Plant Of The Year
Every October, GNPS members may nominate a plant they feel is deserving of being Plant of the Year for the upcoming year. Nominations are submitted online through the GNPS website. Besides being native to the state of Georgia and underutilized in landscaping, a good candidate for Plant of the Year will not demand growing conditions that are too difficult for most Georgia gardeners to achieve.
The nomination period closes when six (6) acceptable nominations have been received. Voting commences online and completes at the November GNPS General Meeting. If no clear winner emerges at the meeting, the GNPS Board of Directors holds a run-off election to determine the winner.
Plant of The Year
Nomination #2: Jewelweed
Scientific name: Impatiens capensis Common name: Jewelweed Family: Balsaminaceae Plant type: Annual Impatiens capensis (jewelweed) is native to stream banks and moist woodlands throughout the eastern US and Canada. Its vibrant orange flowers provide bright splashes of...
Nomination #1: Fringetree
Scientific name: Chionanthus virginicus Common name: Fringetree Family: Oleaceae Plant type: Tree In springtime, fringetree, or Grancy greybeard (Chionanthus virginicus) is festooned with unique and highly aromatic flowers. Individual petals are long and thin, like...
Plant of the Year 2021 Voting
Watch this page, where nominations for the 2021 Plant of the Year will appear soon, with directions for voting to follow.
2020 Plant of the Year: Southern Mountainmint
Our GNPS 2020 Plant of the Year, southern mountainmint (Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides), is native throughout Georgia, where it thrives in meadows, roadsides, and woodland openings. Reaching 3-6’ tall, it has simple, opposite, lightly toothed leaves that are lanceolate...
2020 Plant of the Year is Southern mountainmint
The Georgia Native Plant Society is pleased to announce that our Plant of the Year for 2020 is Southern mountainmint (Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides). Thanks to all who participated in this year’s event. Scientific name: Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides Common name:...