Florida Wildflower Foundation

Happy #FlowerFriday! Florida greeneyes (Berlandiera subacaulis) is a sunny endemic wildflower that occurs naturally in sandhills, pine flatwoods, mixed upland forests and along dry roadsides. It blooms in spring, attracting a variety of bees and butterflies. It's a great addition to the garden where its copious bright yellow flowers create a beautiful display! ? Learn more: https://lnkd.in/drCPnYJp

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

Join us for a guided tour of the Lake Apopka North Shore on Friday, April 11. An Eco-buggy will take us 1.5 miles to a sandhill restoration site at the northernmost end of the Lake Wales Ridge. Details and registration here: https://lnkd.in/ettKC3sW

Happy #FlowerFriday! Spring brings abundant blooms to our native hollies. Yaupon holly (Ilex vomitoria) is common across North and Central Florida. It has high wildlife value, a rich history of cultural use, and makes a great addition to home landscapes. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/d3dydkCa

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