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| Plant identification September 29, 2010 What is the name of the beautiful pink flowers with tiny Orchid-like blossoms occurring now all alongside the highways in the Bee Cave, TX and hill country area? Is it "slenderleaf false foxglove",... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification September 23, 2010 There is a vine that grows at my child's daycare that has been taunting me day and night, because I have no idea what it is and I typically have no problems identifying plants. Description: Vine- L... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification September 22, 2010 I live in Austin. Texas. My garden has been lying fallow for several seasons and earlier this week I started clearing the weeds and wild flowers in hopes of getting our vegetable garden started again... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification September 21, 2010 Dear Mr. Smarty Pants, Hopefully you can help identify the following plant. I've had a bush type of weed growing near my hay feeder for the cows this year that's about 2' tall has massive spikes o... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| What is the correct genus name for Fringe flower in North Myrtle Beach, SC? September 14, 2010 Is it Laura Pedlum or lorapetalum? I saw this shrub last week, and finally found a picture of it. The search engine listed about three different names for it! So what is the correct name, and does i... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification, possibly Phytolacca americana (American pokeweed) September 07, 2010 What wild growing plant has dark purple berries with a pinkish stem? The purple berries grow on their own stem and not in among the leaves, the leaves are green. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Information about a red-flowered Pavonia lasiopetala in central TX. September 07, 2010 I have grown Pavonia for years and just let it re-seed where it wants (and remove if I don't want it where it falls). This year I created a new 6 inch raised bed amended with compost and some manure... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification September 04, 2010 Please identify this tree: has leaves like a catalpa, blue/lavender flowers on a long flower spike at the end of the limb, green fruit/seed about the size of a pecan it is fuzzy like a peach with a h... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Need Plant Identification from Bon Aqua, Tennessee? September 01, 2010 By a creek, I found a plant that I have never seen in my life. It has a tall stalk and has leaves like a weed or grass, and the flower looks like a pine tree. The plant looks like a mix of a grass, a... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification of ethereal plant in Colorado August 28, 2010 We live in the south central mountains of Colorado in the upper Arkansas River valley near Salida, Colorado. During the past few weeks we have noticed a very mystic looking plant (flower/grass?) alon... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification August 28, 2010 I have a very distinctive vine accompanying morning glory in invading my beds - it is Prickly! (on the vine, underside of leaves, leaf stems). The leaf is not arrowhead, but a triangle; I've not seen... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification, possibly Datura wrightii August 25, 2010 I have a plant in my back yard, it had big white trumpet flowers, and now it has huge green pods. Doesn't smell very nice. Could you tell me what it is? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification from Sarasota, FL. August 23, 2010 Hi I recently went to Discovery Cove in Orlando Florida and saw a purple flowering tree/shrub that had branches similar to okra shape or starfruit shape, the leaves were very grainy similar to alligat... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification, possibly Phytolacca americana (American pokeweed) August 20, 2010 I have a patch of plants I can't find what they are, could you help? The plant is a tuber (resembles a carrot when it is small), the stalk is red and fibrous, comes back each year bigger, has green ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant ID from Bloomsdale MO August 19, 2010 I have found a plant growing on the side of the road in a weedy area, looks like a poker flower, the plant has Red/orange seed pods growing to a point. no flowers right now. grows on a stem very much... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant ID from Chicago August 18, 2010 This plant is VERY common along highways across the entire midwest, and often other parts of the country. It has a long stem with a cluster of white flowers usually only on the top of the stem. The le... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant ID from Chicago August 18, 2010 When I was hiking in Portland, OR, my friend had me eat a leaf off of a trail-side plant. It tasted very much like sour apple, it was delicious. It has average-sized green leaves and in July it had no... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant ID from Rigin TX August 18, 2010 I have noticed a low growing plant with slick geranium shaped leaves. Today (August 17) I found a tiny- about half inch five sided pod on it. Each side is shaped like a heart! Have not noticed any f... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant ID from North Carolina August 16, 2010 Hi Mr. Smartyplants, I know that you can identify blue cohash in a neat way: 3 stems which easy branch to 3 more stems which each branch into 3 more and then 3 leaves attached to each. Well, do you... