🌱 Prana Farms Nursery 🌱
Prana Farms Nursery is home to plants that truly thrive in Southwest Florida. As a small farm, we make the most of our space by growing what works best here — reliable, productive, and full of flavor. Every plant we carry is chosen for its popularity, performance, and taste, so you can enjoy the very best in your own garden.
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🌸 Plant & Flower Fun Facts 🌱
Nature isn’t just beautiful—it’s healing. Here are some fun little facts about plants and flowers, and how they help our minds, bodies, and spirits:
🌹 Roses – Not just for romance! Rose petals are edible, high in vitamin C, and rose tea can soothe the nerves.
🌻 Sunflowers – Young sunflowers actually follow the sun’s path across the sky, reminding us to always look toward the light.
🌼 Chamomile – Known as nature’s bedtime tea, chamomile relaxes the body, eases digestion, and promotes deep sleep.
🌺 Lavender – The scent of lavender lowers stress, reduces blood pressure, and brings a sense of calm.
🌱 Mint – Refreshing and energizing, mint helps improve memory, alertness, and eases headaches.
🌿 Peace Lilies & Spider Plants – Common houseplants that act like natural air purifiers, removing toxins and refreshing your space.
🌳 Trees “talk” underground – Through roots and fungi, trees share nutrients and warning signals—a hidden wisdom in the forest.
🌷 Flowers make us happier – Studies show that receiving flowers gives an instant mood boost and lowers stress levels long-term.
✨ Next time you walk through a garden, remember: every plant has a little gift to share!
Fruiting Trees & Bushes
From the juiciest mangos to the richest mulberries in Southwest Florida, you’ll find avocado, banana, papaya, and even fig trees ready to join your food forest. As you walk barefoot among them and touch their leaves, the plants read your body energy, creating exactly what your body needs.
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Banana
Fig
Fruiting
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Edible & Medicinal Plants
If you can eat it within 15 minutes of picking it, you have a living food. When eaten raw, the nutrition factor goes through the roof. Never let greens wilt in your fridge again — when you want a salad, just grab a bowl and head to the garden.
Nature’s Medicine Cabinet 🌿
Everything in nature carries medicine. Every leaf, seed, and root has a purpose — it’s simply a matter of how, and whether, it can be safely ingested or used. Our ancestors knew that food and plants were more than nourishment; they were remedies, teachers, and allies.
A few examples of everyday medicinal foods:
- Spinach – rich in iron, folate, and antioxidants that support healthy blood and cellular repair
- Moringa – called the “miracle tree,” packed with vitamins A, C, and calcium; supports energy and immune strength
- Lettuces – cooling and hydrating; certain types like Romaine even soothe digestion and calm the nervous system
- Basil – antibacterial and anti-inflammatory; supports respiratory health and digestion.
- Rosemary – improves memory, focus, and circulation
- Mint – calms the stomach, eases headaches, and refreshes the mind
- Turmeric – a natural anti-inflammatory that supports joint and liver health
- Garlic – antimicrobial, heart-protective, and immune-boosting
Every plant tells its own story of healing — some are gentle enough for everyday nourishment, while others require care and respect. Everyone reacts differently, and some plants can be harmful if not used properly. Always do your own research, start slowly, and use caution when trying anything new. Remember, as the ancients said: let thy food be thy medicine.
Butterfly Plants
We have everything you need to keep your butterflies hanging around. From tropical milkweed to sunshine cassius, rue, or maybe the blue butterfly bush? A nectar plant or a host plant? We got you . . .
🌱 Host Plants & Their Butterflies
- Milkweeds (Asclepias species) → Monarch, Queen, Soldier
- Passionflowers → Zebra Longwing, Julia, Gulf Fritillary, Variegated Fritillary
- Bahama Cassia & Popcorn Cassia → Cloudless Sulphur, Sleepy Orange
- Parsley, Dill, Fennel, Rue → Black Swallowtail, Anise Swallowtail, Giant Swallowtail
- Corkystem Passionflower (native white) → Zebra Longwing, Julia, Gulf Fritillary
- Shortleaf Fig → Ruddy Daggerwing
- Coontie (native cycad) → Atala butterfly
- Blue Plumbago → Cassius Blue
- Lantana & Verbena → Painted Lady
- Carolina Aster & Purple Thistle → Pearl Crescent, Painted Lady
- Live Oak → Hairstreaks and Dustywings
Ornamental
Ohhh, the flowers. So many varieties, so little space. Try some big bursts of color on both sides of the front door. How about a vibrant climbing vine trellised on an accent wall? Something fragrant under the bedroom windows, like night-blooming jasmine? Or a succulent baby sun rose ground cover along the front of the house.
Landscaping Plants
Looking for a living fence? Maybe a boundary material that’s also edible — two birds, one stone. Need something to block the wind? Or the neighbors? Perhaps you want some shade — a big enough tree can drastically reduce your cooling bill.
