Meet board member David Price
As a Florida Wildflower Foundation board member, David Price brings deep knowledge accumulated over a diverse horticultural career.
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Get the State Wildflower license plate to support the natural world
Everyone loves a field of flowers… especially the bees and butterflies that depend on them. But our flowers are vanishing from our rapidly developing landscape, and just when wildlife needs them the most.
Show your support for our natural world by purchasing the State Wildflower specialty license plate! Since 2000, the plate has raised more than $4.2 million for roadside wildflowers, gardens in public parks and schools, educational materials and more.
Two ways to purchase your plate today
- Over the phone – Purchase your plate with one quick phone call.
- Visit your county tax collector’s office.
Quick facts
- When you purchase and renew your State Wildflower plate, an annual $15 specialty plate fee is collected and given to the Florida Wildflower Foundation to fund work for wildflowers and wildlife throughout the state. To view the total cost of switching to the State Wildflower plate, click “What does the State Wildflower plate cost” in the Q&A menu (right).
- Plate owners are Florida Wildflower Foundation members and receive member benefits. Register your membership here.
- Don’t wait — you can purchase a State Wildflower plate even if your present registration hasn’t expired.
- The plate features a composite of Florida’s state wildflower, the Coreopsis. There are 17 species found in Florida, 14 of which are native.
State Wildflower Tag Q & A
Question: Why the new look?
The original State Wildflower license plate design was 19 years old in 2018. The fresh new look draws attention to the vital link between pollinators and wildflowers.
The new design depicts a butterfly with two species of Coreopsis, Florida’s state wildflower. The yellow flower is Coreopsis leavenworthii, (Leavenworth’s tickseed). The pink one is Coreopsis nudata (Georgia tickseed). Both are Florida native wildflowers. The design was created by Caley Curchy of Lake Wales, Fla.
I have the old State Wildflower design. How can I switch to the new look?
License plates have a life expectancy of about 10 years. When your plate reaches that mark, your county tax collector’s office will automatically send you a new State Wildflower plate, which will have the new design. For example, if your State Wildflower license plate was issued to you four years ago, you can expect to get a plate with the new design in six years.
If you’d like to switch to the new look before then, fill out this form to receive a phone call from the Indian River Tax Collector’s office, which will process your request no matter where in Florida you live. Or visit your local tax collectors’ office.
I have a typical State of Florida plate. How can I switch to the new State Wildflower plate?
Simply fill out this form to receive a phone call from the Indian River Tax Collector’s office, which will process your request. Or visit your local tax collectors’ office.
What does the State Wildflower plate cost?
- If you have the current State Wildflower license plate and would like to switch to the new design, the one-time fee is $40.15 by mail.*
- If you have a valid Florida license plate and would like to replace it with a State Wildflower plate, and it is more than 3 months until your birthday, the one-time cost is $60.15 by mail.*
- If your plate is eligible for renewal and you would like to switch to the State Wildflower plate, you will pay your renewal fee plus a one-time fee of $51.75 by mail.*
These three options include a $15 specialty tag fee received by the Florida Wildflower Foundation to fund work for wildflowers.
After you receive your plate, each annual renew of it will include your registration renewal fee and a $15 specialty tag fee received the Florida Wildflower Foundation.
* Mail fees are $3.75 and are not applicable should you visit a tax collector’s office.
Can I request the State Wildflower license plate when I am buying a new car?
Definitely! Ask your dealer to order the State Wildflower plate for your car. You’ll be given a temporary tag to display until you receive your new plate by mail.
What does the Foundation do with my donation?
The Foundation uses the donation to fund native Florida wildflower research, education and planting/conservation projects. Your donation also includes a Florida Wildflower Foundation membership.
What if I want my State Wildflower license tag now but my present tag hasn't expired?
You can purchase a State Wildflower tag at any time. Simply fill out our form to purchase your plate by phone, or visit your county tax collector’s office. However, you will pay an additional fee to switch plates.
I went to my tag office, but I did not see the State Wildflower tag on the wall or in the license plate samples book.
Florida has more than 120 specialty license plates, so it can be difficult to find the State Wildflower tag among them. Just tell the clerk you want flower power – the State Wildflower license tag!
I have a personalized “vanity” tag. Can I still get the State Wildflower license plate?
Yes. The State Wildflower tag’s center-logo design can accommodate up to seven letters and a space or hyphen. Learn more about personalized tags.
Your donation supports wildflowers, wildlife and wild places
Wildflowers are the heart of native Florida. Many of our most treasured and threatened wild creatures depend on them for survival. But wildflowers themselves are threatened.
Your tax-deductible contribution to the Florida Wildflower Foundation provides butterfly and bee habitat, educational programming for all ages, and research that advances the knowledge we need to better nurture our native habitat. We can’t do this work without the support of people like you.
Please give today. Our natural world depends on it.
See how your donation helps.
$50
helps establish a school wildflower and wildlife garden.
$100
provides educational materials for four community events.
$250
plants wildflowers along 100 yards of a roadside.
$500
sponsors a community wildflower planting.
$1,000
boosts research that brings more native plants to market.
Create a legacy
Learn how you can make the impact of a lifetime through a bequest.
Options for Giving
One-time gift, you choose the amount.
Every tax-deductible gift brings wildflowers to roadsides, communities and school throughout La Florida, the “land of flowers.”
Monthly Giving: Pick the level that works for you.
A monthly gift often works best for many budgets. Choose an option from the list to be charged to your credit card each month.
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Membership matters
Join today to save wild Florida
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.
Join online or print an application to send via mail.
Have the State Wildflower license plate? You’re a member! See below for information on registering your membership.