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant ID from Beaumont TX August 13, 2010 I live in Beaumont Texas and have some trees on the land I hunt that look like a yaupon but put on a small blue berry that the deer devour in December. I have looked and searched the Internet but hav... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification from Tamaqua PA August 08, 2010 I live in PA, have a plant growing in my geranium planter, was told it was a moonflower, but it is not a vine. The flower is a white trumpet, six star, with purple in the middle. leaves look like ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification July 31, 2010 I have this shrub looking type plant with leaves that smell like lemons. The plant has a very small white flower on it. This shrub shows up in my yard every year in the summer. We are curious as to we... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification July 28, 2010 I am trying to identify a plant that was given as a gift.It is growing outside in a pot, it is about 20 inches tall. Has green leaves on top, purple underneath and lovely purple flowers. Seems to lik... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Does goldenball leadtree (Leucaena retusa) have thorns? July 26, 2010 I have a plant that I am told is a native Texas plant, but the person I got it from could not remember its name. They said it was very hardy and drought tolerant. It looks a little like goldenball lea... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification July 24, 2010 I was wondering if you could help me identify a plant in the carrot family that has invaded a portion of my property that I fear may be toxic. It looks most like the water hemlock plant (leaf-wise, ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification July 24, 2010 Purchased foliage plant - no one knows its name. Leaves (stems) are bright green and 10" tall. Has "babies" like a spider plant but leaves (stems) are wider and thicker. Has a "rib" to them in... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification July 22, 2010 Dear Mr. Smarty Plants, (love the name), I have found a plant in my yard. Underground it looks like a green onion, above ground it has a broad leaf, a thin 8-12 inch stalk and the top 2" of the stalk... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification July 18, 2010 My daughter is working on a wildflower collection for her Biology class, we have found a flower, that, for appearances sake, is identified in books as Selfheal. This flower is taller than pictures we... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification July 15, 2010 I bought a double knock-out rose bush and planted it in my yard. A year later a weed-like plant started growing beside it. It has very thorny leaves, stems and stalk. Little purple flowers are grow... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification July 08, 2010 Found in a cedar swamp near Wolverine Michigan. Large dinner plate size flat green leaf on a mottled green and brown fleshy stem of about 8 or 10 inches. I first thought it was a tri-leaf plant but it... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification July 07, 2010 This should be an easy one. I would like to identify a plant that grows along river banks, usually up to the edge of the water and within 50' of water course, and is very common. It is up to 8' in ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plants indigenous to Sedona, AZ July 07, 2010 I live in Sedona AZ and I want to plant indigenous plants in my garden. Is there a list of AZ native plants shrubs and trees that are indigenous to Sedona? If there is no list that is specific f... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification from Griffin, GA July 05, 2010 We live in Georgia and we found a mystery plant growing next to our garage. It is a short tree with non-waxy, oblong, dark green leaves. The fruit or berries are not clustered and start out green but... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification--vine with spiny pods in California July 05, 2010 I came across a vine while hiking in Orange County, CA. It didn't have flowers on it but has 3 or 4 inch spiny pods. What is it? The vine itself looks similar to a Morning Glory vine. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification June 29, 2010 I live outside of Cincinnati and I have a bush that has long yellowish leaves that grow like a spider plant. Just recently long purple things have grown in the middle of them. Is this normal or should... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Baby in a manger plant from Rock Hill SC June 28, 2010 I'm looking for the correct name for baby in a manger(It's a plant.) View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| plant identification June 27, 2010 I don't know if this plant is native, but it is a volunteer. It is a spiny , cane producing bramble . It produces tight clusters of inconspicuous fluffy reddish pink flowers about a centimeter acros... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of shrubs with red berries in Connecticut June 24, 2010 In my yard there are bushes about 4 1/2' tall with red berries. The berries are bright red and somewhat translucent with striations visible through the skin.I thought they were gooseberries perhaps, ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant ID from Bracketville TX June 23, 2010 A volunteer plant, 3 feet. 4 to 5 Dark green leaves from a central point, diamond shaped very serrated leaves with dark spots within the the leave. Stem is reddish. flowers are pinkish, small and clus... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Is the Ashe juniper native from Round Mountain TX June 23, 2010 Some friends and I disagree on something, and I hope you will settle the argument. Are the cedars found in the Texas hill country (ashe juniper) native or not? