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  • Pipevine swallowtail

    This charming swallowtail butterfly is easily distinguishable by the iridescent blue shimmer glowing from the hindwing when wings are open, and the orange spots and blue background on the hindwing when the wings are closed.

  • WEBINAR — 20 Easy-to-Grow Wildflowers

    In this webinar, Nancy Bissett presents easy-to-grow native wildflowers that attract a variety of butterflies and other pollinators essential to Florida’s natural health.

  • WEBINAR — Invasive Alternatives

    FWF Executive Director Stacey Matrazzo discusses some of the invasive species commonly used in home landscapes and highlights the native plants to use in their place.

  • Member Spotlight: Suzanne Spencer

    Suzanne supports the Florida Wildflower Foundation because of the excellent job we do in promoting and educating the public on the need to protect and expand native wildflower habitats and because the educational aspect of our program is research-based.

  • 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.

  • Support

    Support Help save wild Florida Support the natural world Get the State Wildflower license plate Our work for native, natural Florida and its creatures, including the bees that feed us, depends on the generosity of our members, donors, volunteers and sponsors, and those who purchase the State Wildflower license plate. Each time a plate is…

  • Meet Our Members

    Get Involved Support Wildflowers Our members have raised more than $4 million to spread flowers along roadsides, research their mysteries, and teach people how Florida’s first flowers sustain bees and butterflies. Join them today in supporting native wildflowers and the wildlife depending on them. Or print an application to send via mail.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Sparkleberry

    Sparkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) blooms in spring, attracting a variety of pollinators — especially native bees. It is the larval host for the Striped hairstreak and Henry’s elfin butterflies.

  • 2025 Seedlings for Schools Grant Winners

    Florida Wildflower Foundation is awarding a record-breaking 67 Seedlings for Schools grants this year. Each school will receive 30 native wildflower seedlings at the start of the 2025–26 school year.