Florida Native Wildflowers

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Title

Florida Native Wildflowers

Subject

The species in this collection are plants that are native to the US and occur in Florida; most of them are considered native to Florida. You might observe these species along the roadside in North Florida, or while you’re taking a hike in a natural area. Some of these species may be available at local garden centers or retail nurseries, especially those that specialize in native plants.

Source

https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/EP/EP06100.pdf

Collection Items

Yellow Colicroot<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Scientific name: Aletris lutea
Plant type: Perennial

Flower Season: March to May

Flower Color: Yellow

Height (in flower): 2 to 3 feet

Native Habitat: flatwoods; bogs; moist ruderal sites

Swamp sunflower; narrow-leaved sunflower<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Scientific Name: Helianthus angustifolius
Plant type: Perennial

Flower Season: September to October

Flower Color: Yellow

Height (in flower): 2ft, but up to 6 ft variation

Native habitat: flatwoods; bogs; marshes; disturbed areas; secondary woods

Uses and comments: Moist site;…

Standing Cypress; Spanish Larkspur<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Scientific Name: Ipomopsis rubra
Plant Type: Perennial

Flower Season: July to October

Flower Color: Scarlet

Height (in flower): 3 to 6 feet

Native Habitat: Sandhills; disturbed areas; dunes

Uses and Comments: Don’t use in clayey soils; hummingbirds; feathery foliage

Columbine<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Scientific name: Aquilegia canadensis
Plant Type: Perennial

Flower Season: March to April

Flower Color: Red and yellow

Height (in flower): 1 1/2 to 2 feet

Native Habitat: Calcareous woods

Uses and comments: Slightly moist site; use for naturalizing; hummingbirds; foliage…

Turk&#039;s Cap Lily<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Scientific Name: Lilium superbum
Plant type: Perennial

Flower Season: July

Flower Color: Orangish red

Height (in flower): 3 to 9 feet

Native Habitat: Hammocks

Uses and comments: Moist site; use for naturalizing

Blue Phlox<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Scientific Name: Phlox divaricata
Plant Type: Perennial; semi-evergreen

Flower Season: February to April

Flower Color: Blue

Height (in flower): 10 inches

Native Habitat: Bluffs; calcareous hammocks

Uses and comments: Slightly moist site; foliage may die back

Atamasco-Lily; Rain Lily; Zephyr Lily<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Scientific Name: Zephyranthes atamasco
Plant Type: Perennial

Flower Season: February to March

Flower Color: White to light pink

Height (in flower): 1 to 2 feet

Native Habitat: River swamps; limestone outcrops; bluffs; roadsides

Uses and comments: Moist site; sun or shade;…

Orange Coneflower<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Scientific Name: Rudbeckia fulgida
Plant type: Perennial

Flower season: August to October

Flower color: Yellow

Height (in flower): 1 to 11/2 feet

Native habitat: Slightly moist areas

Uses and comments: lightly moist site; spreads vegetatively
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