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.
Collecting Seed
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

PRESENTATION: A South Florida Conundrum – Blooms, Bugs and Climate Change

October 11, 2025 at 2:00 am

Join us for this Florida Climate Week event to learn about challenges in South Florida and how to engage in protecting our natural resources.

Open pine flatwoods landscape with scattered pine trees, tall grasses, and shrubs under a partly cloudy sky.

Webinars

WEBINAR – The Flora of the Southeastern United States project: Flora apps and tools for better botany

October 17, 2025 at 2:00 pm

Join us on Friday, October 17 at 2pm for our webinar "The Flora of the Southeastern United States (FSUS) project: Flora apps and tools for…

Events

EVENT- Backyard Biodiversity Day

October 18, 2025 at 9:00 am

Join us at Mead Botanical Garden in Winter Park on Saturday, October 18 for Backyard Biodiversity Day – a free family-friendly event featuring presentations on…

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Past Webinars

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WEBINAR – Meadow-Making on a Small Scale: An Urban Meadow How-to
Troy Springer, owner of Springer Environmental Services. presents “Meadow Making on a Small Scale: An Urban Meadow How-to”.
WEBINAR – Bring on the Butterflies
Emily Bell, Florida Wildflower Foundation Communications Coordinator, presents “Bring on the Butterflies”, explaining how your gardening practices can support a wide diversity of butterflies.
WEBINAR – Future Direction of the Million Orchid Project: Potential for New Natural Experiments
Dr. Jason Downing, Director of Research at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden presents “Future Direction of the Million Orchid Project – Potential for New Natural Experiments”.
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.
WEBINAR – Botany in Context Part 6: Using Keys to Florida Plants
This is Part 6 of our Botany in Context series with Jim Folsom, PhD – Using Keys to Florida Plants.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

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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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