Native Wildflower Habitat

Protected through education, conservation, planting and research.

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Fall Garden Tour and Workshop at Blountstown Pollinator Demonstration Garden

Join the Florida Wildflower Foundation for a tour of the Blountstown pollinator demonstration garden on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 9am-12pm or Sunday, Sept. 18 from 1pm-4pm. This casual workshop is designed to provide inspiration and demonstrate basic protocols for installation and maintenance of similar efforts.

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The Florida Wildflower Foundation protects, connects and expands native wildflower habitats through education, research, planting and conservation. All of this work is made possible through public support and there are so many ways to help!

Research seeks to identify groundcovers with greater ecological value for roadsides and utilities

The Florida Wildflower Foundation is conducting a 3-4 year study at PEAR Park in Lake County to gain insight into the establishment, sustainability and performance of Narrowleaf silkgrass (Pityopsis tracyii) and Lyreleaf sage (Salvia lyrata) as groundcover alternatives to Bahiagrass.

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Webinars and Field Trips

Webinar: Florida’s Carnivorous Plants

Florida is home to more native carnivorous plants than any other U.S. state. Join Kenny Coogan, author of “Florida’s Carnivorous Plants: Understanding, Identifying, and Cultivating the State’s Native Species” on September 21 at 2pm to learn about these natives with their unusual adaptations.

Pine lily (Lilium catesbaei) by Tom Palmer

Field trip: Lake Marion Creek WMA

Join us Saturday, Sept. 24 at 9:30am for a guided hike through pineland and sandhill habitats at Lake Marion Creek Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Retired environmental journalist Tom Palmer will help us spot our native wildflowers in bloom which may include Pine lily (Lilium catesbaei), Vanillaleaf (Carphephorus odoratissimus) and other Carphephorous species, Slenderleaf clammyweed (Polanisia tenuifolia) and Forked bluecurls (Trichostema dichotomum).

Sematura luna (Brazilian Swallowtail Moth)

Webinar: Moths – Amazing Insects

Often an afterthought, with more than 150,000 known species worldwide, moths are essential to the natural world. Akito Kawahara, University of Florida professor and Florida Museum of Natural History curator, speaks about local moths of Florida, and more!

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

Leafless swallowwort

Leafless swallowwort is a strange little flowering vine that occurs along the edges of upland to coastal hammocks and floodplain to pineland forests. It is the sole larval host for the Giant milkweed bug (Sephina gundlachi).

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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.

Join them today in supporting native wildflowers and the wildlife depending on them.

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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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