2015 Plant Of The Year | Symphyotrichum georgianum

We are proud to announce that Georgia Native Plant Society’s Plant of the Year for 2015 is Georgia aster! A sun loving plant, Georgia aster was once widespread across southeastern meadows and prairies, but is rare today because of habitat destruction and wildfire... read more

2014 Plant Of The Year | Aesculus pavia

2014 Plant Of The Year | Aesculus pavia GNPS members have chosen red buckeye (Aesculus pavia) as the Plant of the Year for 2014. Red buckeye occurs naturally in Georgia’s Coastal Plain and Lower Piedmont regions, but has been successfully introduced to most... read more

2013 Plant Of The Year | Sassafras albidum

Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) is Georgia Native Plant Society’s Plant of the Year for 2013. Sassafras is a deciduous tree that grows in every county of Georgia and is widely distributed over the eastern US. Usually it will be found in open fields, fence rows,... read more

2012 Plant Of The Year | Sanguinaria canadensis

Bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis The members of the Georgia Native Plant Society have chosen bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) as our Plant of the Year for 2012. This woodland perennial is a member of the Papaveraceae (Poppy) family and is known as a spring... read more

2011 Plant Of The Year | Viburnum acerifolium

2011 Plant Of The Year | Viburnum acerifolium Voted the GNPS 2011 Plant of the Year, mapleleaf viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium) is a shrub native to thickets and shaded woods from New Brunswick, Canada, west to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, south to Florida and west... read more

2010 Plant Of The Year | Asclepias tuberosa

Voted the GNPS 2010 Plant of the Year, butterfly weed is a common, long-lived and striking perennial native to North America from southern Canada and New York to Minnesota, south to Florida and Colorado. This flowering perennial is often found along roadsides and... read more
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