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
Vote for the GNPS 2019 Plant of the Year!
This year’s POY candidates include a grass, a vine, a tree, two shrubs, and a perennial. Their profiles are listed below, followed by a poll where you can vote for your favorite. Only members can vote, and you will be prompted for your GNPS login and password when you...
GNPS Plant of the Year 2019 Nominations Open October 1
Trees, shrubs, grasses, ferns, herbaceous annuals and perennials---there are beautiful and ecologically important species in every category; yet, so many fly under the public radar. If you have a favorite native plant that you think everyone should know about, why not...
GNPS 2018 Plant Of The Year | American Beautyberry
American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) makes a striking addition to any fall garden thanks to the gorgeous display of berries for which it is named--the genus appellation, Callicarpa, derives from two Greek words meaning “beautiful” and “fruit”. Fittingly for a...
2018 Plant of the Year Winner!
GNPS is pleased to announce that the Plant of the Year for 2018 is American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana).
2017 Plant Of The Year | Trillium cuneatum
Trilliums are special to Georgia because our state is host to at least 22 species, more than any other state in the US. Thus, it seems particularly appropriate to name a member of this genus as the Georgia Native Plant Society’s 2017 Plant of the Year....