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant Identification June 19, 2010 Hi there. I have a plant in my garden I'm trying to identify. It started out looking like a cabbage but now is huge, It has a large stalk going up the middle with purple bell looking flowers coming... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Clarification for botanical (Latin) names for Herbertia June 17, 2010 I am looking for a clarification of scientific names. In the classic wildflower book 'Wildflowers of Texas' the author, Geyata Ajilvsgi, attributes the plant Herbertia with the name Alophia drummon... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Identification of plant from wildflower mix in Radcliff KY June 17, 2010 I bought a wildflower mixture from local store; after planting, there is a 2 ft bush or plant with flowers that are yellow, and small like those on a cantaloupe, leaves that look like a watermelon, bu... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant Identification in Montfort WI June 15, 2010 There is a small orange flower plant that grows wild along highways and in uncut yards in northwest Wisconsin--We are visiting in Siren, WI and have tried to dig some up and take home to SW WI. They d... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification June 11, 2010 Dear Mr Smarty Pants.I hope you can help to save my sanity! I am a true believer in using native plantings, having a yard that is 99% native. I hope that fact provides me a little extra credit towar... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification June 10, 2010 I have a tall leafy green plant growing in my garden. It has long flowering limbs that bear a pod that looks like a tiny green pepper. It then turns purple and falls off. The flower that remains is... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification June 07, 2010 There are large trees with brilliant orange flowers around Naples FL. Can you tell me what this is? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| How to distinguish white-flowered Baptisias? June 07, 2010 How can I tell the difference between Baptisia alba and Baptisia alba var. macrophylla View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant that smells like cinnamon in Milford OH June 07, 2010 Wanting to know what wildflower/weed would be so aromatic and smells like cinnamon? Always enjoy this wonderful smell when my husband and I ride the motorcycle, but don't know what it is. Would like ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of night-blooming yellow flower June 03, 2010 My Nonna used to have a plant that was a night bloomer. It had leaves that looked like a dandelion, and bloomed a bright yellow flower at dusk. I have never seen anything like it although they were pl... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Differences between Ratibida columnifera and Ratibida peduncularis June 03, 2010 How do you tell the difference between Ratibida columnifera and Ratibida peduncularis. On NPIN columnifera has red and penduncularis is solid yellow, but I have seen pictures listed as columnifera tha... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification June 01, 2010 I was walking in the woods, near Dresden Michigan yesterday, in a deer friendly area, where we came upon a grouping of large, umbrella leaved plants, seemed to be interconnected and only one foot high... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification June 01, 2010 I have a grandchild that said the seed pod on a plant that looks like a clover is edible. It has clover like leaves and a little yellow flower. I did taste it and it kind of taste like a pickle. Th... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| May I send a blueberry picture for ID? May 28, 2010 May I send a digital photo of plant for confirmation that it is a wild blueberry? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| How to distinguish Malvaviscus arboreus from M. a. var. drummondii? May 28, 2010 I have a Turk's Cap plant. How do I tell if it is Malvaviscus arboreus or Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification in Michigan May 26, 2010 We are trying to identify a plant in our yard. It is seven inches tall in May, grows to about knee high, has red leaves, flowers in late June, early July. The flower is light pink. It is a perennia... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Need help identifying a plant with lupine-like leaves in La Grange Park, IL May 20, 2010 I encountered a plant on a level area just above a creek bed (moist soil, sun to partial sun) at one of the three largest grasslands in Illinois. The specific site looked like it may have been a burn ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of a Kerry bush on Cape Cod May 20, 2010 I think the "bush" is called a Kerry bush - grows wild on Cape Cod - has little yellow "rose-like" flowers. - Is this the correct name and how can I make it thrive in New Hampshire? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Was my grandmother growing a Honeysuckle Bush in Middleton, Idaho? May 17, 2010 I would like to know the name of the flowering bush that grew in the backyard of my grandmother's house in Middleton, Idaho. I remember it to be purple in color and had petals with what I used to ca... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification site May 17, 2010 Is there a site I can use to identify plants by photos of leaves, flowers, berries etc? I found a plant in my yard I cannot identify. The nursery near us could not identify it. It has some groups/clus... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Sombrerito Mexicano May 16, 2010 Ratibida columnifera, almost universally called Mexican hat in English, is native to Texas and also to parts of Mexico, which leads me to wonder what the vernacular name is in Mexican Spanish. Google... