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, January 13, 2013

Skyblue Clustervine - Jacquemontia pentanthos

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Skyblue clustervine ( Jacquemontia pentanthos ) is a south Florida native, naturally found only in Collier, Miami-Dade, Monroe, and ...

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Monday, December 31, 2012

Woody Goldenrod - Chrysoma pauciflosculosa

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Woody goldenrod ( Chrysoma pauciflosculosa ) is the sole member of this genus. It is not a true goldenrod ( Solidago sp...

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Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Beach Morning Glory - Ipomoea imperati

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Beach morning glory ( Ipomoea imperati ) is the "other" native morning glory in Florida, common to beach dunes (the other...

Railroad Vine - Ipomoea pes-caprae

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Railroad vine ( Ipomoea pes-caprae ) is one of two morning glories common to Florida's beach dunes. It is common to the coastal coun...

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Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Corn Snakeroot - Eryngium aquaticum

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Corn snakeroot ( Eryngium aquaticum ) is the most robust member of this carrot-family genus in Florida. Its distribution is rather sc...

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Friday, December 21, 2012

Seminole False Foxglove - Agalinis filifolia

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Seminole false foxglove ( Agalinis filifolia ) `is one of sixteen closely related species in Florida. I find them difficult to di...

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

White Oldfield /Frost Aster - Symphyotrichum pilosum

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White oldfield aster ( Symphyotrichum pilosum ) occurs primarily in the Panhandle region of Florida, though it also has been report...

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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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