Bee City Gainesville—Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Gainesville Native Plant Garden
Bee City native plant demonstration garden located at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Gainesville, 4225 NW 34th St, Gainesville, FL 32605
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FWF receives grant for “20 Easy Wildflowers”
The Florida Wildflower Foundation has received a $17,000 grant from Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust for its project, “20 Easy Wildflowers to Grow Now!” It includes a publication, continuing education courses for horticultural professionals, and live social media events.
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Fort White Branch Library Native Plant Garden
The Fort White Branch Library in Columbia County was selected to pilot the Seeds of Knowledge Library Demonstration Garden Grant in spring 2025.
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Welcome Baker’s tickseed
Coreopsis bakeri has gone undetected for years because of its resemblance to our common Lanceleaf tickseed ( Coreopsis lanceolata). It is has been isolated long enough to have become a distinct species.
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Carpenter bees
Many Floridians become familiar with carpenter bees by accident. They may notice a hole that appears to have been drilled into unpainted wood around their homes with a sawdust pile beneath it.
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Ethnobotany of Wildflowers
Imagine yourself as a native Indian or early explorer 500 hundred years ago trying to survive in Florida. There is quite a compendium of knowledge about early uses of native trees and shrubs, but what about wildflowers?
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Hernando County Library Native Plant Garden
The Hernando County Public Library in Brooksville was selected to pilot the Seeds of Knowledge Library Demonstration Garden Grant in spring 2025
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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.
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Teachers statewide receive wildflowers for campus gardens
The Florida Wildflower Foundation is in its sixth year of the Seedlings for Schools program, giving out wildflower plants and adaptive curriculum to schools around the state.
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A Year in Bloom: Highlights from the Micanopy Viva Florida Garden
The Micanopy Pollinator Garden, planted a year ago with over 500 native plants, has flourished into a vibrant haven for pollinators and a community favorite.
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Look for spring wildflowers early this year
This bloom report is from March 2021. Drought may develop over the next few months from North Central Florida to South Florida, according to the Climate Prediction Center, so the time is now for spring wildflower viewing.
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Pandorus sphinx
Pandorus sphinx moths display a camouflaged pattern of green and brown blocks to blend in with the world around them. They are part of the sphinx family (Sphingidae), a group known for large moth species.
