2023 NC Wildflower of the Year

…consistently moist to wet, rich soils in full to part sun, but it is adaptable to various soil types and does not need to be planted in standing water to…

2022 Wildflower of the Year

…in mid- to late-summer, persist through the winter, and make interesting additions to cut flower arrangements. Although not as pungent as other mints, the leaves of downy woodmint are still…

2021 Wildflower of the Year

…natural mosquito repellant, which has recently been confirmed by scientists at the USDA who isolated a chemical compound from the leaves called callicarpenal that does indeed repel mosquitos and other…

Henry Ashby Rankin

…here their most congenial surroundings. But Grass-of-Parnassus does not star the meadows during the steaming season, instead, the “Eyebright,” its local name, times its first flowers to come just two…