Florida Wildflower Foundation

We are now accepting applications for our school wildflower garden grant program, Seedlings for Schools: https://lnkd.in/eCdBHFuF ? Through this program we bring the beauty of native wildflowers, the opportunity to learn about pollinators up close, and classroom resources to Pre-K through 12th grade schools across Florida!

Join us for a day of exploration at Blackwater River State Forest on Saturday, March 29 as we visit Sundial lupine habitats and search for the endangered Frosted elfin butterfly. Details and registration here: https://lnkd.in/enSrXA96

Spring has officially sprung across Florida and we've got a lot of great field trips lined up to explore the land of flowers, starting in Sarasota County at the Old Miakka Preserve on Saturday, March 22! Join us for a hike through the oak scrub, pine flatwoods, riparian hardwood forest, depression marsh and a seasonal blackwater creek. Find full details and registration here: https://lnkd.in/e7dax6Cy

Happy #FlowerFriday! Wild lime (Zanthoxylum fagara) is an evergreen shrub to small tree that occurs naturally in hammocks throughout Central and South Florida. It makes a great addition to the home landscape and provides a lot of wildlife value. Its dense foliage provides cover, and its fruit provides food for birds and small wildlife. It is also a larval host for several butterflies, including the Giant swallowtail and federally endangered Schaus’ swallowtail. ? Learn more: https://lnkd.in/etGyz4Ji

Be sure to join us for our March Webinar - Creating a Colorful Native World Inside an HOA on Wednesday, March 26 at 2pm! Saumya Sivaram Vanderwyst is a biomedical engineer and native plant enthusiast who has used her training and passion to improve the soil biome of her landscape and develop and implement HOA-approved native plant landscape plans. Saumya will present her journey and how she has worked collaboratively with her HOA board! ? Find full details and register here: https://lnkd.in/eCGTwMMJ

Your membership matters — Join or renew before our rates change. ? To keep growing our impact, we’re making a small but necessary update to our membership rates — our first in years. But there’s still time to lock in today’s price! Renew or join by April 1 to support Florida’s wildflowers at our current rate. ? Don’t miss this chance,?join or renew today at https://lnkd.in/eQQnwBC5

Happy World Wildlife Day! Want to support Florida's incredible diversity of plants and animals? Planting native is a great place to start: https://lnkd.in/eWVZYg53

Landscapes and lawns have the potential to support native pollinators during the transition into Spring. There are many industrious early blooming native wildflowers that volunteer in lawns and urban landscapes and serve as critical nectar and pollen sources for native bees and other pollinating insects. By participating in #NoMowMarch and allowing your lawn or a part of your landscape to grow naturally, you can support pollinator populations! ? Follow this link to learn more about the many native wildflowers that may bloom in your yard and other urban landscapes in early spring: https://lnkd.in/dPCVrZ8s

This #FlowerFriday we are wrapping up our National Invasive Species Awareness Week campaign with some resources to help you understand invasive plant issues in Florida and find even more alternatives to some of the most common invasive landscape plants: ? Invasive Plant Resources for Florida Residents: https://lnkd.in/eveRMd2N ? Native Alternatives to Common Invasive Landscape Plants: https://lnkd.in/ePzVjVqg #NationalInvasiveSpeciesAwarenessWeek

Why choose the troublesome invasive Climbing cassia (Senna pendula var. glabrata) when our native Privet senna (Senna ligustrina) is right there and ready to support native bees and host butterflies! ? Learn more about Climbing cassia (Senna pendula var. glabrata): https://lnkd.in/e7euWXjJ ? Learn more about Privet senna (Senna ligustrina): https://lnkd.in/e3Qd7d9H #NationalInvasiveSpeciesAwarenessWeek