2024 Plant of the Year: Blue Mistflower

2024 Plant of the Year: Blue Mistflower

By Valerie Boss The GNPS 2024 Plant of the Year is blue mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum), a native perennial wildflower with beautiful blue or purplish blossoms. A member of the Asteraceae family, the species can be found throughout the eastern US and parts of... read more

Vote for the GNPS 2024 Plant of the Year!

Vote for the GNPS 2024 Plant of the Year! Each year, we celebrate one special native plant by selecting it as GNPS Plant of the Year (POY). The six nominated plants are featured below.  POY online voting is EASY.  Just go to the voting page*, click to make your... read more

GNPS Plant of the Year 2024 Nominations Open October 9 at 7 p.m.

The GNPS Plant of the Year (POY) program recognizes native plants that are of benefit to Georgia’s ecology and wildlife. If you are a GNPS member and have a favorite native plant that you think others would love, please consider nominating it for our POY 2024. Traits... read more

2023 Plant of the Year: Spotted Beebalm

2023 Plant of the Year: Spotted Beebalm 2023 Plant of the Year: Spotted beebalm Valerie Boss Spotted beebalm (Monarda punctata) is a beautiful and hardy herb, and the GNPS welcomes it as our newest Plant of the Year. A member of the mint (Lamiaceae) family, its... read more

Vote for the GNPS 2023 Plant of the Year!

Vote for the GNPS 2023 Plant of the Year! Each year, we celebrate one special native plant by selecting it as GNPS Plant of the Year (POY). The six nominated plants are featured below.  POY online voting is EASY.  Just go to the voting page*, click to make your... read more

Plant of the Year Nominations are Open!

Nominations for GNPS Plant of the Year open at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th. You must be a member to participate. Get all the details at our previous post about how to submit a nomination, and complete the form at this address as soon as possible (click this link, or... read more
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