Top Spots To See Spring Wildflowers In South Florida

The weather is gorgeous year-round in Florida, but spring still beckons us out to enjoy the ideal conditions and reflect on the fresh start of the season. There is nothing so tranquil as strolling by fresh wildflowers on a sunny day, snapping pictures of the vibrant beauties blossoming throughout the state with their mesmerizing colors and uniquely compelling features. To find your Garden of Eden here in South Florida, be sure to check out the following spots.

Everglades National Park

40001 State Road 9336
Homestead, FL 33034
(305) 242-7700
www.nps.gov

The expansive Everglades National Park is one of the greatest treasures of the state, with winding trails and trees looming over looping vines deep in the preserve. There are plenty of flowers to be found throughout the park, but it may take a bit of adventuring to find the best niche of natural wildflowers. Be sure to head to the visitor's center first and ask for a guide to point out a trail nearby that can take you to some of the best spots, and prepare for a hike into nature's glory.

Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden

10901 Old Cutler Road
Coral Gables, FL 33156
(305) 667-1651
www.fairchildgarden.org

There are dozens of wildflowers reaching their peak presentation this month, all accessible and ready for your Insta pics, Snaps or traditional photography. The gardens have a long list of the flowers you can catch this month and every month, including the striking Monkey's Brush, iconic Orchids, memorable Membrillos, intricate sausage tree blooms, and the "Ice Blue," so idyllic and fragile it looks as though it is blown from glass.

Miami Beach Botanical Garden

2000 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33139
(305) 673-7256
www.mbgarden.org

This garden's collections include everyone's favorite Orchids, Bromelaids, a native garden, vines and more. Explore any and all of their gardens, a testement to the natural beauty and wonder of tropical South Florida, featuring some of the most unique and incredible flowers and plant life anywhere in the country. With easy-to-follow maps, it will be easier and faster for folks visiting this location to find the beauty they want to see.

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Botanical Gardens And Everglades Wildlife Sanctuary

Flamingo Gardens
3750 South Flamingo Road
Davie, FL 1614
(954) 473-2955
www.flamingogardens.org

The whole natural world of South Florida is protected and celebrated here, and anyone coming to enjoy wildflowers will find themselves with a great deal more demanding to be explored. Guests can start out in the wildflower garden, where they can also learn how to start their very own wildflower garden in their back yard so, next time, leaving home won't even be required to marvel at gorgeous blooms. Of course, even with a home garden to enjoy, guests will want to return to this spot to visit sites such as the otter habitat, turtle walk, alligator lagoon and more.

Gardens Of Crandon Park

4000 Crandon Blvd
Miami FL 33149
(305) 361-5421
www.sunfunguide.com

This is truly one of the hidden gems of South Florida. A walk through the Gardens at Crandon Park is almost like stepping into post-human world, especially if you can find solitude (and you probably can) in the 30-acre park. Prior to being a natural park, the Gardens were the Miami Zoo, and today the zoo's remnants, including cages, still sit unused on the premises. It makes for a mystical walk through the remnants of the zoo as the space is again returned to nature. Yet the area is still well-groomed and maintained, and the old artificial water features entice birds from miles around to come and put on a display for visitors.

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