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| When does Ziziphus obtusifolia leaf and flower in Austin? March 22, 2010 Hello Mr. S.P., Do you know when the Texas buckthorn, Ziziphus obtusifolia (I believe), flowers (and leafs out) in Austin? Is there one at the Wildflower Center? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Update on Wildflower Center's Turffalo plot February 11, 2010 Hi, I was wondering if you can provide an update about the Turffalo grass installed at the Wildflower Center? The last update was June 26, 2009. We are investigating options for a lawn in South Aus... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Does the Wildflower Center sell Endangered Plant Species? January 25, 2010 Do you guy's sell endangered plants in Austin? Such as the Basin Bellflower, or the Texabama Croton? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Grass at Wildflower Center with purple glow October 31, 2009 What is the clumping grass along the WFC meadow trail that has a seedhead resembling bermudagrass and a glow similar to purple three-awn when backlit by the sun. I saw it yesterday (Oct. 2) and wonde... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Does the Wildflower Center plant sale include plants or only seeds? September 24, 2009 Does the list of plants for your Fall Plant Sale imply that they are availble to be transplanted or only as seed? Thanks View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant growing in mid-September at Wildflower Center September 18, 2009 Would you please identify the pink/mauve composite flower growing in the members garden. A large grouping is growing in the bed between the center bed and the pathway up to the demonstration gardens. ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Flowering native plants for Evanston IL July 12, 2009 What flowering, native plants would be suitable for a backyard garden in Evanston Illinois? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| The flower on the Plant Price page of Wildflower Center website June 04, 2009 What is the name of the flower that is on the Plant Price page of the Center's web site? I saw it for the first time this spring near Weatherford. It's red/orange & white and resembles a snapdrago... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| What is the acreage of your gardens? May 20, 2009 The wildflower gardens and display areas comprise about how much, either percentage or acreage, of the entire 279 acres at the Wildflower Center? Does that also include areas for growing flowers for ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| What are those bushes with purple flowers around the Wildflower Center? March 09, 2009 Hello! We were just at the Wildflower Center earlier this week (March 1 or so, 2009), and there were several large bushes with purple flowers on them. The very helpful docent told me what they wer... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
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