Wildflowers
in
North &
South Carolina
The United States is blessed with wildflowers.
And Carolina probably has more than our fair share. To bring the wildflowers more into
easy public view, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Roadside
Environment Unit continually seeds many of the North Carolina highways (especialy the
Interstate Highway medians and interchange areas) with appropriate species of wildflowers.
When the blooms of a planting are gone, the NCDOT plants another and allows us to have
continual blooms (year round in most of the state).
While many tourists and residents have noticed
these plantings, few realize that the principle source of funding for this project comes
from revenue realized through the sale of personalized ('vanity') license plates. The rest
ceoms from direct contributions from individuals and corporations. If you would like to
help this program, please send your check to:
Wildflower Program
Roadside Environment Unit
NCDOT
P.O.Box 29518
Raleigh NC 27626
By the way, you may be happy to know that,
on your request, they will mail you a 36 page (full color) booklet describing many of
these flowers (listed both by botanical and common names).
Many of the seeds, from which these beautiful
flowers grow, are purchased from Wildseed Farms in Fredericksburg TX. Texas A&M,
through an agreement with Wildseed Farms, has a website displaying information about many
species of wildflowers. Because their website is copyrighted (as are most websites
including ours) we have provided links to the wildflowers which are (or have been)
purchased by NCDOT for the Roadside Environment Program.
