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| 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 | ||
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