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November 2026
The leaves and seeds of tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera) are falling now and the…
Nov 9
Witchhazel is our latest native shrub to bloom…
Nov 8
We posted yesterday about the pink berries of possumhaw (V.
Nov 7
Come out for an “An Afternoon with Trees” on Sunday…
Nov 6
Critters everywhere are celebrating the season as our native berries ripen.
Nov 6
Chalkbark maple (Acer leucoderme) has wonderful fall color and is showing great color now.
Nov 5
Earlier we showed you sugar maple (Acer saccharum) which has beautiful orange fall color.
Nov 4
Fabulous fall color can come from the most overlooked of plants.
Nov 3 · ♥ 78 · Fall color
Hickory gold is an important part of fall color.
Nov 2 · ♥ 92 · Fall color
Black gum (Nyssa sylvatica) can have wonderful fall color.
Nov 1 · ♥ 118 · Fall color
October 2026
Happy Halloween from the original sour patch kids!
Oct 31 · ♥ 112
Since it’s Halloween, here’s one of our trees with orange fall color: Sassafras albidum.
Oct 31 · ♥ 176 · Fall color
This one is a two-fer: good fall color and fruit!
Oct 30 · ♥ 171 · Fall color
Another maple, this one not so common in Georgia – mostly where people have planted it!
Oct 29 · ♥ 131 · Fall color
Red maple (Acer rubrum) is one of our earliest trees to show fall color and one of the…
Oct 28 · ♥ 145 · Fall color
This fruiting shrub is a big favorite of many people…
Oct 27 · ♥ 339 · Georgia Native Plant Society Essentials
Red chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia) is a large native shrub with attractive fall fruit…
Oct 26 · ♥ 121 · Fall color
The fruit of the ornamental crabapples resemble cherries (small and red)…
Oct 25 · ♥ 197
Yesterday we posted a picture of Virginia creeper with fruit.
Oct 24 · ♥ 100 · Fall color
Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) is an abundant vine in Georgia…
Oct 23 · ♥ 156 · Fall color
Here’s a native fruit sure to tickle your fancy.
Oct 22 · ♥ 195 · Fall color
Most of the buckeyes (Aesculus spp.) have fallen…
Oct 21 · ♥ 304 · Georgia Native Plant Society Essentials
Nothing says fall quite like fruit and foliage!
Oct 20 · ♥ 247 · Georgia Native Plant Society Essentials
Dogfennel (Eupatorium capillifolium) is a native perennial that modestly blooms in late…
Oct 19 · ♥ 259 · Georgia Native Plant Society Essentials
Last aster for the season and a beautiful one!
Oct 18 · ♥ 170 · Aster species
Climbing aster (Ampelaster carolinianus) has a very small range and only one county in…
Oct 17 · ♥ 92 · Blooming asters
Symphyotrichum puniceum is often called the purple-stemmed aster but there are some…
Oct 16 · ♥ 127 · Aster species
The last small white aster we'll feature is the hairy white old-field aster…
Oct 15 · ♥ 107 · Aster species
Here is another small white aster.
Oct 14 · ♥ 102 · Aster species
Have you seen all those small white asters on the side of the road?
Oct 13 · ♥ 125 · Aster species
New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) is sold in Georgia but the native range…
Oct 12 · ♥ 139 · Aster species
Smooth blue aster (Symphyotrichum laeve) has smooth leaves (not rough like many blue…
Oct 11 · ♥ 107 · Aster species
Short’s aster (Symphyotrichum shortii) has a very small range in Georgia.
Oct 10 · ♥ 86 · Aster species
Aromatic aster (Symphyotrichum oblongifolium) is not native to Georgia but it is native…
Oct 9 · ♥ 142 · Blooming asters
Wavy-leaved aster (Symphyotrichum undulatum) is a small…
Oct 8 · ♥ 103 · Aster species
A larger, showier and more sun-loving aster blooming now is the “late” purple aster…
Oct 7 · ♥ 178 · Blooming asters
Speaking of blue flowers, while its showier sibling, cardinal flower, is finishing up…
Oct 6 · ♥ 150 · Fall color
A soft blue aster is heart-leaved blue aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium).
