GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History’s Pre-order Plant Sale initiative offers a flexible new way for gardeners, entomologists and plant enthusiasts to beautify their homes while providing a habitat for pollinating insects.

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Customers can also purchase clothes, jewelry and other museum favorites from a Pop-Up Gift Shop when they come to pick up their plants. ©Florida Museum/Jeff Gage

Customers can order their plants online, choosing from a revolving selection of more than a dozen host, nectar and accent plants, then pick them up from the University of Florida’s Cultural Plaza. The museum plans to offer these sales throughout the summer, with pick-ups taking place on a biweekly basis.

“We wanted to offer folks a new, convenient way to peruse plants to decorate their homes and protect wildlife, all while helping support the museum during our expansion,” said Jaret Daniels, curator for the Florida Museum’s McGuire Center and interim director of exhibits and public programs.

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Customers can also purchase clothes, jewelry and other museum favorites from a Pop-Up Gift Shop when they come to pick up their plants. ©Florida Museum/Jeff Gage

The order window for the first sale is open until Wednesday, June 25, with plant pick up taking place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, June 27. Pre-order plant quantities are limited, additional species will be available for purchase, along with other museum merchandise, at our Pop-Up Gift Shop during the pick-up timeframe.

For more information or to pre-order plants, visit www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/shops/plants.

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Writer: Nikhil Srinivasan, nsrinivasan@flmnh.ufl.edu
Source: Jaret Daniels, jdaniels@flmnh.ufl.edu
Media contact: Kaitlin Gardiner, kgardiner@floridamuseum.ufl.edu