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Fall in the Florida Native Plant Garden

As cooler temperatures begin to sneak in and provide a much-needed break from summer’s heat and humidity, fall is the perfect time to get back out in the garden to enjoy wildflowers and wildlife, do some maintenance and get planting!

Brightman Logan honored with 2022 Coreopsis Award

Brightman Logan received the 2022 T. Elizabeth Pate Coreopsis Award in September 2022 in recognition of his many years of work for Florida’s Wildflowers.

Native grasses shine in the fall

Florida has many native grasses — and most of our showiest grasses bloom in the fall. The best places to see them are rural areas and roadsides, and in natural lands like national and state forests.

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Webinars and Field Trips

Beebalm (Monarda punctata) dessert. Photo by Betsy Harris.

Webinar: I Eat Flowers (and Other Things)

Join us on Wednesday, January 18 at 2pm as naturalist and forager Betsy Harris guides us through a year of seasonal eating, featuring edible native plants and wildflowers as inspiration for incorporating wild foods into our everyday diets.

Poey’s furrow (Halictus poeyi) bee and Metallic green sweat bee drinking nectar from Solidago sempervirens. Photo by Laura Langlois Zurro.

Webinar: Florida’s Native Bees in Winter

Our next webinar will be on Wednesday, December 14 at 2pm. Laura Langlois Zurro, founder of the Florida Native Bees Facebook group, will take us on a photographic journey of some of the bees that can be observed in Florida between November and March, as well as the plants they need to survive.

Biologist Liz Ramirez and Jeff Weber at the 2021 Ocala field trip. Photo provided by Jeff Weber.

Field trip: 2022 Christmas tree cutting

Join the Florida Wildflower Foundation on Dec. 3 for our annual Christmas tree cutting event. A Forest Service biologist will introduce us to the Ocala National Forest and the incredible habitats being managed and restored there. Find out how the Forest Service balances providing resources to the public and conservation of these critical lands. Then we’ll caravan to the Christmas tree cutting site, where everyone with a permit will have the opportunity to pick out and cut down their very own fresh-from-Florida sand pine.

What We Do

Fueling flower power and feeding bees

Our work for native, natural Florida and its creatures, including the bees that feed us, depends on the generosity of our members, donors, volunteers and sponsors, and those who purchase the State Wildflower license plate.

Each time a plate is sold or renewed, $15 is donated to the Foundation. Since 2000, more than $4 million has been raised for wildflower education, planting and research across Florida.

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See how Florida’s fabulous wildflowers change seasonably across the state. You’ll find just what you need to be a wildflower tourist, whether you’re on the road or a virtual explorer.

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Featured Flower Profile

Florida Keys blackbead

Florida Keys blackbead is a lovely tropical shrub common to coastal hammocks in Southeast Florida. Its beautiful blooms and wildlife value make it a great addition to the home landscape.

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Support Wildflowers

Our members have raised more than $4 million to spread flowers along roadsides, research their mysteries, and teach people how Florida’s first flowers sustain bees and butterflies.

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Regional Alliances

Regional Wildflower Alliances are active networks of wildflower enthusiasts that protect native wildflowers. Through communication, collaboration and information sharing, members support and inspire each other as they create knowledge and awareness of native wildflowers and their value to Florida’s environmental and economic health.

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