Farm-to-Table Garden Tour, Visiting the Orlando Flower Market, Leu Botanical Gardens Tour
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Date: 2026-01-23
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cherylramsey3409
Well, good afternoon Miss Danielle. I really enjoy watching your videos and I’m glad you enjoyed your stay in central Florida.
I have learned a lot about amaryllis from you. In fact, a local supplier of Amaryllis bulbs has highly recommended your videos about Amaryllis.
I just saw your Central Fla vacation video of January 9, and I thought you might like to know what some of those plants really are.
There are many different names for the same plant in different places around the world.
The plant you referred to as a U is actually Podocarpus it’s just been trimmed up. The plant you referred to as an umbrella plant is technically a variegated dwarf Schefflera. common in landscapes in ISDA zone nine and 10. its parent plant can get to be about 50 feet or more tall.
Please be careful if you choose to plant that Mexican petunia. It spreads rapidly and is rather invasive in central Florida.
Lastly, the plant that you desired, so that is behind the copper plant in your video is actually called Colusa shrub. Roasting USDA zone 10 and 11 can grow up to 50 or 60 feet tall. It blooms in the spring.
The plant you mentioned you would like to take home with you; (the one that is growing behind the copper plant) is called a Clusia shrub. USDA growing zone 10 and 11, blooms in the spring can grow to be very tall like a tree.
If you have the opportunity to visit Lou Gardens in Winter Park, you may have found some of those plants with tags for their botanical names
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Well, good afternoon Miss Danielle. I really enjoy watching your videos and I’m glad you enjoyed your stay in central Florida.
I have learned a lot about amaryllis from you. In fact, a local supplier of Amaryllis bulbs has highly recommended your videos about Amaryllis.
I just saw your Central Fla vacation video of January 9, and I thought you might like to know what some of those plants really are.
There are many different names for the same plant in different places around the world.
The plant you referred to as a U is actually Podocarpus it’s just been trimmed up. The plant you referred to as an umbrella plant is technically a variegated dwarf Schefflera. common in landscapes in ISDA zone nine and 10. its parent plant can get to be about 50 feet or more tall.
Please be careful if you choose to plant that Mexican petunia. It spreads rapidly and is rather invasive in central Florida.
Lastly, the plant that you desired, so that is behind the copper plant in your video is actually called Colusa shrub. Roasting USDA zone 10 and 11 can grow up to 50 or 60 feet tall. It blooms in the spring.
The plant you mentioned you would like to take home with you; (the one that is growing behind the copper plant) is called a Clusia shrub. USDA growing zone 10 and 11, blooms in the spring can grow to be very tall like a tree.
If you have the opportunity to visit Lou Gardens in Winter Park, you may have found some of those plants with tags for their botanical names
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EuroTravChannel
At 21: 18, those camellias are exquisite. I think they have probably been planted there for only a few years. Even in southern North Carolina, they grow into massive, larger-than-shrub-rose sizes. The camellias are small trees, while the roses are shrubs. They both bloom throughout winter, with the camellias having unbelievably delicate, mathematically aligned petals and rose-like blooms. The camellias like shade, and they are not cold-hardy at all, which is very different from roses. Also, some camellias have features that do not exist in roses: for example, some cultivars have several different kinds of flowers and even different-colored flowers. It's like two plants merged into one. By the way, the best season for Florida, in my view, is this time of year: December, January, and February.
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At 21: 18, those camellias are exquisite. I think they have probably been planted there for only a few years. Even in southern North Carolina, they grow into massive, larger-than-shrub-rose sizes. The camellias are small trees, while the roses are shrubs. They both bloom throughout winter, with the camellias having unbelievably delicate, mathematically aligned petals and rose-like blooms. The camellias like shade, and they are not cold-hardy at all, which is very different from roses. Also, some camellias have features that do not exist in roses: for example, some cultivars have several different kinds of flowers and even different-colored flowers. It's like two plants merged into one. By the way, the best season for Florida, in my view, is this time of year: December, January, and February.
