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1 Amaryllis/Iris/Other Bulbs Ornamentals Century Oaks Nursery & Grove Micanopy Nov - April Dennis Short Gainesville All year Henderson, Warren Hawthorne Call (Caladium) Jones, Robin Newberry Call Bamboo Grassroots Nursery Gainesville All year Kanapaha Botanical Garden Gainesville All year Bromeliads Butterfly Plants -1-

2 Cycads (Sago/Coontie/Etc) Forest Grove Palms, Inc. Alachua All year mgrcell Daylilies Century Oaks Nursery & Grove Micanopy Nov - April Ferns Flowers (Annual) Blue Star Nursery Hawthorne All year Carlisle Farms Alachua Call Dennis Short Gainesville All year Frog Song Organics Hawthorne Call -2-

3 The Greenhouse Nursery Newberry Call Flowers (Cut) Dennis Short Gainesville (Louisiana) Yearly Flowers (Perennial) Blue Star Nursery Hawthorne All year Dennis Short Gainesville Call Frog Song Organics Hawthorne Call Grassroots Nursery Gainesville All year Henderson, Warren Hawthorne Call The Greenhouse Nursery Newberry Call -3-

4 Flowers (Wildflowers) Ginger Open Air Farms Gainesville All year Ground Covers Grassroots Nursery Gainesville All year Houseplants -4-

5 Lilies Open Air Farms Gainesville All year (Canna) Liriope & Mondo Grass Local Christmas Tree Growers (Cut) Unicorn Hill Farm Gainesville Dec 1-21 (Potted & Cut) BK Cedars Alachua Call U-Pick BK Cedars Alachua Call Unicorn Hill Farm Gainesville Dec 1-21 Native Plants Tropic Traditions Newberry All year Orchids -5-

6 Palms Brown, Ralph Newberry All year Florida Native Flora Nsy Newberry All year Smith Farms Waldo All year (sago) Tropic Traditions Newberry All year Cold Hardy Forest Grove Palms, Inc. Alachua All year mgrcell Jim Fleming Cold Hardy Palms Gainesville Call Poinsettias Blue Star Nursery Hawthorne Nov - Dec Roses Angel Gardens Alachua All year (Antique) Open Air Farms Gainesville All year

7 Tropic Traditions Newberry All year Antique Shrubs Blue Star Nursery Hawthorne All year Springhill Tree Farm Gainesville All year The Greenhouse Nursery Newberry Call Native Tropic Traditions Newberry All year Sod/Grass Seed Boyd & Sons Sod Farm Newberry All year Thompsons Sod Gainesville Call -7-

8 Trees Chestnut Hill Tree Farm Alachua All year Open Air Farms Gainesville Summer (fruit trees) Springhill Tree Farm Gainesville All year The Greenhouse Nursery Newberry Call Bareroot Native Tropic Traditions Newberry All year Water Plants/Ponds Wildlife Attracting Plants -8-

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