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.

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Southern Stoneseed - Lithospermum tuberosum

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Thanks to my brilliant naturalist friend, Lily Byrd, I have the photos of this wonderful wildflower to share with all of you. Southern sto...

Monday, March 7, 2022

Round-lobed Liverleaf - Anemone americana (FKA Hepatica americana)

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Round-lobed liverleaf ( Anemone americana ) is an exceedingly rare plant in Florida - found only in two counties (Jackson & Gadsden) in ...

Friday, December 17, 2021

Hammock Snakeroot - Ageratina jucunda

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Hammock snakeroot ( Ageratina jucunda ) is a common perennial wildflower native to open xeric to mesic woodlands throughout Florida except ...

Sunday, November 14, 2021

Carolina Scalystem - Elytraria caroliniensis

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Caroliana scalystem ( Elytraria caroliniensis ) is a perennial herb found statewide in a variety of moist habitats. It also is found in Geo...

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Jerba De Jicotea - Ludwigia erecta

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Jerba de Jicotea ( Ludwigia erecta ) is an annual member of this diverse genus and often considered to be a weed throughout its very cosmo...

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Fringed bladderwort - Utricularia simulans

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Bladderworts are a very interesting genus, being semi-carnivorous - supplementing their nutritional needs in poor soil by capturing tiny inv...

Sunday, September 5, 2021

Pattalias palustre - Gulf Coast Swallowwort

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Gulf Coast swallowwort ( Pattalias palustre ) has a somewhat confused taxonomy. Because of various legitimacy issues with the generic name...

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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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