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| Purchase access to plants at Wildflower Center February 08, 2007 I am interested in purchasing some of your plants. How can I do that? Do you send plants thru the mail or is their a nursery near you that has access to your plants that does? I am interested in Sa... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Use of non-native Indian Mustard for reducing lead in soil February 07, 2007 The EPA phytoremediation documents say lead contamination can be reduced with Brassica juncea: "Successful Reduction of Lead Contamination. Phytoextraction was demonstrated at a site in Tren... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Castillea indivisa as Texas native Indian Paintbrush February 05, 2007 Upon researching the Texas Indian-Paintbrush I have satisfactorially come up with the latin name Castilleja foliolosa, funny thing is on the plants.usda.gov site it shows that this plant grows ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Diagnosis of problem and treatment of damaged Cedar Elm February 01, 2007 Part of our mature Cedar Elm looked damaged last summer. We were advised by a landscape designer to spray it with Kocide in late January as a treatment. Is there an alternative to this? Should we h... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Prime wildflower bloom viewing times in Texas January 31, 2007 I am planning to drive from Wisconsin to San Antonio in the spring. My schedule is flexible, so I would like to time the trip with the wildflower bloom. I grew up in Texas, but I can't remember when ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| More on bluebonnets January 30, 2007 When will the bluebonnets bloom in the Hill Country this spring? Please let us know. Thank you. 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 | ||
| Texas Madrone as endangered plant? January 30, 2007 Is the Texas Madrone on the endangered list? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Why is non-native, invasive dandelion called a wildflower? January 24, 2007 Why is a dandelion a wildflower? {I read it in a book.} View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Alleotrophic effects of caffeine found in Ilex species January 24, 2007 I'm doing research for my biology class on the alleotrophic effects of caffeine. I'm planning to use Ilex vomitoria as the caffeine-producing plant. As the control I want to use another non-c... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
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