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betsymaltby6788
Always buy the ticket, take the trip! Thanks for taking us to Florida. Will be there soon and bringing The Intruder and other books. I will have to check out Never Lie. If you are ever in St. Pete, check out the Sunken Gardens, a very similar experience to Leu Gardens. It's hard for us Northern gardeners to wrap our heads around the fact that our indoor plants are the South's outdoor plants. and how enormous they can grow! I think the Yew you were looking at at the hotel was a columnar yew. I have 2 well established ones in my 7a garden and added 3 small ones last fall. Slow to grow, but worth the wait. We do not hedge trim them, just let them grow naturally. really nice upright structure. Dyed flowers Yeah, no, never. Same goes for dyed plants like succulents.
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Always buy the ticket, take the trip! Thanks for taking us to Florida. Will be there soon and bringing The Intruder and other books. I will have to check out Never Lie. If you are ever in St. Pete, check out the Sunken Gardens, a very similar experience to Leu Gardens. It's hard for us Northern gardeners to wrap our heads around the fact that our indoor plants are the South's outdoor plants. and how enormous they can grow! I think the Yew you were looking at at the hotel was a columnar yew. I have 2 well established ones in my 7a garden and added 3 small ones last fall. Slow to grow, but worth the wait. We do not hedge trim them, just let them grow naturally. really nice upright structure. Dyed flowers Yeah, no, never. Same goes for dyed plants like succulents.
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chocobofan5750
Holy cow! I was born and raised in orlando and never heard of this hotel. I'll definitely need to check it out sometime.
Some plants for you: verigated arboricola and clusia. In Lea gardens there are more tags in the rose garden, but they're hard to find. I believe the white is an ice berg, and it says the pink one is called the picnic. (I've tried to look for it and can't find it at all. I'm not sure if it goes by a different name or if they just don't sell it anymore)
If you're looking for more critters, I reccommend Mead botanical garden. It's close to Leu gardens and free, although it's much smaller, and not as tidy. I always see tons of bees and butterflies there.
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Holy cow! I was born and raised in orlando and never heard of this hotel. I'll definitely need to check it out sometime.
Some plants for you: verigated arboricola and clusia. In Lea gardens there are more tags in the rose garden, but they're hard to find. I believe the white is an ice berg, and it says the pink one is called the picnic. (I've tried to look for it and can't find it at all. I'm not sure if it goes by a different name or if they just don't sell it anymore)
If you're looking for more critters, I reccommend Mead botanical garden. It's close to Leu gardens and free, although it's much smaller, and not as tidy. I always see tons of bees and butterflies there.
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loralopuhovsky4990
That large shrub you wanted to know what it is, the purple, white, lavender flowers, it is called Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow. Where I live it is called a pass a long plant, an heirloom. The other purple flowered plant you highlighted is the Mexican Petunia, extremely invasive. It also has the miniature called wild petunia, both very invasive in my area. The Leu garden is absolutely stunning! Thanks for sharing this beautiful place. Oh yeah down here zone 9a we can garden year round but summer is brutal for vegetable gardening. The best gardening for vegetables is spring fall and winter. Your garden even in winter is still beautiful.
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That large shrub you wanted to know what it is, the purple, white, lavender flowers, it is called Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow. Where I live it is called a pass a long plant, an heirloom. The other purple flowered plant you highlighted is the Mexican Petunia, extremely invasive. It also has the miniature called wild petunia, both very invasive in my area. The Leu garden is absolutely stunning! Thanks for sharing this beautiful place. Oh yeah down here zone 9a we can garden year round but summer is brutal for vegetable gardening. The best gardening for vegetables is spring fall and winter. Your garden even in winter is still beautiful.
