Search Results for: Silphium

  • Starry rosinweed

    Starry rosinweed (Silphium asteriscus) is a robust perennial with showy yellow blooms. It occurs naturally in flatwoods, sandy pinelands and disturbed areas and attracts a variety of pollinators.

  • Family Profile: Asteraceae

    Asteraceae is the largest family of flowering plants with over 30,000 recognized species worldwide. Some of its most recognizable members include tickseeds (Coreopsis), our state wildflower, sunflowers (Helianthus) and asters (Symphyotrichum).

  • Bee City Gainesville—Dunbar Hotel Native Plant Garden

    The entire grounds are planted with Florida native wildflowers, grasses, and shrubs that support butterflies, bees, birds, and other wildlife. Designed by Emergent Gardens and planted by volunteers, the landscape honors the site’s cultural history while demonstrating the ecological value of native plants.

  • Celebrating Micanopy’s Pollinator Victory Garden

    Micanopy celebrated its 200th anniversary with a new Pollinator Victory Garden, supported by a Viva Florida grant. The garden will provide food, shelter and habitat for pollinators and be a centerpiece for this historic town.

  • Greenbriar Park Native Meadow in Wellington

    Welcome to our Greenbriar Park Native Wildflower Demonstration Meadow made possible through the Florida Wildflower Foundation Viva Florida grant with cooperation from the Village of Wellington.