Each fall, a dazzling
natural phenomenon occurs
throughout North America
as millions of monarch
butterflies make their migration
for the winter to Mexico and
California from areas of the
northern United States and Canada.
Monarchs and milkweed:  A critical team

The Wildflower Center's Native Plant Information Network allows you to search for native plant info by plant traits or names, browse through our collection of 23,000 native plant images, and pose your plant question to our resident horticulturalist.

We are obligated to leave the country looking as good if not better than we found it.

Upcoming Events

October 18 - December 14
Art by Linda Calvert Jacobson
Thursday, November 27
Closed Thanksgiving
December 5 - 7
Wild Ideas Shopping Event
December 12, 13, 14
Luminations
Saturday, January 24
Tree Talk Winter Walk
Saturday and Sunday, March 21 and 22
Art and Artisans Festival
April 10 - 12
Spring Plant Sale & Gardening Festival

What's New

Sustainable Sites Initiative
New comprehensive guidelines now available
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See the Costumes at Goblins in the Garden 2008
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Lady Bird's Legacy
Austin American-Statesman launches wildflower planting campaign
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