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Can you identify a funny looking bulb that I bought at the grocery store? Probably not.. May 06, 2010 I looked through your data base and did not find what I was looking for. I bought this funny looking bulb at a grocery store. It looked like a giant shriveled spider when i bought them. Due to lack of... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification May 06, 2010 My neighbor has a few trees in his pasture that his horses love to eat the fruit off of. The fruit looks like a lemon but smaller and has lots of seeds inside of it. The trees have very long thorns on... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant Identification from Ephrata PA May 04, 2010 I've come across a low plant with bright green leaves and a distinct burgundy on the leaf. I've been told it's called Throw Me Over The Fence, but I believe it must be called something else. I be... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of tree in Ovilla TX area May 04, 2010 Can you identify a tall,(wild?) tree covered with fragrant, pink/lavender blooms? Have seen several in the Ovilla area this spring. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification May 03, 2010 I need to identify a weed-like plant ~1 ft high with thick stems, wide leaves ending in a single point and bluish-purple tear shaped petals arranged three in a triangle. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification May 03, 2010 I have a 50 ft tree in my front forest apartment in Lewisburg, TN garden, that is blooming white cluster flowers. They are slightly fragrant. I thought Carolina silverbell but they have NO yellow stam... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| A stinging plant in Moultrie, GA? April 28, 2010 Mr. Smarty Plants, I was walking along in my lawn in some flip-flops and my foot barely grazed my ankle. As soon as it had happened, I felt this horrible pain, like a million tiny, invisible splinter... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification April 24, 2010 My son has some kind of plants, weeds, or ground cover in his yard that smell like spicy meat. When the wind blows the right way it smells like he's been grilling kolbasi on his deck/in his house. ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification April 20, 2010 I am trying to identify a flowering plant (usually potted) that is commonly seen around homes in Phoenix, AZ. It has a long (1 to 1.5 ft) bare woody stem topped by an umbel of perhaps 15-20 small red... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Mystery flower in Mesquite NY April 17, 2010 My sister recently told me a story, that one day in the Mesquite, NV area she liked a white wildflower on the side of the road, so she went to smell it, and a car stopped and told her not to touch it,... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification April 16, 2010 No pictures only memory. It looks like a dried flower and grows with other wildflowers along roadside. It is mostly purple or blue purple and sometimes called statis. Stems favor dandelions, only t... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of plant in Menard TX April 16, 2010 We recently purchased 40 acres in Menard Texas on the San Saba River. There is a plant that looks like a fern that is all over the river bottom. It looks like the foliage on a carrot and they are al... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification April 06, 2010 In spot in the garden where tomatoes grew last this year, previous to planting what looks to me like a shamrock plant came up until it bloomed. Now it looks like some of the fuschia plants only the le... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Mystery fast-growing plant with the honeysuckle April 05, 2010 Mr. Smarty Plants, We have a section of honeysuckle, then a section of this 4 foot, bright, hairy green leafed, thorn bush that seems to be blooming/growing faster than the honeysuckle. Then a sectio... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification April 04, 2010 There is a wildflower growing in my pasture. It is low growing, triangle leaves, flowers are blue, five petals with what looks like a white flower in the middle. Gods blessings to all there. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification April 04, 2010 There's a wildflower growing on my patio its leaves look like the leaves of a lute leaf sage, it has a flower stalk with yellow flowers. The stalk is about a one foot high. What is the name of it? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification April 04, 2010 Just blooming out here in the Austin metro is a square-budded yellow 'daisy' with puffy center. Very like a Huisache Daisy, but the margins aren't so toothed. It's VERY common in the Austin greens... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification March 28, 2010 Found thorny bush in woods near my home that I need to identify. It is a tall shrub (approx. 10 feet) that has very large thorns on its green branches. I don't see any flowers yet. It doesn't appear... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Is Texas Mountain Laurel what I planted in Magnolia TX? March 21, 2010 I think I planted Texas Mt. Laurels and need to see a pic of early plants. Can you help? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification of tree with white blossoms in Fort Worth March 17, 2010 Live in Fort Worth, TX. Any idea what are trees blooming this week (3/18), with white blossoms and an oval green leaf about the size of a half dollar? The bark looks like an oak. