Native Florida Wildflowers

This is a blog that celebrates the beauty and diversity of Florida's wildflowers - with a bit of a focus on growing these plants in a home landscape. Some of the wildflowers featured here are grown and sold through Hawthorn Hill Native Wildflower and Rare Plant Nursery. E-mail (Huegelc55@aol.com)or call me (727-422-6583) if there is something you want to see in this blog - or something you wish to purchase.

Sunday, July 28, 2024

White Sunnybell - Schoenolirion albiflorum

White sunnybell ( Schoenolirion albiflorum ) is a perennial member of the agave family. It occurs throughout peninsular Florida in the easte...

Saturday, July 27, 2024

Small's Skullcap - Scutellaria multiglandulosa

Small's skullcap ( Scutellaria multiglandulosa ) is one of 11 native species in this genus in Florida and distributed from the central...

Physalis walteri - Walter's groundcherry

Walter's groundcherry ( Physalis walteri ) is a perennial herbaceous species known more for its edible fruit than for its flowers. It ...

Monday, July 22, 2024

Sabatia campanulata - Slender Rosegentian

Slender rosegentian ( Sabatia campanulata ) is one of 12 rosegentians native to Florida and found throughout much of the Panhandle countie...

Rhynchosia minima - Least snoutbean

Least snoutbean ( Rhynchosia minima ) is one of nine native snoutbeans that occur in Florida and one of the most widely distributed. It i...

Sunday, July 21, 2024

Lespedeza virginica - Slender bush clover

Slender bush clover ( Lespedeza virginica ) is one of 10 native bush clovers that occur in Florida. Its range is restricted to the western ...

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Hypoxis sessilis - Glossyseed Yellow Stargrass

Glossyseed yellow stargrass ( Hypoxis sessilis ) is a perennial herbaceous wildflower vouchered throughout much of Florida from the Panhandl...

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About Me

Hawthorn Hill: This blog is the work of Craig N. Huegel, PhD. I am an environmental consultant and educator who loves plants. Though formally educated as a wildlife biologist, I am an enthusiastic gardener and have studied and worked with plants my entire life. I currently serve as the Director of the University of South Florida Botanical Gardens. Prior to this I taught in the Baccalaureate Biology Program at St. Petersburg College. I have written six books on Florida native plants - the most recent four with the University of Florida Press and I lecture throughout the state on a variety of topics related to plants and wildlife. I use my central Florida landscapes as laboratories to evaluate native plants and we grow a wide variety of species (mostly wildflowers) that are not commonly propagated elsewhere.in order to give us hands-on experience. Hawthorn Hill is not a retail plant nursery, but twice a year, I open my yard to public tours and make my extra plants available to the public. If you are interested in what I am currently growing, please email me for my current list at huegelc55@aol.com or give me a call at (727) 422-6583.

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