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…

Joseph Austin Holmes

…as possible in place of the old style text book system of instruction.” He explained: “Seeing and examining an object gives a student a further understanding of it than does

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…