This yellow rattlebox flower, Crotalaria Spectabulis, was found along a road in central Florida.

This white flower of the arrowroot family was found along the shores of Lake Harris in Leesburg, Florida's city park.

This pinecone ginger was blooming in a yard in Riverview, Fldorida.

Pinecone Ginger, Zingiber zerumbet, aka bitter ginger, shampoo ginger, and wild ginger, is native to tropical Asia. It is a clumping perennial that usually grows near water.

After this stage, the bloom will turn red.

The black-eyed susan vine, Thunbergia alata, is a herbaceous perennial native to eastern Africa. This was found in lower Hardee County, Florida. The colors range from yellow to orange.

An American white waterlily, Nymphaea odorata, also know as beaver root, growing in the marshes along the Lake Apopka North Shore Wildlife Drive in central Florida.

You can find it in shallow lakes, ponds, and permanent slow moving wateers from Central America to northern Canada.

The red passion flower or passion vine, Passiflora coccinea, is native to South America and like most passion flowers, can be found in the United States, Central American and South America.

A metallic green sweat bee polonizes a Russian mammmoth sunflower. The Russian mammoth sunflower, Helianthus annuus, or common sunflower, is native to north America.

The Russian mammoth sunflower, Helianthus annuus, also known as the common sunflower, is native to north America.

The formosa azalea, Rhododendrom indicum, originated in India, and is the most popular azalea in the southern United States. It can reach 10' in height but responds well to pruning.

Dogfennel, Eupatorium capillifolium, is native to North America. You will find it in roadsides and fields, mainly in the southern and eastern United States.

You will find burr marigolds, Bidens laevis, in wetlands and along river and marsh edges throughout Florida. They are also called smooth beggarticks. These were found on the Lake Apopka North Shore Wildlife Drive.

You will find burr marigolds, Bidens Laevis, in wetlands and along river and marsh edges throughout Florida. They are also called smooth beggarticks. These were found on the Lake Apopka North Shore Wildlife Drive.