| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| Plant? | 4/18/2008 | Samuel |
Q: What type of plant is this?
A: This is a Bonsai. A Bonsai is a miniature tree that started in Japan. When someone got the idea of ...
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| type of trillium | 3/4/2008 | John Raby |
Q: I found this patch of Trillium (I think) in a shady, off trail spot above Pacific,CA. I looked ...
A: Lee, There are many forms and shapes of Trillium. Much of this has to do with environment and ...
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| mystery bulbs | 2/28/2008 | John Raby |
Q: I'm hoping that you can help solve my garden mystery. In the Spring of '06 I dug and relocated ...
A: Missie, There are many varieties and cultivars of Muscari. Here is a link see if you have one of ...
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| Plumeria | 2/26/2008 | John Raby |
Q: When My daughter went to Hawaii 4 years ago, she brought a Plumeria starter plant back home to ...
A: Marge, You take cutting in early Summer when it is warm in the shade outdoors. Make the cut 8 to 10 ...
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| spiny seed pods with tusks | 2/22/2008 | John Raby |
Q: These are scary looking. This is in the CA Sacramento Valley. The pods are very spiny with a seam ...
A: The common name of your plant is Devil`s Claw or Unicorn Plant. The were used by native Indian and ...
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| new plants, what are they? | 2/20/2008 | John Raby |
Q: a friend of mine had a brother die recently and he gave me the houseplants his brother inherited ...
A: Steve, The tall vine is a Hoya Vine or Wax Vine. They should be kept on the dry side for indoors in ...
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| plant identification | 2/7/2008 | John Raby |
Q: a few years ago in a south texas indoor hotel pool area was a plant at least 25' tall. it had long ...
A: It would be hard to say without seeing a picture of the plant. You could wait until spring and take ...
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| Unknown Plant | 8/1/2007 | John Cash |
Q: I have recently moved into a new property and this was growing in my garden. I have checked all ...
A: I am very sorry, but because of some personal and business related challenges that have come up ...
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| unknown vine | 7/29/2007 | John Cash |
Q: We recently bought a house in central Indiana and were surprised to find vines covering about half ...
A: Kathryn, I can't really identify it from the limited description and no picture, but you can ...
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| unsure what plant is | 7/25/2007 | John Cash |
Q: i have no idea what this plant is coul u please help the plant keeps gettin bigger it is about 4 ...
A: So sorry for the delay. We are just getting back from vacation and I have been swamped, both by the ...
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| can you id this plant from Mexico? | 7/23/2007 | John Cash |
Q: I need to identify a plant that I found in some pasture land and near some wetlands in the coastal ...
A: So sorry for the delay. We are just getting back from vacation and I have been swamped, both by the ...
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| Local Wildflowers | 7/23/2007 | John Cash |
Q: Howdy! I have this wildflower that grows all over my area (Portland, Oregon) and I would love to ...
A: So sorry for the delay. We are just getting back from vacation and I have been swamped, both by the ...
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| tree with purple blooms | 7/23/2007 | John Cash |
Q: Can you tell me what kind of tree this is? The branches grow straight up and kind of look like they ...
A: So sorry for the delay. We are just getting back from vacation and I have been swamped, both by the ...
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| Can you identify my mystery plant? | 6/30/2007 | John Cash |
Q: Any way you can identify this flower (I sent 3 shots total to your e-mail address)? In previous ...
A: Rosie, It looks like one of the many, many varieties of perennial Salvia, but the flower's not ...
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| Forgot | 6/29/2007 | John Cash |
Q: see photo: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v408/unstresst/GARDEN/pinky1.jpg?t=1183149305 ANSWER: ...
A: Really pretty color, but it is still impossible to know what the variety is unless you know which ...
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| lettuce plant | 6/28/2007 | John Cash |
Q: I hope you know vegetables! :) I am emailing you some picture of my plant that I THINK is "supposed ...
A: Christina, What you have there is like you say, some kind of lettuce or mesculin. Lettuce, ...
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| Please identify these | 6/28/2007 | John Cash |
Q: I live in a 250 yr old cottage & the garden is a delight because every season, the plants just ...
A: Tina, The yellow one is a Hypericum or St. John's Wort. The purple one I've never seen before. ...
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| What is this growing in my back yard | 6/27/2007 | John Cash |
Q: Can you tell me what kind of plant this is? I did not plant it, it just started growing 3 years ago, ...
A: Jackie, That tree is a Paulownia, or Empress Tree. It makes a very large tree with large clusters ...
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| Plant in flower bed | 6/27/2007 | John Cash |
Q: I have a strange plant that has just come up in my flower bed. Its leaves are slender and tall like ...
A: Denise, Sounds like a wild Sedge or Nut Grass. They make leaves that look basically like a grass ...
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| unknown barbed fern-like plant | 6/21/2007 | John Cash |
Q: I found your wonderful section within the allexperts web site. I have an invasive plant that grows ...
A: Diana, What you have there is the common Asparagus sprengeri. It is used all over the US as a very ...
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| im trying to identify a plant in my yard | 6/20/2007 | John Cash |
Q: I found a strange plant growingin the mulch in my front yard. I don't have a picture but it is ...
