Marta & Mike Kendrick have a five-acre property with a landscaped pond and mature native trees, shrubs, and wildflowers. Mature huge coonties (Zamia floridana) grace the back of the house …
A red mangrove (Rhizohora mangle), lovingly cared for Mike, grows on the edge of the pond …
Giant leather fern (Acrostichum danaeifolium) also graces the edge of the pond along with a laurel oak (Quercus laurifolia)…
A rare redbay tree (Persea borbonia) also graces the edge of the pond. Most red bay trees have been killed by laurel wilt, an invasive fungal disease vectored by an invasive weevil.
Eugenia Chapter - Florida Native Plant Society 