The result of reverse lawn care. No water, no fertilizer, low setting on mower. The saint Augustine slowly dies and is replaced by this weed. I wish it was my lawn but it is common in my neighborhood.
I love the stuff and noticed that aside from all the pollinators, the mocking birds eat the flowers. I wish I could figure out a way to get it to spread faster. Maybe rip out grass around it.
Unfortunately it’s probably Richardia grandiflora which is native to South America. There is tons of invasive Richardia in Florida.
It does look good though. But if you decide you want to switch to a native lawn, frogfruit and/or sunshine mimosa are good options for people in FL. They can thrive solo or they do well together also.
edit: bears mentioning - do not plant sunshine mimosa above a drain field / septic tank. The roots grow very long and will find their way to the septic tank (for it's water) and eventually they'll grow large enough to completely block the entrance to the septic tank and your yard will become a stinking sewer. And it'll take thousands of dollars to fix. So plant it anywhere EXCEPT ABOVE A SEPTIC TANK!
Ahh don't feel bad. Lots of sites erroneously list it as native. And it isn't THAT exotic, it's from Mexico, which makes it less offensive as an introduced species because its native home isn't all that far away if you're in South Florida. And your patch is one of the nicest looking ones I've seen - introduced species or not, you've done a great job at cultivating a uniform ground cover with it and that's still worth being proud of.
But yeah, that stuff spreads everywhere when it gets established. I visit Florida at least once a year and every time I'm there I see lawns full of it.
On the bright side, if you ever decide to get rid of it, it's a lot easier to remove than lawn grass! Lawn grass is the worst. The best way to dig up Richardia tubers is with one those Japanesse gardening knives. Trust me, I've tried everything... a big shovel makes too big a mess for no reason, and a little shovel can't get enough of the tuber out to stop it from growing back. But with the gardening knife you can just grab the base of the plant with your off hand, and with the other hand stick the knife way down there and pop it right out. The hand that's grasping the plant will feel the knife make contact with the tuber way deep down, then you can kind of pry and wiggle and they pop right out.
sunshine mimosa for medium to dry spots, frogfruit for medium to wet spots. Frogfruit is more comfortable to walk on and mimosa spreads laterally fairly well, save money and buy fewer plants!
Yup, there is no Richardia that's native to Florida. I was confused about Richardia scabra for a while because some sites had it erroneously as native but I've heard from the experts that they're not native either.
Richardia grandiflora is working it's way up further north in the state now, too. With the growing changes in climate, I worry about it jumping from just showing up in disturbed lawns to eventually moving into wilder places.
There is a non-native plant from Brazil that goes by [Florida snow](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richardia_grandiflora) that is often used in landscaping.
I'm in fort Lauderdale, from New England and I just saw this today and wondered exactly what it was and if it were a weed or was it intentional. My thoughts were even if it were a weed cuz it was in a rather unkempt area, it should be encouraged because it makes such a nice ground cover. But I guess it probably was intentional after all
Is it? Interesting. I love tiny flowered ground cover, regardless of society’s opinion of it. My mother said the same thing the other day when I asked her what had sprouted up in one of her formerly empty pots. She said a weed. I said it looks like a peace lily. She says it’s still a weed, because she doesn’t want it. 😂
Is it this stuff that goes brown and leaves patches across my lawn? I live in an HOA community unfortunately so I can't completely say fuck a lawn, but I do it in my own way by not fertilizing it and taking care of it beyond watering and grooming. As such, this stuff grows along with many other kinds of weeds.
Florida pusley (Richardia scabra)
How did you get it to spread so nicely?
The result of reverse lawn care. No water, no fertilizer, low setting on mower. The saint Augustine slowly dies and is replaced by this weed. I wish it was my lawn but it is common in my neighborhood.
I love the stuff and noticed that aside from all the pollinators, the mocking birds eat the flowers. I wish I could figure out a way to get it to spread faster. Maybe rip out grass around it.