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification and advice about moving it March 10, 2010 I have a plant (a thick stalk about 4 foot tall with yellow flowers on it) that blooms in the morning and the flowers fall off at night. I have searched for info on this plant and have come up short. ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Need to identify a strange plant in my flowerbed March 05, 2010 I have a strange plant that I've called a weed in my flowerbed. It doesn't have many leaves but it has round white almost bulbs at the surface of the dirt. The "bulbs" look almost like a small oni... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identifying a plant/weed blooming in Feb. in Texas February 24, 2010 Can you help me identify a flowering plant I have found growing in my yard? It is a tiny green plant most months of the year, with very tiny deep to pastel blue flowers on it in early spring ( it is i... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant in North Georgia Mountains with strong fragrance January 20, 2010 I need to ask a question about a plant in the North Georgia Mountains which are part of the Appalachian Mountains.I need help trying to figure out what plant in the North Georgia Mountains and the App... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of fleshy green lobes on the ground January 08, 2010 I have been hiking in the Austin area and it is January: Noticing dark green, rubbery, lobe shaped sheets on the ground. Less then 2". Usually near low growing fuzzy moss clumps. There are many of... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Mystery plant in New Jersey December 29, 2009 We are trying to find the name of a shrub, growing in Southern New Jersey. with red berries that grow in a group much like lilac or oak leaf hydrangea. It is "feathery", not dense. A neighbor dug u... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification December 17, 2009 For a few weeks now the front of our school has had an on and off smell that to some was like a dead animal. To others it smelled like dirty fish fry oil. Maintenance people came out and found the sou... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification, orange honeysuckle December 14, 2009 I have two potted trees in my yard. They have honeysuckle-shaped, orange flowers that bloom year long and the leaves also resemble those of honeysuckle. There were no identification tags on them whe... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification of tree with strawberry-like fruit December 11, 2009 On my walk home from work i noticed a red berry i had never seen before. It is soft like a strawberry, bumpy all over but the bumps are not individual as a raspberry has. It grows on a tall bush (very... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Bulb identification December 10, 2009 My pinecone ginger (Zingiber zerumbet), my white ginger (Hedychium coronarium) and my cana lilly roots were all accidently put in the same box and now I can't tell which is which. Is there some sort ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identfication December 06, 2009 I found a shrub I like because of the black fruit that birds like to eat but I don't know what it is. It looks similar to a blackhaw but the edges of the leaves are smooth not jagged. The fruit is a... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Purple wildflowers near Lake Tahoe November 30, 2009 I have been tasked with a challenge to find the plant that is "dark purple wild flowers at Lake Tahoe and are a magnificent thing to see in the fall. Interestingly, these wild mountain lake flowers w... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identity of tree in Grant AL November 26, 2009 What is the name of the tree in N.E. Alabama that has a big green heart shaped leaf in Nov. with clusters or nuts & blonde small nuts the size of a pea . And deer are eating the small blonde nut in No... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| ID of plant from florist in Moorestown NJ November 21, 2009 I recently purchased a cut stem from the local florist for an autumn flower arrangement. The leaves are very, very small and bamboo-like in looks. They are not oval and are 1/8 inches long. The bra... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| What is the weed of Cortez from Shreveport, LA November 13, 2009 I am trying to locate the weed of Cortez. I live in northern Louisiana. Can you please let me know if you have ever heard of this? I was told that is a very rare large red flower that blooms in the sp... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification in Andover MA November 12, 2009 I live in MA. I have found a tree that produces an avocado like fruit with a round grooved pit. There are several of these trees in the fields where I walk and the ground is littered with these fruits... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Tree purchased at LBJWC plant sale from Austin November 10, 2009 I bought a tree at the 2008 LBJ Wildflower plant sale, it is growing great. I would like to plant it in the proper location/soil but lost the name tag and can't identify it. It has very fine leaves... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| ID of plant that looks like a pine cone? October 29, 2009 I have a plant that i was told it was a Pine Cone plant. When it blooms it looks just like a pine cone. but i can't fine anything on it. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification October 25, 2009 Deer are devastating understory in our woods. We have a highly resistant shrub purchased years ago at the state arboretum plant sale. It is about 5-6' tall, somewhat wider than that, many suckers/o... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
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