Native Plant Industry at the 2017 Florida Wildflower Symposium

Sept 18, 2017 update: THIS EVENT RESCHEDULED FOR APRIL 27-28, 2018, UF/IFAS ORANGE COUNTY EXTENSION CENTER IN ORLANDO.

There’s a rising demand for native wildflowers. Workshops on native plant propagation and establishing a bed of native wildflowers from seed are already SOLD OUT at this year’s Florida Wildflower Symposium, Sept 22-23, 2017 at UF/IFAS Orange County Extension in Orlando.

Hosted annually by our conservation partner, the Florida Wildflower Foundation, the Symposium provides a variety of programs, workshops, social opportunities and plant sale for native wildflower enthusiasts. Among symposium sponsors are the Native Plant Horticulture Foundation and FANN members Green Isle Gardens Nursery, Sweet Bay Nursery and The Natives. FANN will be exhibiting and distributing our publications along with the Native Plant Horticulture Foundation.

The Native Plant Horticulture Foundation is also providing education & travel grants for students age 16+ to participate.

FANN members providing education programs at the symposium this year include:

• Russ Hoffman, Beautiful Ponds, telling us “How to Talk with Your Neighbors about your Native Landscape.”
• Bruce Turley, Wilcox Nursery & Landscape (and FANN president elect) will discuss the latest trends in native wildflowers and other landscape plants.

Friends of FANN you’ll see at the Symposium:

• UF Professor Jaret Daniels updating us on Butterfly Conservation Efforts in Florida
• Chad Crawford taking us behind the scenes of his new show, “Flip My Florida Yard” (native episode sponsored by Native Plant Horticulture Foundation with the help of FANN members and friends)
• Craig Huegel talks “Sex in the Garden”
• UF Professor Hector Perez will present “Sow what?! Why seed biology research matters for plant conservation”
• Terry Zinn gives version 2.0 of “Successful Large-Scale Wildflower Planting,” if you missed it at the Native Plant Show
• Jeff Norcini’s “Establishing a Small Wildflower Meadow from Seed” talk is SOLD OUT
• Claudia Larsen’s “Basics of Native Plant Propagation” talk is SOLD OUT

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