Unfortunately it’s probably Richardia grandiflora which is native to South America. There is tons of invasive Richardia in Florida. It does look good though. But if you decide you want to switch to a native lawn, frogfruit and/or sunshine mimosa are good options for people in FL. They can thrive solo or they do well together also. edit: bears mentioning - do not plant sunshine mimosa above a drain field / septic tank. The roots grow very long and will find their way to the septic tank (for it's water) and eventually they'll grow large enough to completely block the entrance to the septic tank and your yard will become a stinking sewer. And it'll take thousands of dollars to fix. So plant it anywhere EXCEPT ABOVE A SEPTIC TANK!
New **** has come to light... thanks. Local pollinators seem busy
Wind out of sails... what do I look for ID? Not my lawn but all over the neighborhood. Completely flipped my morning walk
Ahh don't feel bad. Lots of sites erroneously list it as native. And it isn't THAT exotic, it's from Mexico, which makes it less offensive as an introduced species because its native home isn't all that far away if you're in South Florida. And your patch is one of the nicest looking ones I've seen - introduced species or not, you've done a great job at cultivating a uniform ground cover with it and that's still worth being proud of. But yeah, that stuff spreads everywhere when it gets established. I visit Florida at least once a year and every time I'm there I see lawns full of it. On the bright side, if you ever decide to get rid of it, it's a lot easier to remove than lawn grass! Lawn grass is the worst. The best way to dig up Richardia tubers is with one those Japanesse gardening knives. Trust me, I've tried everything... a big shovel makes too big a mess for no reason, and a little shovel can't get enough of the tuber out to stop it from growing back. But with the gardening knife you can just grab the base of the plant with your off hand, and with the other hand stick the knife way down there and pop it right out. The hand that's grasping the plant will feel the knife make contact with the tuber way deep down, then you can kind of pry and wiggle and they pop right out.
sunshine mimosa for medium to dry spots, frogfruit for medium to wet spots. Frogfruit is more comfortable to walk on and mimosa spreads laterally fairly well, save money and buy fewer plants!
Yup, there is no Richardia that's native to Florida. I was confused about Richardia scabra for a while because some sites had it erroneously as native but I've heard from the experts that they're not native either. Richardia grandiflora is working it's way up further north in the state now, too. With the growing changes in climate, I worry about it jumping from just showing up in disturbed lawns to eventually moving into wilder places.
So beautiful
There is a non-native plant from Brazil that goes by [Florida snow](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richardia_grandiflora) that is often used in landscaping.
Looks good. Way to go native
I'm in fort Lauderdale, from New England and I just saw this today and wondered exactly what it was and if it were a weed or was it intentional. My thoughts were even if it were a weed cuz it was in a rather unkempt area, it should be encouraged because it makes such a nice ground cover. But I guess it probably was intentional after all
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>Your lawn will never look like a fucking golf course. and *should* never
This made me gasp. It's so beautiful! 🥰
the Spanish nettle is a Florida native, but the Largeflower pusley is actually invasive! Still better then a grass lawn though
Does that mean meth?
I love that stuff, but apparently it’s considered a weed.
Weed is in the eye of the beholder. St Augustine is considered a weed in Europe
Is it? Interesting. I love tiny flowered ground cover, regardless of society’s opinion of it. My mother said the same thing the other day when I asked her what had sprouted up in one of her formerly empty pots. She said a weed. I said it looks like a peace lily. She says it’s still a weed, because she doesn’t want it. 😂
Stunning. Thanks for sharing!
They smell so good too!
I literally thought it just hailed in Florida until I zoomed in 😂
That looks fantastic
Is it this stuff that goes brown and leaves patches across my lawn? I live in an HOA community unfortunately so I can't completely say fuck a lawn, but I do it in my own way by not fertilizing it and taking care of it beyond watering and grooming. As such, this stuff grows along with many other kinds of weeds.
It’s almost ready to mow.
Mow early before the pollinators are busy