A: Chelsea, Sounds like a stinkhorn mushroom. It is a fairly common fungus that can pop up in a ...
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| Camelia possibility | 6/17/2007 | John Cash |
Q: I purchased a plant today and was told it is a camelia. I don't think so, but maybe it is. It is ...
A: Karyl, I've been going over in my head how anyone could possibly mistake your plant for a Camellia. ...
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| (possibly) invasive vine | 6/15/2007 | John Cash |
Q: There is a vine growing in my backyard, which seems to have taken over all of my roses, even my ...
A: Wendy, You're going to have to send me a picture. And look close for some flowers. They may be ...
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| Need plant ID | 6/14/2007 | John Cash |
Q: I live in Connecticut and I found a 3 leafed plant(leaves about 12" long) among daylilies. It has a ...
A: Barbara, The plant in the picture is "Jack-in-the-Pulpit", Arisima triphyllum. It is one of the ...
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| unknown mass of plants | 6/13/2007 | John Cash |
Q: I live in Spokane, WA. In my front flowerbed I have an unknown mass of plants growing. They are ...
A: Valerie, Just a wild guess, but do you have a bird feeder in the area?? What you are describing ...
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| tree/plant | 6/12/2007 | John Cash |
Q: about a year ago i brought home an unwanted plant basket from work. there was a tiny tree sort of ...
A: Barb, Sounds like a Dracaena marginata. The leaves are long, thin, green, and go to a point. They ...
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| Growing Unkown Tree seeds | 6/11/2007 | John Cash |
Q: as you may know we have all the great parks here like Animal Kingdom, Bush gardens, SeaWorld and so ...
A: Pedro, #1 is pretty small for me to identify. It looks like some sort of Legume as are all the ...
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| berry vine | 6/9/2007 | John Cash |
Q: does poison ivy have berries on the vine ?
A: Sharon, Depends on what you're calling a "berry". If you're talking about something similar to a ...
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| Unknown houseplant | 6/6/2007 | John Cash |
Q: I was given a plant and I have no idea what kind of plant it is or how to take care of it. all I ...
A: David, What you have there is probably a Dieffenbachia or dumb cane. The exact variety is ...
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| unknown plant | 6/5/2007 | John Cash |
Q: I have a plant I bought and love but don't know what it is or how to care for it. Seems tropical or ...
A: Drew, Sounds like an Epiphyllum also know as an Orchid Cactus, or Night Blooming Cereus. It is a ...
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| Help to identify a plant | 6/5/2007 | John Cash |
Q: I purchased a green plant...it had no name the person selling it had no idea what it was. I bought ...
A: Ruby, Check out this picture. http://pics.davesgarden.com/pics/giancarlo_1121623869_592.jpg If ...
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| Unknown Plant | 6/5/2007 | John Cash |
Q: We purchased a home this last year and have been pleasantly surprised at the number of flowers that ...
A: Angela, Sounds like some sort of Crinum. I really need a picture. Someone sent me a huge picture ...
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| Unknown plant | 6/5/2007 | John Cash |
Q: I used to have a plant which I am trying to locate at a nursery again, but I don't know the name. ...
A: Joshua, You are right. It does sound like some kind of sedum. There is a website that I go to ...
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| dragons blood plant? | 11/22/2006 | Angie Girdham |
Q: Last year some one game me a plant & told me that it was a dragons blood plant. But the plants i see ...
A: There is a sedum called Dragon's Blood, that would be the perennial that you where shown. I would ...
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| unknown plant | 11/16/2006 | Angie Girdham |
Q: It is outdoor, I live in the East Anglian Region, (North Essex. It does not really have a main ...
A: Rose, I'm afraid that I'm not as educated on plants outside of the USA. However, If I had to take a ...
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| tuber | 11/15/2006 | Angie Girdham |
Q: Both.I have tubers - don't know where I got it - that produce iris like plants, appx 48" tall, ...
A: Are the "tubers" located at or slightly above soil level? These are called the foot. They are ...
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| Hydrangeas | 11/12/2006 | Angie Girdham |
Q: Greetings, I purchased two hydrangeas this last Spring at a local nursery without any ID or tags. ...
A: ..they make my job much easier! Your larger Hydrangea is H. paniculata 'Grandiflora'. Also known as ...
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| Barcelona bush | 11/10/2006 | Angie Girdham |
Q: I bought a bush yesterday from a stall on the Ramblas in Barcelona and forgot to ask what it was. ...
A: Your plant is a member of the genus Callistemon, tear a leaf and if it has a citrus smell the ...
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| what is it? | 11/8/2006 | Angie Girdham |
Q: no, it doesn't bleed a white sap (like a rubber tree)My plamt is an indoor tree. Currently it is ...
A: These are the only two I can think of that would get to that size with such a large trunk. Please ...
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| Help | 11/6/2006 | Angie Girdham |
Q: The plant I am trying to identify is very tall...probably 4-5 feet. It looks like grass but has a ...
A: Sounds like the ornamental grass called Pampas Grass (Cortaderia selloana). It has very dramatic ...
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