Education

Our publications, events and projects give people the tools and knowledge they need to build and enjoy urban and roadside native wildflower corridors.

Publications

Download or view handouts and brochures that will guide you in building your habitat. Click here to order copies for an event or meeting.

20 Easy-to-Grow Wildflowers

This 24-page magazine features 20 “tried and true” wildflowers that are easy to grow and maintain in home and urban landscapes. Versión en español disponible.

Aquatic wildflowers

Wondering what native wildflowers and plants to use along your pond or wetland edge? Our guide will help you select the appropriate species for any aquatic environment. Versión en español disponible.

Attracting Bees

You can help provide food and habitat for Florida’s native bees and other beneficial insects by landscaping with native wildflowers. Versión en español disponible.

Attracting Birds

Bring birds into your landscape by planting Florida native wildflowers, grasses and shrubs that provide food and habitat. Learn more now. Versión en español disponible.

Attracting Butterflies

You can help provide food and habitat for Florida’s butterflies by landscaping with native wildflowers. Learn more now. Versión en español disponible.

One of the easiest methods of supplying new wildflowers for your yard is by growing your own from seed. Collecting seed from your plants is fun, and growing wildflowers from seed is easier than you think. Versión en español disponible.

Create a Pollinator Pot

The insects that pollinate our food crops and natural areas are in steep decline. Our suburban landscapes are more important than ever in supporting them. No place for a garden? No problem! Our new video and handout can help you create a small pollinator oasis in a pot! Versión en español disponible.

Dry Landscapes

Wondering what native wildflowers and plants to use in a dry landscape? Use our new handout to evaluate your landscape’s soil moisture and choose diverse species that will thrive and give your landscape a “real Florida” feel. Versión en español disponible.

Grasses and Groundcovers

Level up your lawn with native grasses and groundcovers! Traditional turf lawns require excessive water use, fertilizers and often pesticides. This guide will help you select sustainable alternatives for your landscape. Versión en español disponible.

Monarchs and Milkweed

Learn about Monarch butterflies in Florida and the best ways to support them.

Panhandle Wildflowers

The Panhandle’s plentiful public lands and rural roadsides make it a wonderful place to see wildflowers. Learn what’s blooming and where with this helpful brochure.

Plant selection guide

This guide includes over 120 Florida native wildflowers, shrubs, vines and grasses that work well in home landscapes. It will help you choose plants based on your location, soil and light conditions, color and season of bloom, and pollinator use. Versión en español disponible.

Seeding Dates

Sowing seed at the appropriate time of year is one of the factors critical to successfully establishing a native wildflower/grass planting. Seed must be sown when germination, emergence and subsequent growth will occur quickly enough for wildflowers to fend off competing weed seedlings and for seedlings to tolerate adverse weather conditions. Versión en español disponible.

Shady landscapes

Wondering what native wildflowers and plants to use in a shady landscape? Use our new handout to evaluate your landscape’s light conditions and choose diverse species that will thrive and give your landscape a “real Florida” feel. Versión en español disponible.

Starting from seed

Follow these 12 steps to establish a small landscape planting of native wildflowers. Versión en español disponible.

Upcoming Events

Close-up of Sarracenia leucophylla showcasing tall pitcher plants with vibrant green and red hues in a grassy field, featuring distinct veined patterns glistening under the soft sunlight.

Webinars

WEBINAR – Botany in Context Part 6: Using Keys to Florida Plants

June 18, 2025 at 2:00 pm

Join us on Wednesday, June 18 at 2pm for Part 6 of our Botany in Context series with Jim Folsom, PhD – Using Keys to…

Field Trips

FIELD TRIP – Alligator Lake Recreation Area

June 20, 2025 at 8:30 am

Celebrate the summer solstice with us among the sunny blooms of American lotus (Nelumbo lutea) at Columbia County’s Alligator Lake Recreation Area.

Events

EVENT – Pollinator Palooza

June 21, 2025 at 2:00 pm

We are joining forces with First Magnitude Brewing Company and the Florida Museum's McGuire Center for Lepidoptera & Biodiversity in support of pollinator conservation!

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Past Webinars

View all past webinars here.

A garden with yellow flowers in the foreground and a cluster of pink flowers with green foliage in the background.

Webinar – Creating a Colorful Native World Inside an HOA

Saumya Vanderwyst presents on methods to improve the soil biome around new construction and working with homeowners association demands.

A close-up showcases several vibrant purple orchids with yellow centers, surrounded by thin green and brown leaves, reminiscent of the captivating Calopogon multiflorus in bloom.

