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| Plant ID for that looks like lemon verbena May 03, 2014 I have a weed that looks a bit like Lemon Verbena with tiny purple flowers sprouting again this spring in my pasture. It seems to like sandy, acidy sunny areas and smells nice when you even brush up ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Plant ID by pictures from Boise ID May 01, 2014 DEAR WILDFLOWER CENTER, TOOK SOME PICTURES A WEEK AGO--THE BOISE BOTANICAL GARDEN IDENTIFIED THE HENBIT BUT COULDN'T IDENTIFY THE REDDISH CYLINDRICAL FLOWERS IN PHOTO #4--CAN YOU HELP? YOU CAN FIND... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant Identification from Honolulu HI April 24, 2014 We have a ground cover in our Honolulu garden that I have been told is Watermelon Plant. (Not the fruit). We would like more, but cannot find it or the proper name for it. Aprox. 6" round leaf. It... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant ID from Cocoa FL April 18, 2014 I am trying to identify a plant that looks like a rose bush. It has rose-like thorns. The leaves are green, slender, acute at the tip, slightly unequal at the base and the leaf stem grows closer to ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of shrub with white flowers in Arkansas April 09, 2014 I have about 15 flowering shrubs that just started blooming in a cut-over. They are about 6/7 feet tall and have an entire crown of white blooms that resemble a cross between a Dandelion and a Marigol... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Vine with wine-colored flowers in Washington County, TX April 04, 2014 I'm trying to identify a deep purple wine colored flowering vine in Washington County, Texas. It looks very similar to Texas wisteria, but it is something else. I've seen them growing in vineyards... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Plant Identification from Parkersburg WV March 24, 2014 My wife found this flower on March 22nd, growing on a hillside partly shaded a few yards from our home. No one we have spoken to has ever seen it before,and we would love to identify it. Thank you. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification February 20, 2014 I'm not sure of county of origin. It was given to me by someone I no longer have contact with. When I initially received it I thought it was just a small potted vine of some type. I've had it a yea... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of shrub with red berries in Tennessee January 24, 2014 Hello, I've got a shrub in my backyard; it has leaves off in groups of 3 and it has multiple reddish berries in groups by the dozens. I'm not sure what plant it is. The shrub is stick-like and appr... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Non-native eleagnus from Jesup GA January 17, 2014 An elderly farmer has told me about a plant called Alley Agnes, but I can't find any plant by this name anywhere. He doesn't know another name for it, says it's what everyone has always called it i... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
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