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.

Friday, August 23, 2013

White-flowered Pricklypoppy - Argemone albiflora

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Two species of pricklypoppies are native to Florida. The yellow-flowered one, Mexican pricklypoppy ( Argemone mexicana ) is common t...

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Florida Tasselflower - Emilia fosbergii

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Florida tasselflower ( Emilia fosbergii ) is a common non-native lawn weed, but an attractive one that is found in nearly everyone...

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Monday, August 19, 2013

Goldencrest - Lophiola aurea

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Goldencrest ( Lophiola aur ea) is an erect perennial herb native to the central and western portions of the Florida Panhandle. Origina...

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Sunday, July 7, 2013

Purple Coneflower - Echinacea purpurea

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Purple coneflower ( Echinacea purpurea ) is a common wildflower throughout much of the eastern half of North America, but exceedi...

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Saturday, July 6, 2013

Coastal Bog Asphodel - Triantha racemosa

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Coastal bog asphodel ( Triantha racemosa ) is a member of a very small family that also includes the rare endeminc Harper's beaut...

Sunday, June 30, 2013

Erect Dayflower - Commelina erecta

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Erect dayflower ( Commelina erecta ) occurs throughout Florida and nearly all of the United States except the extreme Northeast and Far...

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Florida Scrub Roseling - Callisia ornata

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Florida scrub roseling ( Callisia ornata ) (fka Cuthbertia ornata ) is endemic to the scrub and sandhill habitats of the Florida pen...

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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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