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Taste of Place Tour
Saturday, September 19
FREE: Austin Museum Day
Sunday, September 20
Nursery Tour
Sunday, September 20
Plant Bingo
Tuesday, September 22
GARDEN VIEWS
An inside glimpse of the gardens from our Instagram feed
We’ve established that purple and yellow are the colors of late summer around here. But now we have to ask: which team are you on?
Horticulturist Carissa is making her case for Team Purple with one of her MVPs: Texas gayfeather (Liatris punctata).
This late-summer bloomer has an impressively long root system, is a favorite with bumblebees and even makes a great cut or dried flower.
And that bumblebee behavior Carissa mentions has a name: flower constancy! During a foraging trip, bumblebees may focus on one type of flower even when others are available, helping move pollen between flowers of the same species.
So, are you Team Purple? Or does Team Yellow still have a shot? 👀
#staywild #nativeplants #pollinatorgarden
Sep 15
Save the dates for our Fall Native Plant Sale, returning Oct. 9 – Nov. 1! 🌱 Shop a variety of Texas native flowering perennials, grasses, vines, shrubs and trees for shady and sunny gardens.
This fall, there are no shopping reservations required. Just come shop! Plus, members get even more first-dibs access this year, with a new members-only shopping hour from 8 – 9 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.
🌿 Fridays: Members only, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
🌿 Saturdays & Sundays: Members only, 8 – 9 a.m.; open to all guests, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
New inventory will be added throughout the sale, so there will be something new to discover each weekend.
Mark your calendar and start planning your fall garden! More details at the link in our bio.
#NativePlants #PlantSale #AustinTX
Sep 13
Summer isn’t quite finished with us yet, but there are little signs of change all around the Wildflower Center. 🌿
Cenizo (Leucophyllum frutescens) is in full bloom, butterflies are gathering around Gregg’s mistflower (Conoclinium greggii), and bees are keeping busy on pyramid bush (Melochia tomentosa) and frogfruit (Phyla nodiflora).
Elsewhere in the gardens, Alamo vine (Merremia dissecta) is climbing the walls, Nealley’s globe amaranth (Gomphrena nealleyi) is blooming alongside a surprise Hill Country rain lily (Cooperia pedunculata), and there’s plenty more to find as the gardens begin their slow shift toward fall.
Want to bring a little more of this home? This Saturday, join us for a free WaterWise Landscaping Info Session to learn about @austin_water rebates that can help you create a more water-wise landscape of your own. Space is limited and preregistration is required.
Learn more at the link in our bio.
Sep 10
Butterfly watching has been busy around here lately. 🦋 These are just four of the butterfly species observed at the Wildflower Center within the past week.
And this Saturday, Sept. 12, you can join people around the world in documenting the butterflies you see for Butterfly Big Day!
Participating is simple: Get outside, photograph the butterflies you find and submit your observations to iNaturalist. You can participate from your own backyard, neighborhood or favorite natural area, including the Wildflower Center.
In fact, observations made here are automatically added to the Butterflies of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center iNaturalist project, where 105 species have been documented by 817 observers so far.
Butterfly Big Day is organized by the @urbanbutterflyinitiative. Learn more and find the iNaturalist project at the link in our bio.
Photos: Ceraunus blue (Hemiargus ceraunus), juniper hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus) and painted lady (Vanessa cardui) by Val Bugh; queen (Danaus gilippus), white-striped longtail (Chioides albofasciatus) and hackberry emperor (Asterocampa celtis) by Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
Sep 9
Grow with us! We’re looking for two new team members to help support the Wildflower Center and our mission in very different ways.
🌱 Horticulturist, Full Time
Help care for the living grounds of the Center as part of our horticulture team. We’re looking for someone with plant-care experience who enjoys working outdoors and interacting with guests and volunteers.
🌿 Senior Director of Development, Full Time
Lead our comprehensive development program, build meaningful relationships with donors and partners, and help drive fundraising for the Center’s future, including an exciting capital campaign.
Learn more and apply at the link in our bio.
#WildflowerCenter #Hiring #AustinJobs
Sep 8
The gardens are open and ready for your Labor Day wander.
Looking for something to do today? Come spend some time outside with us. We’re open regular hours, with entry from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the gardens open until 5 p.m.
See you in the gardens! Link in bio for tickets and details to plan your visit.
