First Day of Spring-Native Plant Sale at the Key West Tropical Forest

First Day of Spring-Native Plant Sale at the Key West Tropical Forest

KEY WEST, Florida Keys – The plant Nursery at the Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden will be offering native trees, shrubs, vegetables and vines for sale from 9am to noon on the first day of Spring, Saturday, March 20, 2021.   Special this month is the native EVERGLADES TOMATO, Solanum pimpinellifolium.  This tomato is a wild type which is an ancestor of our garden tomato, Solanum lycopersicum.  It produces sweet, intensely flavored tiny dime-size tomatoes year-round in the Keys.

There 165 species of plants are available with an inventory totaling more than 2,000 plants that attract birds and butterflies in 1-gallon to 10-gallon pots.  Key West Tropical Forest members receive a 15% discount.  The Garden is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit corporation and all proceeds directly benefit the Garden’s conservation program.

Face masks are required and social distancing protocol will be strictly followed.   The Garden is located at 5210 College Road on Stock Island.  For more information call 305-296-1504 or visit www.keywest.garden.

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