climbing shrub, native to the lowlands of the Himalayas and found in many Florida gardens. Holmskioldia sanguinea is also known as Mandarin Hat Plant (the name preferred in Southern Florida), Chinese Hat Plant or Cup-and-Saucer Plant. The 8 to 10 foot plant is irresistible to butterflies and hummingbirds.

Chocolate Cherry Allamanda

From Tropical South and Central America, these large plants have striking foliage and trumpet-shaped flowers which bloom nearly year-round at Heathcote. Allamanda is a genus of flowering plants in the [su_tooltip position=”north” title=”dogbane” content=”Apocynum, commonly known as dogbane or Indian hemp, is a genus of the plant family of the Apocynaceae with seven species. Its name is from the Greek: apo, away and cyno, attributed to its toxicity. The genus is native to North America, temperate Asia (China, Siberia, Kazakhstan, etc.)”]dogbane[/su_tooltip] family, Apocynaceae. The most common of the species produce yellow flowers. Allamanda attracts butterflies and hummingbirds, it’s resistant to deer and rabbits and grows well in full sun or in light shade. All parts of the plant are toxic if swallowed.

Glory Bower Vine

You may have a hard time finding this one at Heathcote as it is high up in the trees in our rainforest. Flaming glorybower, native to western Africa, is a woody or semi-woody evergreen vine or running shrub that climbs by twining and is popular in warm, humid climates. The flowers are extremely showy and attractive to butterflies.