Native Orchids of Florida with Craig Huegel, Author, Educator and Gardener
𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐎𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚: 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠.
The Hernando Chapter, Florida Native Plant Society is pleased to host Craig Huegel who will speak on the Native Orchids of Florida. Florida is home to just over 100 native orchids – both epiphytic and terrestrial. According to the Florida Plant Atlas, Hernando County is home to over 30 native species. This talk will visually highlight most and focus primarily on those species found in west-central Florida.
𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫: Craig Huegel is well-known for both his expertise and his humor, and we always enjoy his presentations. He currently serves as Curator of the University of South Florida's Botanical Garden. Craig’s specialty area is the plant-animal interaction and he is well known as a state expert in the design of wildlife-attracting landscapes. Craig is the author of multiple popular books on native plant landscaping for wildlife, gardening with wildflowers and landscaping with native plants.
𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 – Arrive at the South Brooksville Community Center at 6:30 pm for snacks and socializing; the formal meeting and program starts at 7:00 pm. The South Brooksville Community Center is located at 601 E Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Brooksville, FL 34601. Contact us at hcfnps@gmail.com
This program is sponsored by the Hernando Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society and is free and open to the public. Contact us at hcfnps@gmail.com.
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