25 Years of Conservation

Over the course of this year, we’ve been sharing the stories of our past 25 years to celebrate how far we’ve come and the abundant flowering future we envision. At the heart of everything we do is an ethos of conservation — ensuring Florida’s native wildflowers always have places to thrive.

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Celebrate Native Plant Month with Us!

October is Florida Native Plant Month, and we are enjoying all the vibrant blooms that fall brings to our landscape. We are also excited to share our “where the wildflowers grow” design with you through a limited-edition merch drop.

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Garden Spotlight: Carrollwood Pollinator Corridor

For pollinators, a single garden is helpful, but a connected landscape can be transformational. What began as a single Viva Florida garden in Carrollwood has grown into a connected system of habitat sites, demonstrating that when native plantings are designed with pollinators in mind, they can create pathways that sustain life.

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Fall Bloom Report:

Let’s Talk Taxonomy

Our latest bloom report is here! It reviews recent taxonomic changes to Florida’s fall-blooming wildflowers and grasses, including the splitting of the genus Carphephorus into two additional genera, Trilisa and Litrisa.

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Seeds of Knowledge Annual Report

In 2026, our Seeds of Knowledge grant program supported nine native plant demonstration gardens at libraries across Florida, resulting in over 3,300 square feet of planting. Libraries partnered with Master Gardeners, UF/IFAS Extension, Florida Native Plant Society chapters, Audubon chapters, horticulture staff and community volunteers to support garden installations, maintenance and educational programming.

Florida Native Seed Partnership News

Training to Bridge the Gap in Seed Collection

Last month, UF/IFAS offered the inaugural Wildland Seed Harvesting Best Management Practices Certificate Training at the Ordway-Swisher Biological Station. Developed in collaboration with the Florida Native Seed Partnership, the training addresses a key need identified through the Partnership’s strategic planning efforts.

The training brought together native seed and plant industry professionals for hands-on instruction in responsible wildland seed harvesting, including site assessment, harvesting techniques and equipment, seed handling, sanitation, recordkeeping, safety and ethics.

For the Partnership, the training represents an important step toward building a qualified workforce capable of responsibly collecting Florida native seed while protecting wild plant populations. It also lays groundwork for future opportunities to expand native seed collection on public lands — an important piece of increasing the availability of locally adapted native seed for restoration and land management across Florida.

Read more about the training on the UF/IFAS Blog: “UF/IFAS, Florida Native Seed Partnership team up to offer seed harvesting certificate.”

Photo courtesy of Suzette Cook, UF IFAS

UPCOMING EVENTS

Wednesday, October 21, 2-3pm

Fragrant Native Plants for Your Yard

Presented by Barb Wyskowski, Advanced Florida Master Naturalist

Fragrant native plants bring biodiversity to your garden while also providing delightful scents. Take your landscape to the next level with a sensory-rich garden that can reduce stress and create a tranquil atmosphere with natural aromatherapy — all while attracting beneficial insects, birds and moths, and supporting local ecosystems.

Thursday, November 19

Dicerandra Scrub Sanctuary and Enchanted Forest Sanctuary

With Brevard County’s Environmentally Endangered Lands Program

As we explore the preserve’s scrubby flatwoods and depression marsh, we’ll search for Titusville balm and other wildflowers in bloom. We’ll also visit Enchanted Forest Sanctuary, where a diverse mix of scrub, pine flatwoods and hammock habitats offers more opportunities to discover Florida’s native plants.

Registration opens for members on October 22 and to the general public on October 29.

Become a Florida Wildflower Foundation member today for early access to field trip registration!

Check out our calendar for a full listing of upcoming events across the state!

Members make a difference!

Thank you to all the members who joined or renewed in September. Your support helps create habitat in schools and urban areas, spread wildflowers on roadsides, and educate people of all ages about the importance of native plants and the pollinators that depend on them.

New Members

Katharine Atkinson, Jesse Baker, Karen Brand, Lorraine Clark, Jack Colletta, Beth Connor, Casey Crews, Becky Fisher, Nora Flowers, Victoria Garbarino, Jayden Grant, Claudia Grewe, Dylan Haas, Val Hahn and Revecca Ponce, Krystal Hardy, Doug Hornbeck, Thomas Keene Jr, Diane Knauss, Karen Kohnke, Edward and Nora Kosakoski, Siobhan Maloney, Cory McBride, Lindsey McConnell, Charlie Morris, Michelle Quiñones, Deborah Rothenberger, Nancy and Michael Suah, Linda Wilson

Renewing Members

Sharon Bendix, Wendy Cesarek, Jennifer Condo, Diane De Grande, Stephen Farnsworth, Florida Native Plant Society Citrus Chapter, James and Debra Folsom, Amber Fried, Barbara Gill, Janie Gustus, Sue Krausche, Lorraine McDowell, Susan Parent, Hella Shull, Linda Steele-Green, Leesa Sward, Debra Wolfard

Want to see your name on the list? Join Team Wildflower today!

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