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| Plant identification May 07, 2008 I have a green bush that us come up in the old garden spot it has littl green balls all over it with seeds like in them, what could it be? Thanks View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of plant with long skinny stems and red flowers May 07, 2008 I keep seeing around this very pretty plant that has long skinny stems and bright red flowers that are tube like and skinny too. I would love to get this plant but do not know what it is called. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification May 07, 2008 I have a plant growing in my yard that I would like to know what it is. It has two very different leaf types on the same plant. One set of leaves is thick and oval in shape, the others look very much ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of low plant with like waterlily pad May 04, 2008 Mr. Smarty Plants, I have a low growing plant with leaves the shape of a waterlily pad, approx.1" growing all over my yard. I actually like them but would like to know the name of the plant. Thank y... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Correct photos of Cynoglossum virginianum April 30, 2008 I recently found some "wild comfrey" (Cynoglossum virginianum) growing in woodlands in Atlanta,GA. When I used the photos on Wildflower Center website to ID this plant, I found what appears to be t... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of a flower, perhaps a yarrow April 27, 2008 There is a a flower blooming now on the roadside and in fields here in Waco. It really looks like Yarrow, but I don't want to harvest any and make a mistake. Can I send a pic to you guys and see if... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Good website for identifying wildflowers April 27, 2008 What is a good website to identify wildflowers? I have done Google searches and none of the websites seem to help. Where should I go? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Locating Rhododendron calendulaceum April 26, 2008 Trying to locate Rhododendron calendulaceum View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| What is difference between Rhododendrons and Azaleas April 23, 2008 I am replanting my entire front yard as a native woodland garden (I am on Long Island, NY). I am having a hard time finding native rhododendrons and/or azaleas. I would prefer to remain true to the ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Looking for rattlesnake flower April 22, 2008 I taught school for many years. The students and I identified wildflowers. I had one I call Rattlesnake Flower. It was small and had a little blue flower. On the leaves were little seed cases that... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of plant with purple leaves and yellow flowers April 21, 2008 I'd like to know the name of a plant that has purplish leaves and sends roots out underground to make new plants. It can be invasive. It has yellow flowers. Leaves are oval in shape. Almost looks lik... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of orange hydrangea-like flower April 19, 2008 I am trying to identify a tree...It is a tree like bush if that makes any sense...It has tree limbs and it is bushy like a bush...I thought it might be a hydrangea bush that grows straight up instead ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Backward blooming Jack-in-the-pulpit April 18, 2008 why does my jack in the pulpit plant bloom backwards View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identity of maroon flower taking over bluebonnets April 14, 2008 there is a maroon colored flowering weed at my ranch in Oakwood Texas. It is taking over the bluebonnets and indian paint brushes. Can you tell me what it is and how to get rid of it. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Plant identification from photos April 11, 2008 I have 3 photos of the same plant, and no one knows what it is. Can I send you the photos, they are small jpegs, for identification? Thank you. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of pink flower near Austin April 10, 2008 My mother found a flower early this spring at Chrystal Falls park just outside of Austin. It was between red and salmon pink in color, tubular in shape and about 4 inches long. It smells very bad, a... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of wildflower in Illinois April 03, 2008 I have a similar question to the one asking about the blue/lilac wildflower in Illinois. Every year here in IL a blue, stragly, petal-ed flower/weed blooms - particularly along the edge of curbs alon... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of Spaeralcea sp. Globe Mallow March 31, 2008 Let's do it again....my computer had some "issues" and I lost your answer.... I purchased a mallow from the WFC about two years ago...I was told at the time they had not yet identified the plant... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Nomenclatural puzzles March 25, 2008 Hi Mr. Smarty Plants. I have been looking all day for this information. I am look for a plant that is in the genus Cucumis but not in the family Cucurbitacea. A plant that is in the family Cucurbit... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of a plant similar to wild lettuc March 24, 2008 I have a plant that was growing by my swimming pool last summer. Its some sort of wild lettuce, but i have been unable to identify it with the resources i have. