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, May 13, 2012

Purple Thistle - Cirsium horridulum

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Purple thistle (aka yellow thistle) ( Cirsium horridulum ) is an annual or biennial herbaceous "weed" that occurs throughout Flori...
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Mock Bishop's Weed - Ptilimnium capillaceum

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Mock Bishop's Weed ( Ptilimnium capillaceum ) is a member of the carrot family.  It occurs statewide in Florida, in a wide variety of m...
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Wild Sweet Basil - Ocimum campechianum

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Wild sweet basil ( Ocmium campechianum ) is a state-endangered annual herb found only in the extreme southern tier of Florida counties - ...
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Monday, May 7, 2012

Small-fruited Bur-Marigold - Bidens mitis

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Small-fruited bur-marigold ( Bidens mitis ) occurs nearly statewide in Florida, except for the extreme southern tier of counties.  Outside ...
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Sunday, May 6, 2012

Trailing Arbutus - Epigaea repens

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Trailing arbutus ( Epigaea repens ) is another one of Florida's relict flora; a species exceedingly rare here, but more common to our n...

Golden Ragwort - Packera aurea (fka Senecio aureus)

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Golden ragwort ( Packera aurea ) is the only perennial member of this genus of wetland asters in Florida.  As such, it is also the only one...

Butterweed - Packera glabella

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Butterweed ( Packera glabella ) (fka Senecio glabellus ) is a common component of freshwater wetlands throughout Florida.  It also occur...
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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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