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JesusIsLoveTR
Lovely tour and highly appreciated. I grew up in Florida but moved back here from Rhode Island after several years away. I started garnering in 2018 so learned everything in zone 6b. There’s been a serious learning curve since moving back to FL so it’s funny to see you as a master gardener be completely unfamiliar with the tropical landscape as I was. I do miss my hydrangeas and tulips the most but I’m enjoying growing all of my annuals as perennials here. Oh btw the succulent shrub you asked about is a clusia. I have them planted behind my pool and absolutely LOVE them! Blessings
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Lovely tour and highly appreciated. I grew up in Florida but moved back here from Rhode Island after several years away. I started garnering in 2018 so learned everything in zone 6b. There’s been a serious learning curve since moving back to FL so it’s funny to see you as a master gardener be completely unfamiliar with the tropical landscape as I was. I do miss my hydrangeas and tulips the most but I’m enjoying growing all of my annuals as perennials here. Oh btw the succulent shrub you asked about is a clusia. I have them planted behind my pool and absolutely LOVE them! Blessings
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janansberry6406
Thanks for the tour and agree with you about wanting experiences! My purchases will consist of seeds predominantly and maybe some plants. I believe in green investments where are return is homegrown fruits and vegetables. Additionally flowers and plants create beauty which feeds my soul. I love the peace I find in the garden and I might need to add a water element that works with my gardening assistants. I have two Great Danes, Zion and Daphne who follow me around like your grace. I also have a she shed filled with gardening and sewing, quilting books. We have a lot in common.
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Thanks for the tour and agree with you about wanting experiences! My purchases will consist of seeds predominantly and maybe some plants. I believe in green investments where are return is homegrown fruits and vegetables. Additionally flowers and plants create beauty which feeds my soul. I love the peace I find in the garden and I might need to add a water element that works with my gardening assistants. I have two Great Danes, Zion and Daphne who follow me around like your grace. I also have a she shed filled with gardening and sewing, quilting books. We have a lot in common.
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laurawilliams-o6z
Hi there! Florida gardener. Our cooler night time temps allow us to grow things like kale and tomatoes at the same time. Down here our ideal growing season is fall winter spring with seed starting in summer indoors to fall plant being our sweet spot. The limes are passionfruit the yew is podacarpus the plant at 12: 24 is Clusia or pitch apple, they murder crepe myrtles alot here, drives me nuts.
We did just have frost which killed my tomatoes and bananas as I didn’t get the chance to cover them.
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Hi there! Florida gardener. Our cooler night time temps allow us to grow things like kale and tomatoes at the same time. Down here our ideal growing season is fall winter spring with seed starting in summer indoors to fall plant being our sweet spot. The limes are passionfruit the yew is podacarpus the plant at 12: 24 is Clusia or pitch apple, they murder crepe myrtles alot here, drives me nuts.
We did just have frost which killed my tomatoes and bananas as I didn’t get the chance to cover them.
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laurawilliams-o6z
Hi there! Florida gardener. Our cooler night time temps allow us to grow things like kale and tomatoes at the same time. Down here our ideal growing season is fall winter spring with seed starting in summer indoors to fall plant being our sweet spot. The limes are passionfruit the yew is podacarpus the plant at 12: 24 is Clusia or pitch apple, they murder crepe myrtles alot here, drives me nuts.
We did just have frost which killed my tomatoes and bananas as I didn’t get the chance to cover them.
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Hi there! Florida gardener. Our cooler night time temps allow us to grow things like kale and tomatoes at the same time. Down here our ideal growing season is fall winter spring with seed starting in summer indoors to fall plant being our sweet spot. The limes are passionfruit the yew is podacarpus the plant at 12: 24 is Clusia or pitch apple, they murder crepe myrtles alot here, drives me nuts.
We did just have frost which killed my tomatoes and bananas as I didn’t get the chance to cover them.
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tatygonzalez8664
Welcome to my neck of the woods. So happy that you shared your trip with us, that hotel is beautiful. I would like to stay there. Danielle, 9: 24 that thin looking tree is Podocarpus/plum pine we use it for privacy screening, 5: 12 the vine with the dangling fruits are passion fruit. I hope you have lots of fun. 12: 18 that's clusia also used for privacy. If you should cut a piece you can stick it on the ground it will grow. Also it's known as autograph tree you can write on the leaves of the plant.