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of growth on possible oak tree March 24, 2008 We have photographed a very unusual bloom or growth on a tree we suspect may be an oak, and would like to submit photos of the bloom, bark, and (leafless) tree to someone for identification. My wild ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Distinguish between Huisache and Goldenball Leadtree March 23, 2008 How do you distinguish between Huisache (Acacia farnesiana) and Goldenball Leadtree (Leucaena retusa)? Thanks! View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Origin of name Bluedicks (Dichelostemma capitatum) March 21, 2008 Why are Blue Dicks called that? I do a weekly wildflower update on the radio and I don't know the answer! View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Books for plant identification of native California species March 14, 2008 When I was going to college, many years ago, there was a field book for plant identification for California native species. I am trying to find that book again or at least a good pocket book on plant... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of a Globe Mallow March 14, 2008 Mr. SP, Two or three years ago I purchased a mallow at the Wildflower Center that (I was told) had not yet been identified. I have looked at your pictures of Sphaeralcea hastulata which has the same ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of maypop north of Houston March 08, 2008 I have some land in the country an hour north of Houston, Texas. There is a wild plant which grows in clusters from 10' to 20' wide. These plants grow about 6" or 12" apart.They are approx. one fo... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of plant purchased as desert willow February 29, 2008 Purchased a plant at Chappel Hill, Texas and was told it was a desert willow. The bloom cluster and pink color are very similar, but leaves resemble the wisteria. Very pretty. What is it? Can it be r... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Instructions on posting photos of plant for ID February 29, 2008 I need help identifying an adopted tree. How do I post the picture so I can show you? It's a odd one I've never seen. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of old plant called pinks February 28, 2008 For years my mother had a pretty pink flower in her yard. It was in a little cluster of green leaf like bush. She just called them pinks. They would close in the sun and open in the morning or afte... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Information about native aconitum February 27, 2008 There was a picture of a plant in our local newspaper this past week. In the photo ID they called this plant an aconite, a member of the buttercup family. My questions are: is there such a plant? is i... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of plant that looks like a spider plant February 25, 2008 Okay Mr. Smarty Pants, I have an identification for you. I have no pictures, but I've been staring at this plant for weeks trying to figure out what it is. I got it as a cutting from a friend who got... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Help identify a plant. February 21, 2008 Could you help me to identify this plant? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of native Texas plants from a list February 09, 2008 Please identify Texas Native Plants from the list below: Cotoneaster, Bi-color Iris, Greencloud Sage, Dwarf Wax myrtle, Nolina, Spineless prickly pear, Gulf Muhly, Bamboo Muhly, Big Muhly, Maiden Gra... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Is there a variety of bluebonnet called black gumbo February 04, 2008 I live in Grimes County, Texas on the eastern edge of the Blackland Prairie. A few years ago my hillside of Bluebonnet seed was harvested. I was told it was a rare 'black gumbo' variety of bluebon... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Is there a Salvia azurea var. alba? February 03, 2008 Is there a Salvia azurea var. alba? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of plant, possibly giant ragweed (Ambrosia trifida) January 30, 2008 I am trying to identify a weed that was prevalant where I grew up in North Central Texas. It grows in low spots and along creeks. It has woody stalks with short spines, grows 3'- 6' tall, the leaves... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Looking for name of fragrant, night-blooming plant with flower resembling gardenia January 05, 2008 The plant that I am looking for is a night bloomer, strong scented and has leaves and flowers similar to gardenia. I have seen a picture of the plant but not the actually plant. Can you give me an id... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of plant with bell-shaped flowers January 03, 2008 Dear Mr. Smarty Plants, I am in need of a plant name to purchase. It is absolutely beautiful. The plant has light green leaves, the flowers that bloom look like bells (of course they hang upside down... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification December 24, 2007 I have a question about a plant that looks like a fern that has small red looking flowers and has thorns. Also it is very small (probably 2-3 inches tall). I'm just wondering what it is cause it grow... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification December 06, 2007 I had a coworker bring back a branch of tree from San Antonio and the end of the branch fans out into a drapery type structure about a foot long with bud looking things all over it, almost fungally lo... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of an Australian tree. November 29, 2007 i have a tree i cant seem to find any info on, the tree has large almost heart shaped leaves with pinkish veins running through them, its not shiney anywhere, sort of a mat finish,the edges of the lea... