Florida Monarchs & Milkweed
How can you help the endangered Monarch butterfly? Learn about the threats facing this charismatic species and what actions you can take in your yard to help them. This presentation includes an overview of all 21 milkweed species native to Florida, focusing primarily on commercially available species best suited for home gardens and tips for growing them. Lilly Anderson-Messec is a botanist, naturalist and third-generation Floridian who lives in the Florida Panhandle. She began working for the Florida Native Plant Society in 2019 as Director of North Florida Programs and runs the FNPS TorreyaKeepers Project.

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Natives For Your Neighborhood: Transforming Native Plant Gardening Into Habitat Restoration

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Native Milkweeds of Florida with Lilly Anderson-Messec

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All About Monarch Butterflies & Milkweeds | Garden Gate Seminars #milkweed #monarchbutterfly

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Florida’s Native Flowering Trees and Shrubs

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Learn How to Root Lemons & Limes with Stan the Citrus Man!

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Florida’s Native Bees

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Weeds with Superpowers

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10+ Native Plants You Can Easily Grow in Pots

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Bring on the Butterflies

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Nectar plants for monarch butterflies with Lilly Anderson-Messec

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Native Keystone Plants for Wildlife - Doug Tallamy

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Native Florida Landscape Design Part 1 - Why Go Native with Karina Veaudry

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Meadow-Making on a Small Scale: An Urban Meadow How-to

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The Flora of the Southeastern United States project: Flora apps and tools for better botany

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Why We Need Oaks, and How to Save Them with Doug Tallamy

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Florida Butterfly Gardening

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Know before you grow -Swamp Milkweed

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Next Steps for Nature with Doug Tallamy

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Florida Native Blueberries with Norman

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