Gardening for a Drought: North Carolina Native Plants to the Rescue

…—pinkish-purple composite flowers Large-flower American-aster (Symphyotrichum grandiflorum)—light to reddish-purple composite flowers with yellow to reddish yellow disk Hairy-stem Spiderwort (Tradescantia hirsuticaulis)—bluish-purple flowers Adam’s Needle (Yucca filamentosa)—margins of the clumped, evergreen,…

Our Team

…Department Claire Lorch Carolina Community Garden Becca Bender APPLES Service-Learning Alice Ammerman Nutrition Department, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Samantha Terhune Carolina Global Food Program Jim Ferguson Carolina Global Food…

Rare Plant Recovery

health of rare plant populations. In partnership with the US Forest Service, we have been updating population counts for Symphyotrichum georgianum (Georgia aster) and Helianthus schweinitzii (Schweinitz’s sunflower). Our researchers…

Saving the Crystal Skipper

…not be developed anytime soon. But coastal development, landscaping choices, and increased storm intensity have diminished dunes in both number and health. Along most of the islands, patches of seaside…

2024 NC Wildflower of the Year

…plants, provide nutrient-rich food for humans and animals, and are vital to pollinators and ecosystem health. That’s why we think this year’s selection will be a great addition to your…

Gerald McCarthy

…this collection has not been properly documented and remains unclear. So far, only a few specimens collected by McCarthy have been found at NCSC.” As more than 100 specimens have…

Battle Park Internship

…critical to a healthy ecosystem, diversity in people and perspectives makes our organization and community stronger. NCBG is committed to creating an environment in our gardens and natural areas where

Max Hoyt Hommersand

…N.C.: Sea Grant Program, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina. 1974 (with Neil G. Grant). The respiratory chain of Chlorella protothecoides: I. Inhibitor responses and cytochrome components of…