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This year marks a major milestone for the Foundation: 25 years of advocating for Florida’s native wildflowers. To honor that legacy — and to look boldly toward what comes next — we’re having a year-long celebration built around community, storytelling and impact.
Whirlabout
Named for its frantic flight patterns, the Whirlabout (Hedone vibex) is one of several tiny skippers that can be found “whirling” through wildflower patches across the state.
Alligatorflag
Alligatorflag (Thalia geniculata) occurs naturally in wetland depressions and cypress sloughs, and along the edges of marshes, swamps and wet ditches. It typically blooms summer through fall.
Bloom Report: Meet Florida’s “Milk” Plants
Twenty-three Milkworts occur in Florida, and all are native to the state. Three are endemic, found nowhere else on earth, and two of those are endangered.
Rosy camphorweed
Rosy camphorweed (Pluchea baccharis) is a summer-blooming wildflower found in wet habitats throughout Florida. Its pink flowers are particularly attractive to small butterflies, bees and other dainty pollinators.
Garden Spotlight: Albertus Cottage Wildflower Garden
The Albertus Cottage Wildflower Garden beautifully demonstrates the ideals of our Viva Florida grant program, bringing new life to this historic community landmark.
Joe Pye weed
Joe Pye weed (Eutrochium fistulosum) is a robust summer-blooming wildflower that attracts a wide variety of pollinators and is a favorite of butterflies. The seeds are consumed by small birds.
Hairy laurel
Hairy laurel (Kalmia hirsuta) is a low-growing shrub that occurs naturally in pine flatwoods, savannas, sandhills and moist ditches. Its distinctive, rose-colored blooms attract a variety of pollinators.
Delta flower scarab beetle
When you think of pollinators, a beetle might not immediately come to mind — but these insects are even more reliant on flowers than some bees and butterflies.
WEBINAR – The Florida Meadow — A Future of Ecological Enhancement
University of Florida’s Dr. Gage LaPierre presents our webinar “The Florida Meadow — A Future of Ecological Enhancement”, exploring what makes meadows thrive in Florida’s unique environment.
Beach verbena
Beach verbena (Glandularia maritima) is a state-listed endangered wildflower endemic to Florida’s east coast. It blooms year-round, although the most prolific flowering occurs in spring and summer.
Tarpon Springs Public Library Native Plant Garden
Tarpon Springs Public Library in Pinellas County was selected for the Seeds of Knowledge Library Demonstration Garden Grant in spring 2026.
Spring Hill Branch Public Library Native Plant Garden
Spring Hill Branch Library in Hernando County was selected for the Seeds of Knowledge Library Demonstration Garden Grant in spring 2026.
Parker Public Library Native Plant Garden
Parker Public Library in Bay County was selected for the Seeds of Knowledge Library Demonstration Garden Grant in spring 2026.
Buffalo clover
Buffalo clover’s (Trifolium reflexum) beautiful spring- to early summer-blooming flowers are attractive to pollinators, and the plant may serve as a larval host for the Eastern tailed-blue butterfly.
