Update: As of 11/23/2021, we are out of 2021 Wildflower of the Year seed packs. Keep your eyes peeled for an announcement of the 2022 Wildflower of the Year and…
One Flower You Will Never Find in the Herbarium*
There is one flower that will never be found in herbarium, but not because of its rarity, habitat or toxicity. I first encountered frost flowers a decade ago along my driveway in southeastern Alamance County.
A New Fungus Among-Us: “Chip Cherry” makes first appearance in North Carolina
New plants, animals and fungi are not only found in far-away exotic locations. The Carolina campus might be a surprising place to find an fungus never before documented from North Carolina, but recently a Carolina Biology major did just that.
Helen Shedd Sherwin
(4 August 1921 – 23 November 1990 ) Helen Shedd Sherwin was born in Raleigh, North Carolina to Edith Sherwin nee Dodson and Melvin Ernest Sherwin. Her father was a professor of…
New Flora Covers Entire Southeastern United States
The southeastern United States is home to incredible biodiversity, and new plants are discovered in this area every year. Plant lists for this region, or Flora, evolve and change, making the most…
Adapting to a Changing Landscape
Dear Members and Friends of the Garden, It has been an unprecedented year full of uncertainty and challenging circumstances. As the 2020 calendar year draws to a close, we reflect on…
Effie Boon
(4 December 1894 – 19 December 1988) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has found a single vascular plant specimen collected by Effie Boon. As she…
Spelunking in The Caves of Chapel Hill
One of the challenges of cataloging herbarium specimens – algae, fungi, mosses, vascular plants, or fossils – is interpreting the information on the specimen’s label. Some nearby localities I have puzzled over include The Tin Can, Scott’s Hole, Sparrow’s Meadow, The Volcano, and The Caves.
Garden Shop Now Online!
You can now order from our Garden Shop online! From botanical t-shirts to gardening books to native wildflower seeds to crafts by local artists, you’re sure to find an awesome…
Binge watch our Lunchbox Talks!
Did you miss a recent lecture you had hoped to see? Or want to re-watch a favorite? One small silver lining of pandemic life is we have many virtual programs,…