CITYWIDE — New Yorkers are being given the chance to vote for New York’s official wildflower with the WildflowerNYC initiative, choosing between five candidates selected by ecological groups from each borough to crown a winner that best represents the connection between city residents and native flora. Brooklyn’s pick, nominated by Brooklyn Bridge Park, is the spiky red Wild Columbine flower, a hardy shade-dwelling Northeast native favored by hummingbirds whose five upright petals “evoke the unity of the 5 boroughs.”
City residents can go to the WildflowerNYC project’s website to read more about the five choices and vote for their favorite; voting ends in November, after which the winner will be presented to the City Council to make it official.
