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Wednesday - May 07, 2008
From: West Monroe, LA
Region: Southeast
Topic: Plant Identification
Title: Plant identification
Answered by: Nan Hampton
QUESTION:
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? ThanksANSWER:
Mr. Smarty Plants loves to identify plants, but it is very difficult if not impossible from a description alone. Please send us a photo and we will do our very best to ID your plant. For instructions on how to do this, please the Ask Mr. Smarty Plants page and read the instructions under "Plant Identification" in the lower right corner.More Plant Identification Questions
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