I love living in a place where I can find new (to me) wildflowers blooming for Christmas. December not only added nine more species to my repertoire, but kept several of my faithful fall favorites in bloom.
Here’s my roundup of all the wildflowers that I found blooming in Key West during the month of December. Click on the common names to visit the individual species’ pages.
Bracted fanpetals Snow squarestem Baybean Scorpion’s tail Everglades Key pencilflower Jamaican feverplant Sea lavender Grannybush Shoreline seapurslane Goatweed Painted leaf Sleepy morning Coastal sea rocket Monkeypod Cape sable whiteweed Bushy seaside oxeye Christmasberry Brazilian jasmine Black nightshade Coastal Indian mallow Herb of Grace Yellow joyweed False shrubby buttonweed Whitemouth dayflower Virginia pepperweed Beggar’s-ticks Straggler daisy Silverhead Lilac tasselflower Spanish needles Coatbuttons Coastal beach sandmat