Fran Robinson is a Master Gardener & a masterful gardener. Her 2-acre yard was amazingly weed-free due to her diligence & vigilance.
It was wonderful to re-visit her yard and to see how much she has accomplished. We lasted visited her yard in July of 2017.
This May her spring flowers were fabulous and diverse, including …
Florida green eyes (Berlandiara subacaulis) not commonly used in Indian River County …
… blanket flower (Gaillardia pulchella), a yellow flowered variety grown from seed collected, with permission, from the yard of Carol Thomas …
… as well as the “usual” multi-colored blanket flower …
… twinflower (Dyschoriste oblongifolia), a great low-growing groundcover for somewhat moist places …
… native blue porterweed (Stachytarpheta jamaicensis), a low growing plant that you do not want to confuse with the shrubby exotic invasive pest porterweed (Stachytarpeta cayenennsis) …
… fast-growing, salt & drought-tolerant beach dune sunflower (Helianthus debilis) in her large front bed …
… and, black-eyed susan (Rudbeckia hirta) …
Eugenia Chapter - Florida Native Plant Society 