Grant helps expand Natives for Your Neighborhood tool
Florida Wildflower Foundation grant will expand Natives For Your Neighborhood website resources to include Central Florida.
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The State Wildflower license plate has raised more than $4.2 million for Florida’s native wildflowers, wildlife and wild places.
The plate provides the only consistent source of funding for Florida’s native plants and wildflowers. Just look at a few of the things it’s made possible:
- Established more than 400 school wildflower gardens that let children experience and learn about nature.
- Planted and protected hundreds of acres of wildflower pollinator pathways on roadsides.
- Increased environmental awareness in more than 2 million people throughout Florida.
Every day, the State Wildflower plate touches thousands of residents and visitors through environmental education on social media and the Florida Wildflower Foundation website. It funds university students performing valuable research, makes possible grants for public places, and much, much more.
Help protect and preserve native, natural Florida — get your State Wildflower license plate today!
The State Wildflower license plate’s original design is no longer available. Launched in 2000, the plate has raised more than $4.2 million for Florida’s wildflowers.
When you purchase and renew the 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 (below).
Plate owners are Florida Wildflower Foundation members and receive member benefits. Register your membership here.
Two ways to purchase your plate
Visit your county tax collector’s office.
OR
Fill out the form below.
Fill out my online form.
State Wildflower Tag Q & A
Why the new look?
The original State Wildflower license plate design was 19 years old in 2018. The fresh design draws attention to the link between pollinators and wildflowers. It depicts two species of Coreopsis, Florida’s state wildflower, with a butterfly. The yellow flower is Coreopsis leavenworthii, (Leavenworth’s tickseed); the pink is Coreopsis nudata (Georgia tickseed). Both are Florida native wildflowers. The plate was designed 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 send you a State Wildflower plate with the new design. If you’d like to switch before then, submit the form on this page to request a phone call from the Indian River Tax Collector’s office, which will process your request. 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 complete the form on this page 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.
Each annual renew of the plate will include your registration renewal fee and a $15 specialty tag fee received by 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 complete the form on this page to purchase your plate by phone, or visit your county tax collector’s office. You will pay an additional fee to switch plates.
Can I purchase the license plate as a gift for someone else?
Yes! You have two options.
- To order a plate for your recipient, complete the form on this page to receive a call from the Indian River Tax Collectors office, which will process your request. You’ll need a copy of your recipient’s auto registration.
- Visit your local county tag agency and request to purchase a State Wildflower license plate gift certificate to give to your recipient.
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.
The State Wildflower plate makes things happen!
Jan. 25 Warea Tract Service Day
Join us on our Jan. 25 service project as we visit and help protect Seminole State Forest’s Warea Tract. We will be removing invasive Natal grass and learning about the importance of the tract from Forester Mike Martin and Todd Angel. The Warea Tract holds many threatened and endangered species we may have the opportunity to see, including Florida bonamia (Bonamia grandiflora), Lewton’s polygala (Polygala lewtonii), Sweet-scented pigeonwings (Clitoria fragrans), Scrub plum (prunus geniculata) and Scrub buckwheat (Eriogonum longifolium var. gnaphalifolium).
Student spotlight: Gabriel Campbell-Martinez
Gabriel Campbell-Martinez is a graduate research assistant at the UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center in Milton, Florida, and the 2019 recipient of a graduate assistantship from the Gary Henry Endowment for the Study of Florida Native Wildflowers. The Florida Wildflower Foundation established the endowment to provide scholarships for graduate students studying wildflowers within the University of Florida’s Plant Restoration and Conservation Horticulture Consortium of the Department of Environmental Horticulture.
Florida’s wildflowers ‘go to school’ in 23 counties
Students at schools all over Florida won’t have to go far this fall to experience the state’s flora – hundreds of wildflowers are coming to them, thanks to the Florida Wildflower Foundation’s Seedlings for Schools grant program.
Saving Roadside Plants Works!
When Scott Davis found a large population of the state-listed endangered Night-blooming petunia (Ruellia noctiflora) growing along US 98, he asked the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to declare it a protected wildflower area. FDOT did. When the construction of the bike trail between Crawfordville and St. Marks was slated to roll right over the plants, Scott planned a rescue operation.
Spring news from PWA counties
Wildflowers are flourishing all over the Panhandle following a mild winter. We have some good news to report from across the region, with two new PWA leaders to introduce from Gadsden and Jefferson counties.
Register today for the Florida Wildflower Symposium!
Want to learn about Florida’s native wildflowers and the butterflies, bees and wildlife depending on them? Join us at the Florida Wildflower Symposium on April 12 and 13 in Gainesville to learn from expert speakers and workshop leaders. Visit the symposium page to learn more. Cost is $45 for Florida Wildflower Foundation members and $55 for nonmembers.
Join us at the Florida Wildflower & Garden Festival, DeLand
Celebrate spring at the MainStreet Deland Association’s 13th annual Florida Wildflower & Garden Festival from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 23. Gardening enthusiasts will find plenty of inspiration, with demonstrations and presentations by wildflower and gardening experts throughout the day.
Bloom Report: Yellows and lavenders dominate fall bloom
Brake for wildflowers – Florida’s stunning fall bloom is a great reason to explore state and national parks and other public lands. Here are the hottest of hot spots throughout the state.
20 Easy Wildflowers Walk & Talk at Bok Tower Gardens
Learn how to succeed with larger scale native wildflower plantings. This event combines a guided instructional walk through Florida native plantings at Bok Tower Gardens with a classroom course reviewing the species used as well as planning and installation processes. Renowned upland restoration expert and native plant horticulturist Nancy Bissett of The Natives will lead the walk and provide the classroom instruction.
Research tackles the issue of weed seeds in soil banks
The Florida Wildflower Foundation will begin a four-year project to evaluate economical and practical site preparation methods to minimize weed competition in wildflower sites planted from seeds, hoping to discover methods that lead to greater planting success.The project at Lake County’s Palatlakaha Environmental and Agricultural Reserve (PEAR) Park will be conducted in partnership with the county with cooperation from the Florida Industrial and Phosphate Research Institute at Florida Polytechnic University.
Wildflower gardens to flourish at 33 schools across Florida
The Florida Wildflower Foundation has awarded 2018 Seedlings for Schools grants to 33 schools in 18 counties across the state. Each grant includes wildflower plants, expert guidance from the Foundation, and curriculum resources, including the Foundation’s Wild About Wildflowers! Activity Guide. Teachers will receive plants in the fall and will be eligible to receive more plants in spring 2019 if their fall gardens are successful.
Help pollinators! 2 new resources join bird brochure
The pollinators we depend on are struggling. We can’t afford to lose them — they provide every third bite of food we eat. It’s up to us all to reverse their decline. But how? These new resources can help.
20 Easy-to-Grow Wildflowers — your guide to success!
With interest mounting in using wildflowers in urban landscapes, there is a huge demand for information for those new to Florida’s native plants. Enter “20 Easy-to-Grow Wildflowers,” a new publication from the Florida Wildflower Foundation. The free 24-page magazine features a selection of 20 “tried and true” species that are easy to grow and maintain.
Monarchs and milkweed: What you need to know
The Monarch butterfly’s demise has captured America’s attention. You can help by using native milkweed species in your landscape. Find out what you need to know to help save Monarchs.