M.E. DePalma Park is a public garden
containing native
and other plants that attract birds and butterflies. The park, located at the corner of NE 7th
Avenue and NE 20th Drive in Wilton Manors, Florida, is one of the more than 200 properties
in Wilton Manors which are registered with the National Wildlife Federation
as Wildlife Habitats.
The garden contains over 100 varieties
of native wildflowers and butterfly attracting trees, shrubs and plants
such as: Blanket Flower (Gaillardia pulchella), Topical Sage (Salvia
coccinea), Wild Coffee (Psychotria
nervosa), Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana), Cocoplum (Chrysobalanus icaco), Scarlet Milkweed (Asclepias
curassavica), Florida Mulhy Grass (Muhlenbergia
capillaris), Perennial Peanut Groudcover (Arachis glabrata), Blue Porterweed (Stachytarpheta jamaicensis), Penta (Pentas lanceolata), Slash Pine Tree (Pinus
elliottii),Gumbo Limbo (Bursera simaruba), Wild Lime (Zanthoxylum fagara), Satin Leaf (Chrysophyllum oliviforme),and Mahogany.
A slide show featuring many of the plants can be viewed on The
Park and Plantings
In 2006, Wilton Manors was officially designated a Community Wildlife
Habitat (CWH), the 17th community in the country to receive such an
honor.
The Zebra Longwing - Heliconius charithonia
