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Native plant: Hymenocallis caroliniana (Carolina spider-lily, Carolina spiderlily, Rain lily) Carolina spider-lily is a smooth, fleshy or succulent perennial,1 1/2-2 1/2 ft. tall. Fragrant, white, spider-like, blossoms, up to 7 in. across, occur in clusters of up to six at the top of leafless stalks. The leaves are pale-green, shiny, and up to 2 ft. long.
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Mr. Smarty Plants: I have three different varieties of well established Baptisia that I have had for several years ... none of them bloom. One of my plants got a very small flower in April, but just pooped out after that. They are pretty plants, nice foliage ... but I love the blooms that I never get. They are in very loamy soil ... about six inches of decayed leaf litter with clay underneath. Any suggestions?
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Supplier: Alexander Landscaping & Plant Farm (Davie, FL) Alexander Landscaping and Plant Farm collects and grows native south Florida woody's, wildflowers, trees, and palms.
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Organization: A. C. Moore Herbarium (Columbia, SC)
The Herbarium's collection specializes in the flora of SC and the southeast, although the collection includes many specimens from the rest of North America, Eastern Asia, and Europe as well.
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Book: "Stalking the Wild Asparagus" (Putney: A.C. Hood and Company, Inc.) From Amazon.com Euell Gibbons was one of the few people in this country to devote a considerable part of his life to the adventure of "living off the land." His greatest pleasure was seeking out wild plants, which he made into delicious dishes. The plants he gathers and prepares in this book are widely available everywhere in North America. There are recipes for delicious vegetable and casserole dishes, breads, cakes, and twenty different pies. He also shows how to make numerous jellies, jams, teas, and wines, and how to sweeten them with wild honey or homemade maple syrup.
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