#WildflowerCenter #StayWild
Sep 7
The meadow is starting to show off one of our favorite late-summer color combinations: purple and yellow.
Texas gayfeather (Liatris mucronata) and Leavenworth’s eryngo (Eryngium leavenworthii) are bringing the purple, while partridge pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata), common sunflower (Helianthus annuus) and bitterweed (Helenium amarum) add plenty of yellow.
Purple and yellow are complementary colors, meaning they sit opposite each other on the color wheel and make each other stand out even more.
It’s a combination we get to see in the gardens around this time each year, and one of those subtle signs that the seasons are beginning to shift.
#WildflowerCenter #StayWild
Sep 6
September is a peak month for hummingbird activity across much of Texas. As birds make their way south, many migrating hummingbirds concentrate along the Texas coast before continuing toward their wintering grounds.
The migration is such a spectacle that communities along the coast hold festivals to celebrate it. Pretty good timing for #NationalHummingbirdDay!
Want to help hummingbirds and our other feathered friends on their journeys? Peak fall bird migration begins today in Texas. Learn how you can help give migrating birds safe passage at the link in our bio.
📷 Ruby-throated hummingbird by Val Bugh
#WildflowerCenter #StayWild
Sep 5
Wildflowers may get a lot of the attention around here, but they’re only part of the story.
Across the Wildflower Center’s 284 acres, native plants create habitat for an incredible variety of wildlife, from birds and butterflies to bees, beetles, spiders, reptiles and thousands of other species.
In fact, nearly 4,000 animal species have been documented here through our long-running Fauna Project. Together, they’re part of the complex web of relationships that makes these gardens and natural areas much more than a collection of plants.
Take a closer look at some of the wild things that call the Center home and the volunteers who have spent years documenting them at the link in our bio.
#NationalWildlifeDay #WildflowerCenter #StayWild
Sep 4
There’s a new way to find your way around the Wildflower Center! 📍
Our new interactive map puts the gardens and trails right in your pocket. Pull it up while you’re here to find gardens and natural areas, check estimated walk times and accessible routes, learn more about scenic spots around the Center, and see current trail and area closures.
With 284 acres to explore, there’s plenty to find!
Explore the interactive map at the link in our bio.
#WildflowerCenter
Sep 2
We’ve established that purple and yellow are the colors of late summer around here. But now we have to ask: which team are you on?
Horticulturist Carissa is making her case for Team Purple with one of her MVPs: Texas gayfeather (Liatris punctata).
This late-summer bloomer has an impressively long root system, is a favorite with bumblebees and even makes a great cut or dried flower.
And that bumblebee behavior Carissa mentions has a name: flower constancy! During a foraging trip, bumblebees may focus on one type of flower even when others are available, helping move pollen between flowers of the same species.
So, are you Team Purple? Or does Team Yellow still have a shot? 👀
#staywild #nativeplants #pollinatorgarden
Sep 15
Save the dates for our Fall Native Plant Sale, returning Oct. 9 – Nov. 1! 🌱 Shop a variety of Texas native flowering perennials, grasses, vines, shrubs and trees for shady and sunny gardens.
This fall, there are no shopping reservations required. Just come shop! Plus, members get even more first-dibs access this year, with a new members-only shopping hour from 8 – 9 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.
🌿 Fridays: Members only, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
🌿 Saturdays & Sundays: Members only, 8 – 9 a.m.; open to all guests, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
New inventory will be added throughout the sale, so there will be something new to discover each weekend.
Mark your calendar and start planning your fall garden! More details at the link in our bio.
#NativePlants #PlantSale #AustinTX
Sep 13
Summer isn’t quite finished with us yet, but there are little signs of change all around the Wildflower Center. 🌿
Cenizo (Leucophyllum frutescens) is in full bloom, butterflies are gathering around Gregg’s mistflower (Conoclinium greggii), and bees are keeping busy on pyramid bush (Melochia tomentosa) and frogfruit (Phyla nodiflora).
Elsewhere in the gardens, Alamo vine (Merremia dissecta) is climbing the walls, Nealley’s globe amaranth (Gomphrena nealleyi) is blooming alongside a surprise Hill Country rain lily (Cooperia pedunculata), and there’s plenty more to find as the gardens begin their slow shift toward fall.
Want to bring a little more of this home? This Saturday, join us for a free WaterWise Landscaping Info Session to learn about @austin_water rebates that can help you create a more water-wise landscape of your own. Space is limited and preregistration is required.
