As many of you may have noticed, selected areas on the North Course have been planted with seasonal wildflowers. Behind number five green, and eleven green have been planted again this year and are beginning to show some great color.
This blend is purchased from a supplier in Colorado and is called a Caribbean blend. These seeds are specifically selected for our region. Wildflowers are unique in that they require supplemental water in the beginning but do not require irrigation when they mature. With our normal dry spring season in South Florida, these flowers really thrive for us.
Wildflowers, when mature, produce seeds; drop the seeds when the flower dies which then, produces another plant. This cycle continues for about sixteen weeks until the hot temperatures and humidity of the summer will eventually halt any new germination. At that time our Landscape Gardeners will go in to these areas and remove the dead material, pine straw the area until next fall, then replant in December.
In staying consistent with the native, natural theme of the North Course, wildflowers were the obvious choice to add some natural color. Some of the flowers you will see in bloom in the upcoming weeks are Orange Sulfur Cosmos, white and purple dwarf Cosmos, Yellow Black-eyed Susan’s and white Alyssum to name a few. There are over nineteen different species in the blend that will bloom through cycles depending on the soil temperature.
If you would be interested in learning more about Wildflowers do not hesitate to call me.
Scott J. Whorrall, CGCS
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