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| Source of Datil Yucca for Anchorage, AK September 24, 2005 Mr Smarty Plants, I want to buy a Datil Yucca Plant. I live in Anchorage Alaska. Can you tell me where I might be able to purchase one? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Source for Gulf Muhly for Houston September 24, 2005 Could you help me find a seed source for Gulf Muhly, Muhlenbergia capillaris please? I need enough for about 2 acres. Thanks. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Smarty Plants on basketplant August 22, 2005 I want to buy a basketplant (Callisia fragrans). Do you know where can I buy it? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Smarty Plants on Yerba de la Negrita August 22, 2005 I would like to know where I can get Yerba de la Negrita "Scarlet Globemallow". For what can I use it? What is it like? I have a rancho in Chihuahua Mexico and I wonder if it grows there. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Source of article on Great St. Johns-wort (Hypericum ascyron) August 11, 2005 I found the following comment on your database when reading about Hypericum ascyron: Comments: The scattered distribution of this plant in Ontario is thought to match historical aboriginal encampment... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Smarty Plants for Mission, TX August 11, 2005 Last week I visited my uncle who is head of a church in Mission, TX. The church owns an empty 2 to 3 acre lot, where they hope to build a school someday. However, that day is at least 10 to 15 years... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Smarty Plants on Tamarisk July 31, 2005 Where can I buy Tamarisk, and will it survive in Massachusetts? I've seen it in Provincetown, on Cape Cod. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Sources of seeds for Cudweed Sagewort and Artemisia ludoviciana July 20, 2005 Where can a person buy seeds for Cudweed Sagewort. Artemisia ludoviciana? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Smarty Plants on Hesperaloe parviflora July 11, 2005 I see these bright pink orange flowers on tall bracts everyday on the way to work. I have been searching for the name so I can buy one. I found a picture on your site at (http://www.wildflower.org/?... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Seed source for non-native Cenipa americana July 11, 2005 The Genipa americana plant or seeds, do you have it on sale too? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Native plant nursery July 07, 2005 I want to grow wildflower starts for tough-to-grow plants for retail and commercial sale. And I prefer organic, but, jeez, one step at a time. Any guidance on the ins and outs of this business? D... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Willows native to Wisconsin July 01, 2005 I have a small garden center in the far northern reaches of Wisconsin....and I specialize in native varieties for up here. I also help folks with lake shore restoration and preservation. There was... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Sources of native plants for Marin County, CA June 30, 2005 Where in Marin County, California can I get native area plants? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Smarty Plants on chile pequin June 11, 2005 I cannot find plants or seeds for the chile pequin (birds eye chile) plant. Do you have any or know of any business or person from whom I may purchase them? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Sources of native wildflowers for Long Island, NY May 27, 2005 What wildflowers are native to Long Island and where can I buy seeds/plants? There is so much information out there that I find my region, Long Island, seems to get lost. There is only 1 loca... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Sources for native plants astragalus and acerola May 12, 2005 Where can I get a plant of astragalus as well as acerola? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Source of seeds for Penstemon murrayanus April 20, 2005 Is it possible to obtain seeds of Penstemon murrayanus? I'd like to contribute to the propagation of this threatened species. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Smarty Plants on native plant purchases March 27, 2005 I am looking for an article(s), white paper, policy, etc. that addresses responsible native plant purchases. I have your genetics piece, but am looking for something more broad that addresses what a ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| More on bluebonnets March 02, 2005 Where can I find seeds for maroon bluebonnets? I understand that Texas A&M has developed cultivars for this plant in as many as four colors. I haven't been able to find a source for them. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Source for Bumelia lanuginosa in Austin February 24, 2005 PLEASE HELP! I'm trying to plant several trees called Bumelia lanuginosa (synonym: Sideroxylon langinosum). The common names include but are not limited to: Ironwood, Chittamwood, Gum Elastic, Wooly... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Source for Brasil tree, Condalia hookeri February 23, 2005 I have been searching for this tree everywhere, but cannot locate a dealer/retailer/nursey that sells this tree. Its name is Brasil tree (Condalia hookeri) and it is native to the southern US, ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Source of Tridens flavus, purple-top grass February 23, 2005 Will you kindly refer me to a grower from whom I may purchase plugs of Tridens flavus, purple-top grass. for a meadow installation in zone 6. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Smarty Plants on Kokias January 27, 2005 I am searching for seeds of different Kokias (Kokia cookei, K. drynariodes and K. kauaiensis) and Thespesias (Thespesia grandiflora, T. thespesioides, T. nerifolia and T. popul... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Source for native Orobanche plant seeds for research January 20, 2005 I'm looking for native Orobanche plant seeds for a research project, but have had no luck so far. We've been able to locate lots of sources for the noxious weed Orobanche (from Europe), but none for... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Sources of cold hardy, native wildflowers in upstate New York January 07, 2005 We are looking for the best wildflower varieties with some challenging requirements. First, we need cold hardy varieties. We are in USDA area 5 in upstate NY. Second, our lot is by a lake bordered b... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
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