Its been 3 months since the hurricane chaos and for the past month our yard and almost every yard in our neighborhood is covered in what I call Florida Snow. Early AM walks with Beau, is a breathtaking view.
Our snow is a tiny, star shaped flower, Ricardia brasiliensis,
Richardia brasiliensis is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family known by the English common names tropical Mexican clover.
These white or light pink flowers attract butterflies and bees with their nectar. Topical Mexican clovers are used in treatment of diabetes. Propagation is from seeds or stem cuttings.
I was shocked to learn that this can be bought and is often used as a ground cover It's a low-growing plant that's drought-tolerant, blooms year-round, and attracts many pollinators. Butterflies and Bees love it. We got ours for FREE. It doesn't need to be cut, but when we cut the grass, it looks like grass and comes right back up as beautiful flowers. Its always been here but never like it is now.
Thank you Milton for the spreading of our Mexican Clover also known as Florida Snow.
Joining Rosy and Sunny for Nature Friday at Living the LLB Life
5 comments:
So some good came out of Milton? Thank you for telling us about it. ❤️
PS I love your new header!
That's really beautiful and possibly a tiny silver lining from that big ugly cloud.
Wow, we don't have this here. The closest thing we would have to snow is white clover. Been meaning to tell you how I love your Valentine header, it is gorgeous!
that has something sweet... and this snow fits to this valentines month
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