Press Release
Shop the Fla. Museum plant sale this weekend for holiday gift ideas
Dec. 16, 2009
Media contact:
Paul Ramey, APR
Assistant Director, Marketing and Public Relations
Florida Museum of Natural History
352-273-2054, pramey@flmnh.ufl.edu
Writer: Lauren Churchwell
PHOTOS AVAILABLE
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The Florida Museum of Natural History will hold a holiday plant sale 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday (Dec. 19) and 1 - 5 p.m. Sunday (Dec. 20). Visit and buy for the gardener on your shopping list!
Museum staff will be available to share how best to attract butterflies to home gardens using accent, host, native and nectar plants. For the first time the sale features the Dombeya Seminole, a hybrid plant that is difficult to find and is the most important nectar source in the Butterfly Rainforest exhibit during the winter months. All the plants offered for sale are winter bloomers and would make great holiday gifts.
The sale schedule and descriptions of available plants is posted online, www.flmnh.ufl.edu/butterflies/plant_sales.htm.
Plant prices start as low as $3 for a 4-inch pot. Larger sizes are available and range in price from $6 to $18. All proceeds benefit the Butterfly Rainforest.
For more information about the plant sale call 352-273-2043.
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The Florida Museum of Natural History is Florida's state natural history museum, dedicated to understanding, preserving and interpreting biological diversity and cultural heritage. It is located near the intersection of Southwest 34th Street and Hull Road in the University of Florida Cultural Plaza in Gainesville. Hours are 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Butterfly Rainforest admission is $9.50 for adults ($8 Fla. residents) and $5 for children ages 3-12. Prices subject to change. For more information, including directions and parking, call 352-846-2000, or visit www.flmnh.ufl.edu.