Wildflower Garden

Our Wildflower Garden includes plants that were part of the “Old Florida” natural landscape. The wildflowers in this garden are native to our local environmental conditions. Most of these wildflowers are perennials and will bloom only at certain times of the year.

Native wildflowers require less water than other plants. Florida’s most valuable resource is water, making native wildflowers a good choice for your garden. Wildflowers are easy to grow, and they attract and nourish wildlife, including birds, bees, beneficial insects, and butterflies. Wildflowers also improve soil health, prevent erosion and improve water quality.

Wildflower gardening can be extremely rewarding. Plant some wildflowers and you will be making a positive impact on our local ecosystem. 

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Here are some plants that are suitable for a wildflower garden in Sarasota County.
Courtesy of Friends of Osprey Junction Trailhead.

Common NameScientific NameDescription
Snow squarestemMelanthera niveaFL Native
Wild PennyroyalPhiloblphis rigidaFL Native
Starry rosinweedSilphium asteriscusFL Native
Chapmans goldenrod Solidago odora var. chapmaniiFL Native
Lyreleaf sageSalvia lyrataFL Native
False rosemary Conradina canescensFL Native
Blazing starLiatris spicataFL Native
Whorled milkweedAsclepias verticillataFL Native
CalamintCalamintha asheiFL Native
Blue porterweedStachtarpheta jamaicensisFL Native
Darrows blueberryVaccinium darrowiiFL Native
Manyflower beardtongueEuphydryas phaetonFL Native
SilkgrassPityopsis graminifoliaFL Native
Vanilla (Vanillaleaf) plantCarphephorus adoratissimusFL Native
Tampa verbenaVerbena tampensisFL Native
Carolina wild petuniaRuellia caroliniensisFL Native
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