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
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 to...
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...
2009 Plant Of The Year | Quercus alba
The Georgia Native Plant Society is very pleased to announce the selection, by its enthusiastic members, of white oak (Quercus alba) as the Society's 2009 Plant of the Year, the first canopy tree selected....
2008 Plant Of The Year | Polystichum acrostichoides
The Georgia Native Plant Society is pleased to announce that its members have selected Christmas fern (Polystichum acrostichoides) as the Society's 2008 Plant of the Year. Christmas fern is among the most common ferns in the Southeast, and its evergreen fronds provide...
2007 Plant Of The Year | Itea virginica
Virginia sweetspire (Itea virginica) is one of the most attractive and versatile of our native shrubs. Its moderate size, adaptability, and multi-season interest make it a favorite of gardeners. The membership of the...