Members receive:
- Free e-newsletter
- Action alerts
- Discounts on FWF events and field trips
- Copy of 20 Easy-to-Grow Wildflowers*
*Upon request; while supplies last.
Do you have a State Wildflower license plate?
Your membership is free!
Membership is included with your purchase or renewal of the State Wildflower plate. Use our online form to register your membership, or print an application to mail.
Don’t have the State Wildflower plate yet? Order yours today, with just a phone call, then return here to register as a member when you receive it.
Wildflower Champions
Brightman and Nan Logan
A fifth-generation Floridian, Brightman Logan grew up roaming West Central Florida’s woods and wetlands. Now, much of the land he remembers – along with its creatures – is gone. He finds that troubling. “To me, there’s an urgency about preserving our habitats,” he says. “We’re losing so much of it so quickly.”
Through their longtime support of the Florida Wildflower Foundation, Brightman and his wife, Nan, are helping to reverse habitat loss and bring native wildflowers and plants to urban places.
“When I look at the Foundation’s accomplishments, I see the tremendous strides that have been made. We are leading the charge, making the public aware of Florida’s native plants and their roles in healthy habitat. The organization has done so much good for Florida.”
Meet our members
Member profile: Dr. Loran Anderson
Dr. Loran Anderson is a professor emeritus in the department of biological science at Florida State University in Tallahassee. His research has focused on plant taxonomy and systematics in the Florida Panhandle and elsewhere. He is currently compiling a checklist of native plants in Panhandle counties that will include rare and endangered species. Over the course of his career, he has authored numerous publications and has named (i.e., described for science) 12 new Florida native plant species or subspecies. Dr. Anderson is a long-time member of the Florida Wildflower Foundation. In 2016, he received the Foundation’s “Coreopsis Award” in recognition of contribution to Florida’s wildflowers.
Member profile: Walter and Karin Taylor
You will find Walter and Karin Taylor at most Florida Wildflower Foundation and Florida Native Plant Society events, many times volunteering their time to speak to others or sit at information tables and promote wildflowers. They are longtime residents of Florida and experts on wildflowers, with Walter having authored numerous field guides that have become indispensable to Florida wildflower enthusiasts.
Member profile: Alan Franck
Dr. Alan Franck is curator of the University of South Florida Herbarium in Tampa, founded in 1958. It holds 285,000 specimens, and is the second largest collection in Florida. Alan has supported the Florida Wildflower Foundation through membership since 2011. To join Alan in supporting the Florida Wildflower Foundation as a member, click here. Tell…
Member profile: Taryn Evans
Meet Taryn Evans of Weirsdale, Florida. Taryn is an enthusiastic member of the Florida Wildflower Foundation. She has shared her expertise on pollinators at previous Florida Wildflower Foundation symposia and with the Florida Native Plant Society’s Marion Big Scrub Chapter, where she serves as president. She and her husband, Terry, own Creative Garden Structures, which sells their handmade garden furniture, bird and pollinator nest boxes, and hand-painted rain barrels, as well as Florida native plants and wildflowers.
Volunteer finds inspiration in native flowers
When Lisa Boing, Master Gardener, Florida Botanical Gardens board member and Florida Wildflower Foundation member, responded to questions about the completion of a demonstration garden planting at the Pinellas County Extension in Largo, the portrait that emerged was one of a dedicated volunteer. We are happy to share her story here: My involvement in the…
Member profile: Kay Yeuell and Linda Lord
Florida Wildflower Foundation member Kay Yeuell was born in Orange County, and spent his childhood in Florida and Massachusetts. After graduating from Boston University, Yeuell ran a family manufacturing business in the Boston area for 25 years. When he retired in the mid-1980s, Yeuell moved back to Florida with his wife, Linda Lord.
Member profile: Jackie Rolly
Jackie Rolly joined the Florida Wildflower Foundation when she purchased a license plate for her car many years ago. She’s also a member of the Florida Native Plant Society (FNPS), as well as the Audubon Society and the Sierra Club. On Mondays, you’re likely to find her at the Oakland Nature Preserve (ONP) where she’s been working since 2007. And when the travel bug bites, Rolly volunteers for expeditions with Earthwatch Institute, on which she’s done such things as helped track wild elephants in Sri Lanka and studied biodiversity in the vineyards of France.
Member profile: Chris Waltz
There’s a good chance that if you’ve been to any Florida Wildflower Foundation events, you may have run into this member. Most recently, he could be found with 25 other wildflower enthusiasts at the Tosohatchee Wildlife Management Area, soaking up some plant identification and lore on a walk led by author and FWF board member Dr. Walter K. Taylor.
FWF member Chris Waltz is known to many in native plant circles because of the supporting role he plays in conferences and other events. Here is what Chris has to say about his involvement with the Florida Wildflower Foundation.
Board member profile: Anne McKay
Instrumental in getting the Florida Wildflower Foundation off the ground, Anne Mackay continues to serve on the Foundation’s board, first serving on the Florida Wildflower Council board, then as board chair for the Florida Wildflower Foundation. Read why she stays involved.
Board member profile: Gary Henry
Meet Gary Henry, longtime wildflower advocate and enthusiast. Gary Henry is the former Florida Department of Transportation’s landscape architect and a founding member of the Florida Wildflower Foundation board. He also was a driving force behind the establishment of the State Wildflower license plate, which funds the Foundation’s work.
Board member profile: Dena Wild
Dena Wild’s career as city planner and urban designer spanned 35 years. She worked in cities throughout the country maintaining through design the character of traditional neighborhoods and commercial districts that were being affected by redevelopment. During her tenure with the City of Orlando, she was Chief Planner for Urban Design, which included overseeing the public art and historic preservation programs. She also taught urban design as a University of Central Florida adjunct professor.