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.
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 Learn More |
| See the Costumes at Goblins in the Garden 2008 See this year's photos View Now |
| Lady Bird's Legacy Austin American-Statesman launches wildflower planting campaign Learn More |