π± On this #NationalPlantAFlowerDay, we bring your some recommended florals to plant in the month of March.
ππ¦π¦ These vibrant wildflowers will attract pollinators of all kinds to your yard, promoting biodiversity and a healthy garden!
#FloridaNativePlants #PollinatorGardeningΒ #WekivaWildAndScenic
Congratulations to Dr. Weston Testo on receiving the Dr. Barbara Grigg Grant! His research will investigate the evolutionary origins and conservation status of Asplenium plenum, a rare fern found only in Florida's limestone grottoes. π #FloridaNativePlants #Botany #ConservationScience
TODAY! 11/8/25 #FloridaNativePlants #PlantSale #NativePlants #Wekiva #LongwoodFL #CupletFern #Wildflowers #Trees #GardenLife #ShopLocal #GoGreen πΏππΈ
Grow with us this SATURDAY, Sept 13th, 9 AM-12 PM at #EdYarboroughNatureCenter for our #FloridaNativePlants Sale in #GenevaFL! Enjoy "Cultivating Conversations" at 10 & 11 AM. Community planting activity at noon!
Hit that #FOLLOW button for more native plant goodness π± :)
Only one more week to enter the FNPS Photo Contest! Showcase your creativity and love for Floridaβs native plants by submitting your best shots.
Visit buff.ly/6xVLtUo for more information and to enter!
πΈ: Lilly Anderson-Messec
#FNPSPhotoContest #FloridaNativePlants
Ink sketch of blue butterworts in bloom with the scientific name below
Blue Butterwort (Pinguicula caerulea)
Ink on sketchbook paper.
#inksketch #sketchbook #flwildflowers #floridanativeplants #botanicalart #carnivorousplants #pinguicula
Shoutout to Pais Realty, a proud sponsor of the 2025 FNPS Conference! πΏ Founder David has spent decades leading Floridaβs native plant movement -- now bringing that passion to real estate with a focus on conservation & historic properties. #FNPS #FloridaNativePlants
Ink sketch of a trio of bigleaf grass of Parnassus in bloom
Bigleaf grass-of-parnassus (Parnassia grandifolia)
Ink on sketchbook paper.
#flwildflowers #floridanativeplants #nativeplants #flowerdrawing #botanicalart
#inksketch #sketchbook #parnassiagrandifolia #parnassia
Ink sketch of pink milkwort in bloom with the scientific name below
Pink Milkwort (Senega incarnata)
Ink on sketchbook paper.
#flwildflowers #floridanativeplants #nativeplants #flowerdrawing #botanicalart
#inksketch #sketchbook #pinkmilkwort #senegaincarnata
The inaugural Florida Native Plant Society Photo Contest is NOW OPEN! Visit www.fnps.org/photocontest to enter!
πΈ: Lilly Anderson-Messec
#FNPSPhotoContest #FloridaNativePlants
Several Stokes' aster blooms, blue with cream-colored centers, as well as many unopened flower buds.
A close-up of a Stokes' aster bloom with blue petals and a cream/off-white center.
Y'all, do you SEE how many blooms there are developing on the Stokes' aster? I'm so happy to see this little plant thriving. #nativeplants #floridanativeplants
A pink powder puff bloom with green pinnate leaves surrounding it and straw underneath.
The sunshine mimosa (Mimosa strigillosa) is blooming :) These little pom-poms always make me feel like I'm in The Lorax. The leaves close up on themselves if you touch them. #nativeplants #floridanativeplants
Closeup of toothache grass, curving in a graceful spiral with pine flatwoods in the background
Didn't know grass could be handsome but ok
Toothache grass (Ctenium aromaticum)
FL Panhandle, April 2025
#naturephotography
#floridanativeplants #grasses
Had a blast at our kick-off program night with the amazing Chris Matson yesterday! π€© 'The Specialized World of Florida Native Ecosystems,' blew us away!
πβ‘οΈ FOLLOW for more! π
#FloridaNativePlants #Ecosystems #ChrisMatson #MentorAward #CupletFernhead #SeminoleCountyFl #VolusiaCountyFl #SanfordFl
Scrub Jay with Sand Oak, watercolor, 12x17β
Inspired by Jonathan Dickinson State Park, and other at-risk scrub habitats. Florida Scrub Jays are only found in Florida! Iβm told they eat the acorns from the sand oak trees!
#scrubjay #floridanativeplants #artforparks #botanicalillustration #birds
Florida gardeners. If you are looking for #FloridaNativePlants , please check out: www.paradisefoundnursery.com. They have been fantastic and I've already done multiple orders with them. I was heartbroken to see she is closing shop this year and selling off her inventory. Check them out!
Manyflower beardtongue (Penstemon multiflorus) blooming. White flowers with light green stems and dark green leaves. Sand and grass in the background.
Manyflower beardtongue (Penstemon multiflorus) blooming. White flowers with light green stems and dark green leaves. Sand and grass in the background.
Also, the manyflower beardtongue is blooming :) #nativeplants #floridanativeplants
Ready to get your garden on? πΏ Join us TODAY, March 29th, 8:30am-12pm at the Wekiva Community Center (197 N Hunt Club Blvd, Longwood) for the Rare Trees & Native Plant Sale! π³πΈ
#NativePlantSale #FloridaNativePlants #WekivaCommunityCenter #CupletFern #Gardening #RareTrees #PlantLove
Another view of one of our Florida native #tillandsias in bloom, probably Tillandsia fasciculata. This one is growing on another of our #FloridaNativePlants, Royal Palm, just a few feet (2 m) above the ground. You can see more beautiful Royal Palms in the background.π±