Oct 5 · ♥ 140 · Aster species
A charming white flower blooming now is white snakeroot (Ageratina altissima) formerly…
Oct 2 · ♥ 221 · Blooming asters
Horsebalm (Collinsonia canadensis) is a perennial in the mint family blooming now along…
Oct 1 · ♥ 84 · Blooming asters
September 2026
The third genus of goldenaster that you might find is Heterotheca subaxillaris…
Sep 30 · ♥ 74 · Blooming asters
Cottony goldenaster (Chrysopsis gossypina) is another species related to the Maryland…
Sep 29 · ♥ 74 · Aster species
Maryland goldenaster (Chrysopsis mariana) is another goldenaster.
Sep 28 · ♥ 88 · Blooming asters
Another species of Pityopsis (the goldenaster featured yesterday) is Pityopsis pinifolia…
Sep 27 · ♥ 66 · Blooming asters
Goldenaster is a common name given to at least 3 different plants in Georgia.
Sep 26 · ♥ 132
Another annual is scarlet sage (Salvia coccinea) although current thinking is that it is…
Sep 25 · ♥ 174
Purple false foxglove (Agalinis purpurea) is a larger annual (compared to yesterday's…
Sep 24 · ♥ 164 · Blooming asters
Slender-leaved false foxglove (Agalinis tenuifolia) is another late summer annual.
Sep 23 · ♥ 101
In addition to our native trees, shrubs, vines, and perennials…
Sep 22 · ♥ 138 · Blooming asters
Boltonia asteroides is a tall perennial with large aster-like flowers (hence the species…
Sep 21 · ♥ 113 · Aster species
Obedient plant (Physostegia virginiana) is another favorite pass-along plant…
Sep 20 · ♥ 222 · Fall color
Rambunctious blue mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) is blooming now and butterflies…
Sep 19 · ♥ 385 · Georgia Native Plant Society Essentials
Solidago petiolaris is the last in our series on Georgia goldenrods.
Sep 18 · ♥ 186 · Fall color
This is the goldenrod that you see all OVER the side of the road and the one that…
Sep 17 · ♥ 137 · Fall color
There are some shade tolerant goldenrods.
Sep 16 · ♥ 93
Solidago rugosa is called wrinkle-leaf goldenrod.
Sep 15 · ♥ 159
Here is the other species with the common name “showy goldenrod.” This is Solidago erecta…
Sep 14 · ♥ 92
One of two goldenrods that share the name “showy” goldenrod, Solidago speciosa is a tall…
Sep 13 · ♥ 105 · Blooming asters
Gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) is a clumping goldenrod that is found throughout the…
Sep 12 · ♥ 130
Here is one species of goldenrod that is very popular in gardens thanks to a cultivar…
Sep 11 · ♥ 223
Seaside goldenrod is a coastal species (Solidago sempervirens).
Sep 10 · ♥ 89
Solidago gigantea is another earlier flowering species that you might see in wet ditches…
Sep 9 · ♥ 115
Before we really dig into the goldenrods, let's review ragweed (which is often growing on…
Sep 8 · ♥ 116 · Blooming asters
The turtleheads (Chelone spp.) are blooming now and the pink ones always seem to be first.
Sep 7 · ♥ 157 · Blooming asters
Folks, it’s time to have the conversation about goldenrod.
Sep 6 · ♥ 477 · Georgia Native Plant Society Essentials
Two clematis that look so similar and often are blooming at the same time…
Sep 5 · ♥ 246 · Georgia Native Plant Society Essentials
If you were going to have a children’s garden…
Sep 4 · ♥ 220
Many native plants have unfortunately earned nicknames of “weed” and a few deserve them…
Sep 3 · ♥ 335 · Georgia Native Plant Society Essentials
This is the large-flowered partridge pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata) which has flowers 2-3…
Sep 2 · ♥ 161
Here is a native annual that you might be seeing in flower now.
Sep 1 · ♥ 240
August 2026
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