GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History will host its spring plant sale March 24-25 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and March 26 from 1-5 p.m. in the University of Florida Cultural Plaza on Hull Road.

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Attendees of the fall 2014 sale look at plants available for purchase. Florida Museum of Natural History photo by Kristen Grace

More than 150 species will be available with prices ranging from $3 to $15, including many varieties of Florida native flowers, shrubs and trees.

“This is a wonderful opportunity to get some butterfly-oriented plants if people are interested in starting a garden,” said Ryan Fessenden, assistant manager of the Florida Museum’s “Butterfly Rainforest” exhibit.

This year’s sale includes fruit trees as well as two new species of native azaleas.

A complete list of available plants may be viewed online at www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/earthday/plant-sale/.

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Writer: Emily Mavrakis, swriterintern@flmnh.ufl.edu

Source: Ryan Fessenden, rfessenden@flmnh.ufl.edu

Media contact: Paul Ramey, 352-273-2054, pramey@flmnh.ufl.edu