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification November 18, 2007 We were at some friends' ranch in Bandera Co. last week and found a plant with 1 inch pea-like pods of a matchstick girth with square black seeds. There were no leaves left only smooth green stems w... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification November 01, 2007 I am trying to identify a wild flowering plant. It grows in pastures near Rhome Texas. How can I email a digital photo to you to look at it?? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of plant, probably Eryngium leavenworthii (Leavenworths eryngo) October 26, 2007 burr like bloom shaped like small pineapple,purple in color,grows in a cluster on single stem,dries well View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Instructions for sending photos for identifying plants October 23, 2007 I purchased a plant in Athens, GA at the trial garden at UGA. I have two pictures that I can email. It's growing really tall (over 6"). It has big, dark green leaves that are rough to the touch. It ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identifying plant October 21, 2007 What plant is usually found growing in low-lying freshwater marshy places with a single, straight-stemmed plant that grows to about one-to-two feet in height. The branches and leaves are sparse with ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of plant, probably Datura. October 15, 2007 We currently have in bloom a very leggy, about 2 foot high volunteer plant in Fredericksburg, TX that has a segmented stem, single large trumpet shaped flowers that stick straight up about 4 inches in... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of giant lilies October 12, 2007 I have giant lilies that I can't identify. The bulbs are about 4" in diameter, the leaves are 4 ft long. The flowers of the pink emerge only in the early summer, the flowers of the red emerge in s... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of plant known as mosquito plant (Agastache cana) October 11, 2007 I received some seeds from an annual plant that came from Bowie, Tx. It has square stems, like mint plants, medium size leaves turns purple when in the sun and had a strong odor when brushed against. ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Information about plant called Josephs tears, possibly Jobs tears (Coix lacryma-jobi) October 08, 2007 I recently received a plant and was told it was a succulent called Joseph's Tears. According to the individual who gave it to me, during the month of September it develops a little growth at the tip... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Cottage pink October 07, 2007 What is the flower cottage pink? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| plant identification, Portulaca pilosa, Kiss-me-quick October 02, 2007 There is a small plant with clusters of red-purple flowers and tubular succulent leaves on branching stems I found in the flower boxes at the top of the look-out tower there at the center. I forgot to... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Fungi in the flower bed October 01, 2007 Found a strange thing in my flower bed, while tilling. It was egg shape, white, with a little purple, soft but tough like leather on the outside, with a small 2 inch root. Curiosity got me so I cut it... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identifcation and wants to know about weeds September 30, 2007 My son planted some seeds in pots before he left and I don't know if I am watering weeds/plants??? One plant has green & red (lateral) striped stalks with something on the end that to me from Texas ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification, possibly genus Lonicera September 30, 2007 My friend found a plant growing in her timber (in Iowa). It has round green leaves with groups of green balls (seed pods?) growing in the center of the leaves. The stems appear to attach to the cente... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification September 30, 2007 We found this plant or something or other in our yard, in the area we found it usually stays wet and it was behind a old tree that was done. It has three big green leaves with a white stem that kind ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification request September 15, 2007 I took a trip to Arizona in 9/06. While out walking through public land I encountered a beautiful plant with very distinctive leaves, color of woody stems and flowers. I have scoured the USDA plant ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification, possibly Datura September 07, 2007 I have a wide green-leafed plant that has white flowers. This plant also has some thorny fruits in the shape of mines that float on the ocean. At the moment it is 2 feet high. I'm beginning to wo... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification, Chinese Lantern September 06, 2007 I have a plant growing along my fenceline that I am unsure of what it is. Some ppl have said it is a rare Chinese Lantern plant. I looked that up and it doesn't match. The plant right now sits about ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identifying September 01, 2007 i have a tree that i cannot identify. the leaf looks like a "pot plant"(yes, cannabis!!), but the leaf does not have serrated edges. it has a long bloom of numerous small white flowers that form a s... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Identifcation of four o clock-like flower August 25, 2007 I've run across a flower I cannot find any information on. I saw it in West Virginia. I know that a pix might be needed to identify, but, since this is somewhat unusual, I thought possibly you might... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of plant in Illinois August 13, 2007 I've found a plant that I cannot identify. The plant is is very short, 2 inches tall maybe, and has very fragile, thin leaves and stem. The leaves about 1" long, are pinnate, with about 20 leaflets ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of Monotropa uniflora August 09, 2007 I found a peculiar flower in Nopoming Provincial Forest, Manitoba last weekend (August 4th). I found it growing in moss on top of rock (the Canadian shield). It was in shade. About 3 or 4 were clum... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Botanical name for \ August 05, 2007 A friend gave me a garden flower plant called "clown face". What is the botanical name and where can I get info about it? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of rose campion August 04, 2007 My friend shared a plant with me and I cannot identify it. She said that it was Rose Campriow? or something like this. It has very small pink/purplish blooms with grey green foliage. It is a perenn... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of plant growing in Plumbago August 01, 2007 Help - I have a strange looking plant that recently shot up in a potted Plumbago. I planted the Plumbago in its pot with Miracle Gro potting soil, and have been fertilizing with Miracle Gro as well. ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identificaation of volunteer plant in Maine July 31, 2007 I have a volunteer in my garden in Maine that I have been unable to identify. It is a perennial that grows in full sun. It has formed a thick mat of plants whose leaves are about and its leaves are d... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of July 23, 2007 I'm trying to identify a plant and I'm having trouble doing so. The plant was called moss by my mother,but it looks like a succulent. It grows on the ground and looks like small vines with pink stem... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Identification of possible edible huckleberry in Central Texas July 20, 2007 I'm trying to identify a plant in my backyard, and in particular, I'm wondering if it's an edible huckleberry of some kind. Given all the rain Austin has had this summer, I wonder if it's not bey... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Possible identification of native white buddlejas in Austin July 18, 2007 I am desperately trying to identify a plant. It looks perennial, is in full sun, is about 7 ft. tall, bloomed white blossoms (similar in form to buddleia) in June, which have now changed from rose-co... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of wildflowers in Wyoming July 15, 2007 I have taken some photos of wildflowers in Wyoming and although I have looked in several books and this website, I am still unable to identify a few. 1) very small white and lt. blue flower with 5 sep... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Possible identification of common mullein in New York July 06, 2007 OK I have a monster size plant, growing beside my patio, looked weedlike similar to a burdock when young, but different and interesting. So we let it grow its now about 7'2" tall grows about 2-3" ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of Cercis canadensis or Cornus florida July 03, 2007 I have what I think is a dogwood tree of some sort but I'm not sure. I wondered if I sent you a picture you could identify it. So far no one has. It's different because of its branches. They are red... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Mimosa pudica or \ July 02, 2007 I don't have a picture of a flower but I'm looking for a flower that I was told was called earthquake flower. It blooms at night. Could you help me? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Possible identification of Hydrocotyle bonariensis July 01, 2007 I went to Pedra Island two years ago I saw a plant that grew around the beach. It has a perfectly round leaf that has the stem in the middle of the back side of the leaf. It has small yellow flowers. ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Tentative identification of Echinacea purpurea June 29, 2007 We have a garden plant that is 18 inches high with a purple coned shaped flower sticking straight into the air. Can someone help us identify it? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identifiation of Castela erecta ssp. texana as armagosa June 27, 2007 I am reading a document that includes the name Armagosa in a list of plants identified in a south Texas (Maverick Co.) vegetation analysis(shrub/sub-shrub layer). Unfortunately the list of species di... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Tentative identification of Viola sagittata June 23, 2007 I am trying to find name of wildflower, Violet growing in adjoning woods. I have not been able to find it on internet. The non-basal leaves are very irregular in shape, grow to six inches, no two ali... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Tentative identification of Ibervillea lindheimeri June 22, 2007 I live close to the Center and found a plant in the park near my house I'd like identified. It was a vine with bright red fruit on it. The fruit was about the size of a cherry tomato but was oblong... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Recognizing poison ivy June 20, 2007 I am having a difficult time identifying poison ivy. It seems so many plants look like poison ivy can you help me I don't want to kill everything but on the same hand I don't want to itch. Thanks f... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Control of Smilax bona-nox (saw greenbrier) June 15, 2007 We have some property near Round Mountain, Texas. Under and in the oak trees is a vine that has a heart-shaped, shiny leaf and nasty thorns. I'd like to know the name and how best to try to get rid... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of Matelea reticulata June 08, 2007 I recently saw blooming in an Austin park a small white-green flower ( 3/4 ") with a center that looked like a small pearl. Any idea what it is. I can't find it in my flower book, It was on a waist... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Flat leaf cedar, Thuja occidentalis (arborvitae) May 23, 2007 Hello, I am looking for the scientific name for what is commonly called flat leaf cedar. It has defined platelets, wonderful cedar smell, older trees have shaggy bark, in winter some of its sprays tu... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of a flower with grape kool aid fragrance May 17, 2007 While I lived in Texas someone gave me a flower from a "tree" (i am not sure tree is the right word). It was a large white flower that closed up in the evenings and smelled sweet like grape kool ai... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of plants seen at Disneyworld May 11, 2007 I was hoping for the answer to a certain plant that i have been trying figure out the name of and where i might be able to purchase this particular plant. I have seen it in the Bahamas, Hawaii, and re... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of Cryptomeria japonica for homeowners association May 09, 2007 Good morning. We are wondering if Cryptomeria japonica trees can fit under the term "pine like". We used the term pine like when asking for our home owners associations approval and we put in a Cr... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Desert or littleleaf sumac (Rhus microphylla) on Texas State Capitol grounds May 07, 2007 I am trying to find out what kinds of plants are planted on the Texas State Capitol Grounds. There is a bush that grows around the Capitol Extension windows area and I don't know what they are. The... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Diamonds and Rubies plant (Lychnis coronaria) May 02, 2007 I recently purchased a plant from the Huntsville, AL Botanical Gardens at their annual plant sale. The name on the plant tag is "Rubies and Diamonds". No one at the Botanical Garden knew the scien... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Iris brevicaulis in Southwest Michigan April 22, 2007 We live in Kalamazoo, MI (Southwest Michigan Zone 6) and discovered last year that we have an iris brevicaulis (we think) growing (and very pretty) on our property. It has the "zig zag" stem. It see... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of wild plum found in Conroe, TX March 23, 2007 I have found a wild plum that has dirty pink flowers and reddish smooth bark in a field in the town of Conroe, Tx. Identification thru the Ag Man here was sketchy and inaccurate. Short stubby limbs w... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Muscari neglectum image March 23, 2007 I am doing a school project and found a native plant on the native plant information network image gallery. It is plant NPIN Image Id 524. What is it's name? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Native sedges for Texas March 07, 2007 What can you tell me about Texas Blue Sedge? What its true name and culture requirements? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| List of plants with January 30, 2007 Hello, Mr. Smarty Plants, I would like a list of all the plants which have been named for Ferdinand Jacob Lindheimer. I would like to prepare this information for use at the Washington on the Brazos,... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of plants emerging from "wildflower mix" of seeds January 02, 2007 I planted a "wildflower mix" a couple months ago, and now I have a bunch of plants growing that I'm not sure what they are. Some of them are starting to make buds, and I've been looking on the in... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of Tacoma stans or Yellow Bells September 05, 2006 We have seen a plant along the freeway here in Round Rock...beautiful greens leaves and the most amazing yellow flowers. Someone told us it was an esperanza plant and drought tolerate; however, I can... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Books on Lilies August 27, 2006 Dear Sir, I am looking for a book covering the Lily Family as a whole, i.e., it should preferably also discuss other Genera than Lilium only. I am especially interested in Lily members occurring in t... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Wild onions and garlic in Genus Allium June 25, 2006 My husband and I found a strange bulb like plant that when broken open it smells and tastes like strong onion or garlic. The heads are at the top of the plant though not at the root base like most wil... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Name of epiphyte growing on oak trees June 15, 2006 Please tell me what the epiphyte growing on the oak trees is. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Existence of plant named May 30, 2006 My mother's middle name is Orabelle - "beautiful seacoast." Some variations are "Orabel" and "Ord." Is there a plant that is so named and where might I be able to purchase it? I live in Norf... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Dodder, rootless, leafless, parisitic twining plants May 29, 2006 Hello, I have been studying wildflowers in California for many years. Yesterday I came across a surprise and I am thus far unable to identify it. As it is raining today, I cannot get a photo, but I... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
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