Learn more at the link in our bio.
Sep 10
Butterfly watching has been busy around here lately. 🦋 These are just four of the butterfly species observed at the Wildflower Center within the past week.
And this Saturday, Sept. 12, you can join people around the world in documenting the butterflies you see for Butterfly Big Day!
Participating is simple: Get outside, photograph the butterflies you find and submit your observations to iNaturalist. You can participate from your own backyard, neighborhood or favorite natural area, including the Wildflower Center.
In fact, observations made here are automatically added to the Butterflies of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center iNaturalist project, where 105 species have been documented by 817 observers so far.
Butterfly Big Day is organized by the @urbanbutterflyinitiative. Learn more and find the iNaturalist project at the link in our bio.
Photos: Ceraunus blue (Hemiargus ceraunus), juniper hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus) and painted lady (Vanessa cardui) by Val Bugh; queen (Danaus gilippus), white-striped longtail (Chioides albofasciatus) and hackberry emperor (Asterocampa celtis) by Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
Sep 9
Grow with us! We’re looking for two new team members to help support the Wildflower Center and our mission in very different ways.
🌱 Horticulturist, Full Time
Help care for the living grounds of the Center as part of our horticulture team. We’re looking for someone with plant-care experience who enjoys working outdoors and interacting with guests and volunteers.
🌿 Senior Director of Development, Full Time
Lead our comprehensive development program, build meaningful relationships with donors and partners, and help drive fundraising for the Center’s future, including an exciting capital campaign.
Learn more and apply at the link in our bio.
#WildflowerCenter #Hiring #AustinJobs
Sep 8
The gardens are open and ready for your Labor Day wander.
Looking for something to do today? Come spend some time outside with us. We’re open regular hours, with entry from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the gardens open until 5 p.m.
See you in the gardens! Link in bio for tickets and details to plan your visit.
#WildflowerCenter #StayWild
Sep 7
The meadow is starting to show off one of our favorite late-summer color combinations: purple and yellow.
Texas gayfeather (Liatris mucronata) and Leavenworth’s eryngo (Eryngium leavenworthii) are bringing the purple, while partridge pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata), common sunflower (Helianthus annuus) and bitterweed (Helenium amarum) add plenty of yellow.
Purple and yellow are complementary colors, meaning they sit opposite each other on the color wheel and make each other stand out even more.
It’s a combination we get to see in the gardens around this time each year, and one of those subtle signs that the seasons are beginning to shift.
#WildflowerCenter #StayWild
Sep 6
September is a peak month for hummingbird activity across much of Texas. As birds make their way south, many migrating hummingbirds concentrate along the Texas coast before continuing toward their wintering grounds.
The migration is such a spectacle that communities along the coast hold festivals to celebrate it. Pretty good timing for #NationalHummingbirdDay!
Want to help hummingbirds and our other feathered friends on their journeys? Peak fall bird migration begins today in Texas. Learn how you can help give migrating birds safe passage at the link in our bio.
📷 Ruby-throated hummingbird by Val Bugh
#WildflowerCenter #StayWild
Sep 5
Wildflowers may get a lot of the attention around here, but they’re only part of the story.
Across the Wildflower Center’s 284 acres, native plants create habitat for an incredible variety of wildlife, from birds and butterflies to bees, beetles, spiders, reptiles and thousands of other species.
In fact, nearly 4,000 animal species have been documented here through our long-running Fauna Project. Together, they’re part of the complex web of relationships that makes these gardens and natural areas much more than a collection of plants.
Take a closer look at some of the wild things that call the Center home and the volunteers who have spent years documenting them at the link in our bio.
#NationalWildlifeDay #WildflowerCenter #StayWild
Sep 4
There’s a new way to find your way around the Wildflower Center! 📍
Our new interactive map puts the gardens and trails right in your pocket. Pull it up while you’re here to find gardens and natural areas, check estimated walk times and accessible routes, learn more about scenic spots around the Center, and see current trail and area closures.
With 284 acres to explore, there’s plenty to find!
Explore the interactive map at the link in our bio.
#WildflowerCenter
Sep 2
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EXPLORE MORE
Expert advice, plant nerdery and inspiring stories
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Beyond the Blossoms
The team of volunteers documenting Wildflower Center fauna
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