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| Assistance in photographing Turnera diffusa in Rio Grande Valley March 20, 2006 Do you know where I can photograph a specimen of Turnera diffusa Willd. ex J.A. Schultes var. aphrodisiaca? I'll be in Texas in May and it is on my list to try and locate. I understand it grows in ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Location of source for live white violets native to Virginia March 20, 2006 Dear Ms. Pants, I am in Austin & would like to buy a quantity of small live plants for decorative table top use in April, 2006. I need any variety of the wild woodlands-loving white violets that are n... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Locating source for Crataegus Brazoria (Brazoria Hawthorn) March 20, 2006 I want to purchase a Crataegus Brazoria Sarg. (Brazoria Hawthorn) but cannot find a source for one. Can you help? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Wildlife management programs for tax exemptions March 17, 2006 I own a property in La Grange, Texas on which we're considering a wildlife management exemption. Would there be a program that also provides tax advantages for growing wildflowers? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Process of converting from lawn to wildflower meadow in New Jersey March 17, 2006 I live in northern New Jersey and have an acre of property which is currently a grassy lawn. I would like to make a meadow where the lawn is. What is the process to convert from a lawn to a meadow? Th... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Possibly escaped non-native Buddleja davidii in Missouri March 15, 2006 About 3 years ago my wife and I were traveling thru southeastern Missouri and stopped at a road side rest station on Interstate 44. While we were there we noticed a shrub about 4 to 5 feet tall with p... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Problems getting desert western US plant Stanleya pinnata to bloom in England March 13, 2006 I am having trouble getting my Princes plume (Stanleya pinnata) to produce a flower and then go to seed. Do you have any advice on triggering flowering in this plant? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| List of native perennial Texas flowers March 13, 2006 Good day, I am searching for a list of native Texas flowers (preferably perennials) for a flower garden. Thank you. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Non-native Cape Honeysuckle, Tecomaria capensis March 13, 2006 I am trying to find general information on the Cape Honeysuckle or "Tecomaria" bush/plant. Is is related to the actual Honeysuckle Plant? What is it's care, propogation, sun tolerance, water requ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Information on green roof demonstration site at Wildflower Center March 10, 2006 I visited your green roof demonstration site and am interested in putting a green roof on a structure. There seemed to be at least two layers of growing medium in the planters; one layer looked like r... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
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