What to plant in Florida during winter?
Sow your edible landscape with mustard greens, spinach, lettuce, kale, collard greens and cabbage. All of these vegetables are high in Vitamins A and C, and many also contain high levels of important nutrients such as calcium and iron. Broccoli is a hardy, easy-to-grow, highly nutritious crop that is very popular with Florida gardeners. Cabbage is high in nutrients, especially vitamin C. Carrots are an excellent source of vitamin A, easy to grow and store, and only a small space is required to grow a season’s supply.
What plants do well in direct afternoon sun?
Sun loving coleus and bronze leafed wax begonias may work. Just keep the soil moist. Purple Heart (Setcreasea purpurea), pentas, and four o’clocks are other annuals to consider. For perennials try dwarf Mexican petunia (Ruellia), lilyturf, daylilies, and speedwell (Veronica). Plants with attractive foliage, like coleus, offer reliable season-long color with a nearly endless array of colors. Other reliable foliage standbys include Japanese painted fern, sweet potato vine, and Rex begonias. Flowering plants like impatiens, fuchsias, or begonias such as ‘Bonfire’ add color.