Georgia Native Plant Society
Plant of the Year

GNPS initiated an annual plant of the year program in 2000. The purpose of the GNPS Plant of the Year program is to recognize native plants in the landscape which benefit our wildlife and ecology. We highlight native plants that are under utilized in commercial and domestic landscapes or which are vital components of our Georgia ecology. We are looking beyond beauty, even though we acknowledge that this is often what draws us to a special native plant in the first place.

Below are links to the annual winners with photos of the winning plants.

2013 - Sassafras
Sassafras albidum

2008 - Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides

2003 - Foam Flower
Tiarella cordifolia

2012 - Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis

2007 - Virginia Sweetspire
Itea virginica

2002 - Wax Myrtle
Morella cerifera

2011 - Mapleleaf Viburnum
Viburnum acerifolium

2006 - Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis

2001 - Piedmont Azalea
Rhododendron canescens

2010 - Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa

2005 - Downy Serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea

2000 - Oakleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia

2009 - White Oak
Quercus alba

2004 - Sourwood
Oxydendrum arboreum

 





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Last update:  October 05, 2012