WEBINAR – Botany in Context Part 5: Botanical Jargon

This is Part 5 of our Botany in Context series with Jim Folsom, PhD – Botanical Jargon – A Concise and Precise Language for Plants.

Tall white Lupinus floridanus flowers with green leaves grow in a cluster, surrounded by dense, spiky foliage.

Webinar – Botany in Context Part 4: Getting Familiar with Plant Families

Jim Folsom, PhD, continues our Botany in Context series with Jim Folsom, PhD – Getting Familiar with Plant Families.

A butterfly with orange and black wings delicately rests on a flowering Conradina canescens bush.

Webinar – Botany in Context Part 3: Coming to Terms with Plant Names

Jim Folsom, PhD, continues our Botany in Context series with the third part in the series, Coming to Terms with Plant Names.

Webinar – Botany in Context Part 2: 10 BIG IDEAS Regarding Plants

Jim Folsom, PhD, continues his Botany in Context series with 10 BIG IDEAS Regarding Plants.

Webinar – Botany in Context Part 1: Basic Wildflower Botany

This is part 1 of our Botany in Context series presented by Jim Folsom, PhD – Basic Wildflower Botany.

WEBINAR – Tales of Plants that Thrive Where Fire and Water Collide

Dr. Rae Crandall of the University of Florida presents “Tales of Plants that Thrive Where Fire and Water Collide.” In this talk, she discusses several case studies from the southeastern U.S., where fire and flooding interactively affect the population dynamics of species of management concern.

Fringeleaf tickseed (Coreopsis integrifolia) by Emily Bell

WEBINAR – Natural Heritage Know-How: An Intro to FNAI

Hanna Rosner-Katz of The Florida Natural Areas Inventory presents “Natural Heritage Know-How: An Intro to FNAI.” This talk gives a brief overview on FNAI’s history and role in Florida as well as reviews some of their more botanically/ecologically-themed projects currently underway.

WEBINAR – Designing Landscapes with Native Plants

Stephanie Dunn of Cadence Landscape Architects presents “Designing Landscapes with Native Plants.” This presentation offers an in-depth look into the landscape design process, featuring project examples from Cadence’s portfolio.

Pinewoods milkweed (Asclepias humistrata) with Monarch caterpillar by Emily Bell

WEBINAR – Milkweed, Monarchs and OE in Florida: It’s Complicated

Dr. Jaret Daniels, University of Florida associate professor of entomology, shares the latest science-based information and explain the impact of OE disease on Monarch populations in this webinar.

Coastal plain tickseed in bloom along a roadway.

WEBINAR – Protecting Roadside Wildflowers

Marina Mertz, the Roadsides and North Florida Programs Coordinator goes over the role roadsides play, how the Florida Wildflower Foundation roadside program works in reducing mowing to protect native wildflower habitat and how you can help.

WEBINAR — The Soil Food Web

In this webinar, Geo Debs takes us on an introductory journey through the world beneath our feet, the Soil Food Web.

WEBINAR — From Bunkers to Butterflies: Conservation of South Florida’s Lepidoptera at Zoo Miami’s Butterfly Lab

In this webinar, Tiffany Moore talks about our imperiled butterflies and moths and explain ways that we can all help in the conservation of Florida Lepidoptera by building our own gardens.

Yellow pitcherplant (Sarracenia flava var. rubricorpora) by Emily Bell

WEBINAR — Restoring Critical Habitat for Wildflowers and Wildlife in Florida’s Panhandle

In this webinar, Ryan Means covers efforts of the Coastal Plains Institute to restore an upland slash pine plantation back to longleaf pine flatwoods.

Bartram' ixia (Calydorea caelestina) by Marc S. Frank

WEBINAR — Wildflowers and Weeds: Exploring What Native Means

In this webinar, Marc Frank helps answer what the best resources are for confirming if a particular species is native to your area, and what information botanists look at to determine if a species is native to Florida.

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Classroom resources

The Florida Wildflower Foundations’ Wild About Wildflowers! activity guide encourages students to learn about native wildflowers and their place in the environment through fun, engaging activities.

This rich, versatile resource will help students achieve a variety of Florida educational standards in math, science and language. When presented from start to finish, the guide gives students a comprehensive introduction to wildflowers, as well as to flowers in general.

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The Florida Wildflower Foundation provides speakers on a variety of topics related to Florida’s native wildflowers, pollinators and sustainable landscaping practices.

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