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  • Classroom Resources

    Classroom Resources Download your FREE copy To access a PDF of the full activity guide as well as ancillary PowerPoint files, please fill out this brief request form. Teachers also may apply for wildflower garden grants that serve as outdoor classrooms when used with the activities. Click to learn more about our Seedlings for Schools grant program….

  • 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.

  • Education

    Education Our publications, events and webinars 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. Upcoming Events Past Webinars View all…

  • Learn to Grow

    Learn to Grow Get started growing wildflowers Bring best practices home. Discover the best methods for establishing wildflowers in your garden with resources that will help you select and find the right plant for the right place. Why plant native? YOU can help stem the tide of global insect decline and create habitat and pathways…

  • Gopher tortoises love wildflowers, too!

    Many of us have had the pleasure of seeing gopher tortoises on nature walks. They live in every county in Florida and may also be found in many diverse areas such as pine flatwoods, sandhills, scrub areas and coastal dunes.

  • Lake County, FWF partner to create pollinator habitat

    Bees and butterflies have 3 acres of new native habitat, thanks to Lake County Parks and Trails and the Florida Wildflower Foundation, which have partnered to develop pollinator habitat along the multiuse Neighborhood Lakes Scenic Trail north of Orlando.

  • Summer news from PWA counties

    FWF is working to expand roadside wildflower conservation programs throughout the state by working with local wildflower advocates. We are looking for leaders to help initiate or direct existing wildflower programs in Bay, Escambia, Holmes, Leon and Okaloosa counties.

  • Bring on the Butterflies!

    Butterflies are perhaps the most universally loved insect — their beauty and grace captivates us and their presence brings us joy. Ecologically, butterflies are also incredibly important! Learn how your gardening practices can bring on and support a wide diversity of butterflies.

  • Black swallowtail

    The Black swallowtail can be found year-round throughout Florida and much of North America, ranging from southern Canada to northern Mexico and as far west as Arizona.

  • Giant swallowtail

    From its wingspan to its range across the Americas — and even its appetite for oranges — everything about the Giant swallowtail is just that: giant!