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Want to know what’s blooming in your neck of the woods?
We’ve got you covered with our seasonal bloom reports, wildflower driving routes and hotspots, and interactive “What’s Blooming” map.

bloom report

Spring “weeds” benefit pollinators

Many of our spring blooming wildflowers put on a showy display. Others, not so much. Some are considered weeds — even showy ones — when they occur in turf. However, all of them benefit pollinators, either as larval host plants or by supplying nectar.

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Creeping woodsorrel's small yellow flowers and clover-shaped leaves
Creeping woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata) by Scott Zona (CC BY-NC 2.0)

What’s in bloom?

Click the slider icon on the map below to select spring, summer and/or fall. Then click on a flower symbol to see each user-submitted photo of what’s blooming in different parts of the state.

Have a wildflower sighting to share? Submit it to photos@flawildflowers.org with species name and the location so we can show it on the map! (Don’t know what species it is? We can help identify it. Be sure to describe the habitat in which it was found growing.)

Click it,
don’t pick it!

Many native wildflowers reproduce only by seed. Picking a flower reduces the ability of a population of wildflowers to sustain itself.

It’s the law
Picking the flowers of any endangered or threatened species is illegal in Florida (Florida Statute 581.185).

Don’t be a hazard
Stopping alongside a road can be hazardous to you and other motorists. It’s best to view roadside wildflowers from your vehicle.

See what plants are in bloom now!

Take to the road to see what’s blooming

Wildflower lovers are helping to document wildflowers throughout Florida. Check out the map below to see what they’ve spotted blooming.

You can help grow our wildflower map — all you need is a digital camera, a map or GPS unit and a field guide. Simply email your native wildflower photos to photos@flawildflowers.org. Be sure to include your name, the plant’s name (scientific name preferred), location (be specific; include GPS coordinates if possible), and the date on which the photo was taken.

To see more Florida wildflower blooms:
• Visit our Flickr site and Florida Wildflowers Flickr group.
• Follow us on Instagram.
• Download the Native Wildflowers of Florida’s Panhandle brochure.

Roadside field of lyreleaf sage
Lyreleaf sage (Salvia lyrata) is a harbinger of spring for much of north and central Florida. 
Photo by Jeff Norcini

Wildflower routes

Roadsides provide the open, full-sun conditions that many wildflower species need to survive, making them ideal places for opportunistic wildflowers to spring up. The Foundation has documented species along roadsides in several areas of the state, noting their location and abundance.

Learn about county resolutions that are saving roadside wildflowers.

Sneezeweed on roadside
Sneezeweed on US27 in Taylor County. Photo by Jeff Norcini

Wildflower hotspots

Where can I find wildflowers?

Wildflower hot spots include highways managed by FDOT, such as Florida’s Turnpike and Interstates 75, 95 and 4. Many rural roads, especially in the Panhandle and Big Bend, also are known for abundant bloom.

Statewide

North Florida

  • Big Bend Scenic Byway
  • Goethe State Forest (Alachua/Levy County)
  • State Road 65, between Telogia and Sumatra
  • Apalachicola River WEA
  • State Road 9A, between Gate Parkway and Baymeadows Road, Duval County
  • State Road 26, west of Gainesville
  • State Road 100, Keystone Heights; also between Bunnell and Palatka
  • State Road 228, just north of State Road 23, Duval County
  • State Road 500/ U.S. Highway Alt. 27, Chiefland to Williston
  • U.S. Highway 27, from north end of Perry for about 3-4 miles
  • U.S. Highway 27, Suwannee County
  • U.S. Highway 27/98, Dixie and Levy County
  • U.S. Highway 90, between Lake City and Live Oak
  • U.S. Highway 301 at the Florida/Georgia border, Nassau County

Central Florida

South Florida