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Welcome to my neck of the woods. So happy that you shared your trip with us, that hotel is beautiful. I would like to stay there. Danielle, 9: 24 that thin looking tree is Podocarpus/plum pine we use it for privacy screening, 5: 12 the vine with the dangling fruits are passion fruit. I hope you have lots of fun. 12: 18 that's clusia also used for privacy. If you should cut a piece you can stick it on the ground it will grow. Also it's known as autograph tree you can write on the leaves of the plant.
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cathymccall9846
What a complete blessing in the middle of winter ugh that you would be so generous to alieviate some of the funk with this tour. What an absolute delight. Thanks so very much. I think the purple flower bush is a Mexican Petunia. A friend of mine gave me a cutting some years ago and I didn't know what to do with it. I planted it in an area where it literally took over. I had to cut her back and alas, she wasn't happy with the hair cut and refused to flourish. Its beautiful though.
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What a complete blessing in the middle of winter ugh that you would be so generous to alieviate some of the funk with this tour. What an absolute delight. Thanks so very much. I think the purple flower bush is a Mexican Petunia. A friend of mine gave me a cutting some years ago and I didn't know what to do with it. I planted it in an area where it literally took over. I had to cut her back and alas, she wasn't happy with the hair cut and refused to flourish. Its beautiful though.
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kathleenhazy6126
I moved from Chester Co, PA to Orlando (Lake Nona) 10 years ago and the hardest part for me was getting acclimated to gardening in a tropical climate. Except for the very basics, everything I knew went out the window. It’s mid January and it’s wild that I’m getting the most incredible harvest of volunteer black cherry tomatoes. The best thing (and sometimes the worst) about Florida is things just keep growing on and on and on. Leu Gardens is definitely one of our gems.
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I moved from Chester Co, PA to Orlando (Lake Nona) 10 years ago and the hardest part for me was getting acclimated to gardening in a tropical climate. Except for the very basics, everything I knew went out the window. It’s mid January and it’s wild that I’m getting the most incredible harvest of volunteer black cherry tomatoes. The best thing (and sometimes the worst) about Florida is things just keep growing on and on and on. Leu Gardens is definitely one of our gems.
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amygosiorowski9101
I turned 50 this year and I said the same thing! I want more experiences in my life and less stuff. I went with 2 girlfriends last April to Keukenhoff! That was a dream come true for me and it didn’t disappoint! Then in Dec I had an opportunity to visit a friend for a long weekend in London! Now I wanna go to the Chelsea Flower show! London at Christmas was beautiful! Heading to Greece this summer! Only left the country once before this and now I wanna see it all!
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I turned 50 this year and I said the same thing! I want more experiences in my life and less stuff. I went with 2 girlfriends last April to Keukenhoff! That was a dream come true for me and it didn’t disappoint! Then in Dec I had an opportunity to visit a friend for a long weekend in London! Now I wanna go to the Chelsea Flower show! London at Christmas was beautiful! Heading to Greece this summer! Only left the country once before this and now I wanna see it all!
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SusanEngelmann
Hi Danielle, So glad you had a chance to get away and soak up some of our sun here. The plant you wanted to dig up and take home is called Clusia and you can write on the leaves with your nails! It grows 2-3 ft per year, and can get to be 8-10 ft. tall! It is one of my favorites. I enjoy watching your passion & wonderful gift you have for the plants and gardening. You have a beautiful garden! Thank you for sharing it with us.
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Hi Danielle, So glad you had a chance to get away and soak up some of our sun here. The plant you wanted to dig up and take home is called Clusia and you can write on the leaves with your nails! It grows 2-3 ft per year, and can get to be 8-10 ft. tall! It is one of my favorites. I enjoy watching your passion & wonderful gift you have for the plants and gardening. You have a beautiful garden! Thank you for sharing it with us.
