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.

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Appalachian blazing star - Liatris squarrulosa

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Appalachian or southern blazing star ( Liatris squarrulosa ) is quite rare in Florida - occurring in only Gadsden and Okaloosa Counties in t...
Thursday, August 27, 2009

Fringed campion - Silene catesbaei (syn. S. polypetala)

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Fringed campion ( Silene catesbaei ) is another rare member of the Silene genus in Florida, but unlike the royal catchfly, fringed campion ...

Royal Catchfly - Silene regia

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Royal catchfly or royal firepink ( Silene regia ) is extremely rare in Florida and found only in Jackson County near the Georgia border. Des...
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Cutleaf Coneflower - Rudbeckia laciniata

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Cutleaf coneflower ( Rudbeckia laciniata ) is one of the most unique of Florida's black-eyed susans. While it is found naturally in only...
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Garber's Blazing Star - Liatris garberi

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Garber's blazing star ( Liatris garberi) is restricted nationally to the southern half of the Florida peninsula, though it also occurs i...
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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Panhandle lily - Lilium iridollae

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The panhandle lily, or pot-of-gold lily, ( Lilium iridollae ) is easily one of my favorite native Florida wildflowers and one our greatest t...
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Sunday, July 12, 2009

Kidneyleaf Rosinweed - Silphium compositum

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Though I hate "Kidneyleaf rosinweed" as this species' common name, it is the one most widely used for this wonderful wildflowe...
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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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