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Fabulous Flowers of Florida
Florida’s Native Flowers
Intro to Native Florida Flowers
• The beautiful flowers of Florida inspired Ponce de Leon to name the area after the “Feast of Flowers” celebration in Spain.
• The abundance and variety of flowers in South Florida add color to our yards, gardens, and even foods!
• With its subtropical climate, Florida is home to some of the world’s most beautiful and colorful flowers.
• Students will closely examine the various flora found throughout Florida and choose one native or naturalized flowering plant species to create an artowork.
Requirements:
• Choose one flower, and practice careful observation. Be sensitive. Draw what you see.
• Draw the plant: flower/leaves/stems big, using the whole page, and paying attention to details:– Shape– Color– Proportions– Details
Choose one Medium to work with:
• Drawing:– Colored/graphite pencils or ink only.
• Collage:– Flat, 2-dimensional only– Mixed media such as fabrics, paints, pencils,
markers, crayons, and recycled materials may be used.
– Please do not use any plant material.
Other Requirements
• Include a labeled floral diagram– A labeled floral diagram is a scientific drawing
depicting a flower and showing/labeling its major parts.
Milkweed
• Asclepias spp.• Other names: Butterfly
Weed
Canna Lily
• Canna spp.
Pawpaw
• Asimina spp.
Amaranth
• Amaranthus spp.
Century plant
• Agave spp. • Other names: Agave
Bromeliads
• Bromeliaceae spp.
Tickseed
• Coreopsis spp. • Other names: Coreopsis
Crinum Lily
• Crinum spp.
Twin Flower
• Dyschoriste oblongifolia• Other names: Oblongleaf
Snakeherb
Purple Coneflower
• Echinacea purpurea
Blanket Flower
• Gaillardia pulchella
Swamp Sunflower
• Helianthus debilis• Other names: Narrowleaf Sunflower
Beach Sunflower
• Helianthus debilis
Spider Lily
• Hymenocallis
Blue Flag Iris• Iris virginica
Wild Sage
• Lantana involucrata• Other names: Buttonsage
Blazing Star
• Liatris spp.
Powderpuff
•Mimosa strigillosa• Other names: Sunshine Mimosa
Salvia
• Salvia spp.• Other names: Sage
Blue-eyed Grass
• Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Goldenrod
• Solidago spp.
Porterweed
• Stachytarpheta spp.
Rain Lily
• Zephyranthes spp.• Other names: Zephyr Lily