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cmb9098
My husband takes business trips to Orlando and we stay at Rosen Shingle Creek. It’s such a beautiful place. The garden is used for Farm To Table produce and supplies all the restaurants in the resort. It’s fairly new. I think it was created somewhere between 2022 and 2023. As far as no bugs, it’s only because of the time of the year you’re visiting, ! As far as bugs, you’ve chosen a great time of the year to visit!
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My husband takes business trips to Orlando and we stay at Rosen Shingle Creek. It’s such a beautiful place. The garden is used for Farm To Table produce and supplies all the restaurants in the resort. It’s fairly new. I think it was created somewhere between 2022 and 2023. As far as no bugs, it’s only because of the time of the year you’re visiting, ! As far as bugs, you’ve chosen a great time of the year to visit!
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melodykaufer5696
Had sunshine yesterday, fog burned off. S. Oregon. wonderful! Amazing what sunshine does for mood and body. So glad you got to go! The garden and cut garden flowers were beautiful, pick another warm place if able, unless the flying price isn't available. 100. 00 is amazing definitely understand getting tired of the cold! SPRING is only 2 months away. hopefully
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Had sunshine yesterday, fog burned off. S. Oregon. wonderful! Amazing what sunshine does for mood and body. So glad you got to go! The garden and cut garden flowers were beautiful, pick another warm place if able, unless the flying price isn't available. 100. 00 is amazing definitely understand getting tired of the cold! SPRING is only 2 months away. hopefully
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julieculshaw4031
I just went to Pennsylvania last weekend for my daughter's wedding, driving down from central Ontario where the temperatures were well below freezing. PA was 50 degrees and no snow, we so enjoyed it.
Years ago, I went to Malawi Africa and poinsettias grow there as a hedge. About three feet tall, the bright red leaves all on top of the hedge. Amazing.
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I just went to Pennsylvania last weekend for my daughter's wedding, driving down from central Ontario where the temperatures were well below freezing. PA was 50 degrees and no snow, we so enjoyed it.
Years ago, I went to Malawi Africa and poinsettias grow there as a hedge. About three feet tall, the bright red leaves all on top of the hedge. Amazing.
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michellevitale198
Hi Danielle! I loved this video! I live in Port St Lucie, Fl, 2 hours south of Orlando. We have had stunning weather for weeks with just an odd overcast day here and there. I’ll have to make it to the Rosen Hotel if only to see their gardens! Love the tours and the Orlando Flower Market which I’ve never heard of. Blessings!
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Hi Danielle! I loved this video! I live in Port St Lucie, Fl, 2 hours south of Orlando. We have had stunning weather for weeks with just an odd overcast day here and there. I’ll have to make it to the Rosen Hotel if only to see their gardens! Love the tours and the Orlando Flower Market which I’ve never heard of. Blessings!
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TheCowford
Hi. Floridian here. The one you asked about is a podocarpus. You will likely see them in every single estate here. Usually manicured, but if seen them over 30 feet if not maintained. And the Clusia (big leaves) can also grow out of control. That one is highly toxic to livestock (the only reason why we never planted it.
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Hi. Floridian here. The one you asked about is a podocarpus. You will likely see them in every single estate here. Usually manicured, but if seen them over 30 feet if not maintained. And the Clusia (big leaves) can also grow out of control. That one is highly toxic to livestock (the only reason why we never planted it.
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whitneygelrod9030
What’s going on there is what I refer to as crepe murder! - the absolutely worst practice I see in gardens in the South. In that climate, they want to grow upwards of 40ft tall, and they are planted in small areas as ornamental trees, so have to be pruned aggressively to keep them in check. Hate to see it.
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What’s going on there is what I refer to as crepe murder! - the absolutely worst practice I see in gardens in the South. In that climate, they want to grow upwards of 40ft tall, and they are planted in small areas as ornamental trees, so have to be pruned aggressively to keep them in check. Hate to see it.
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