| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| ID | 10/4/2006 | Angie Girdham |
Q: I just recieved this plant as a gift. The little ID card said "Bonsai" so I was wondering what kind ...
A: I don't know a lot about bonsai but your is definitly some type of Ficus, if I had to narrow down ...
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| my mystery plant | 10/3/2006 | Angie Girdham |
Q: I have this plant at work, and no one knows what it is or where it came from. Recently, it started ...
A: Your plant is a type of Pilea. Its a very large family so not sure which particular one but they all ...
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| Strange Plant | 10/3/2006 | Angie Girdham |
Q: in answere to your questions the plant is shurbby like and it is the first time its been in the ...
A: The opposite leaves help because there are less plants with that placement then alternate. Are the ...
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| Strange Plant | 10/2/2006 | Angie Girdham |
Q: i recently came across a pod like thing in the garden its green and its like a chestnut casing but ...
A: Can you please describe the plant in more detail. Is it a vine or more shrubby in habit. Is this ...
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| Upstate NY , found in woods | 10/1/2006 | Angie Girdham |
Q: I am located in Otsego County in upstate NY. Two weeks ago I was putting horse fence down in our ...
A: I'm still working on your ID...don't want you to think I have forgotten you! I didn't recognize ...
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| garden volunteer--identify please? | 9/29/2006 | Angie Girdham |
Q: Followup To Question - I'm sorry no picture. I live in Seattle. Plant is a woody deciduous ...
A: Susan, Sorry about that...I only allow 3 questions a day so that I can keep up. If the leaves are ...
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| what kind of a lily is it? | 9/27/2006 | Angie Girdham |
Q: It flowered from bottom up, closely to the stem--foliage like a trumpet lily--flowers faced out. ...
A: As is so common a problem with common names. The siberian lily has several species that go by that. ...
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| Identify a plant? | 9/26/2006 | Angie Girdham |
Q: I saw this in a vase in a home store in Manhattan on Saturday and they did not know its name. ...
A: If the stems were woody then your branches were more then likely Curly Willow...if you don't think ...
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| Cattail | 9/25/2006 | Angie Girdham |
Q: How do you tell the difference between common cattail and narrow leaf cattail?
A: The Narrow Leaf Cattail (Typha angustifolia) is different from the closely related Common Cattail ...
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| berry shrub | 9/25/2006 | Angie Girdham |
Q: I bought a shrub from a horticultural center and the folks there swear up and down that it is a ...
A: Your plant sounds like a beautyberry bush or Callicarpa sp. I have seen mixed info about if they are ...
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| garden volunteer--identify please? | 9/24/2006 | Angie Girdham |
Q: I'm sorry no picture. I live in Seattle. Plant is a woody deciduous shrub-y thing; about 3'. ...
A: I apologize, I'm having a hard time "seeing" your plant. My first thought with regards to the gray ...
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| identify | 9/21/2006 | Angie Girdham |
Q: I have two plants with zigzag stems. One is all green and the other is varigated green.Can you ...
A: To ID your plant I need to know if it is an inside or outside plant. If outside, what zone you live ...
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| 10 petaled flower anenomie like | 9/18/2006 | Angie Girdham |
Q: walking around my neighborhood in portland, my friends and i found a stunning exotic flower. it has ...
A: Your flower sounds like a vine commonly called Passion vine (Passiflora). They are very awesome! ...
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| Plant identification | 9/18/2006 | Angie Girdham |
Q: I am trying to identify a plant in my garden that I believe is a perenial. It has leaves shaped like ...
A: I think the flower you have is Mirabilis jalapa or commonly known as Four-o-clocks. They border on ...
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| Identifying a climbing vine | 9/16/2006 | Angie Girdham |
Q: Unfortunetly I don't have a picture. I recently came in contact with a climbing vine. Soon ...
A: Does the leaves have toothed edges? If so I would guess that your vine in Virginia Creeper ...
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| identifying unknown plants | 9/13/2006 | Angie Girdham |
Q: ...i will see if I can find out anything else about the plant and let you know as soon as I can. In ...
A: Just wanted to touch base with you and let you know I haven't forgotten you. Your plant has not ...
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| bush in my yard | 9/12/2006 | Angie Girdham |
Q: As afr as my zone goes, I live near Chattanooga, TN which is on the GA/TN state line. I really know ...
A: Tiffany, Please look at the twigs and leaves. If they are directly opposite from each other on the ...
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| bush in my yard | 9/12/2006 | Angie Girdham |
Q: My husband and I moved into a new home back in Janurary and the builder did new landscaping for us. ...
A: Could you please tell me what zone you live in and what size the leaves are...do the shrubs bloom to ...
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| What's the name of this plant? | 9/12/2006 | Angie Girdham |
Q: Angie, could you pls tel me what's the name of this house plant?I've just rented a new apartment ...
A: Your plant is a Aglaonema or better known as Cast-Iron Plant because...as you found out, their ...
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| identifying unknown plants | 9/11/2006 | Angie Girdham |
Q: I hope what I do know of this plant will help you to identify it for me. I too am employed in the ...
A: Good Morning Paul, Your plant is really stumping me. I have sent the picture to a few ...
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| identifying unknown plants | 9/10/2006 | Angie Girdham |
Q: I have a shrub in the local area that I would like to know the name of. I live in Canso Nova Scotia ...
A: I have a few questions that I would appreciate you answering. Do you remember anything about the ...
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| bali curtain | 9/10/2006 | Angie Girdham |
Q: I was in Thailand and Bali. I saw a climbing plant there with sort of heartshaped leaves that grows ...
A: I have been working on your question. I believe that I have it narrowed down to being a member of ...
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| Flowers Before Leaves | 9/8/2006 | Angie Girdham |
Q: which plant's flower grows before its leaves and why ?
A: There are many plants that flower before the foliage emerges. I couldn't ever begin to name them ...
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| house plant | 9/5/2006 | Angie Girdham |
Q: I have a house plant and am trying to find out what it is. It reminds me of a spider plant, it lives ...
A: Sounds like your plant is a type of Dracaena. If you send me a picture I can confirm it. The bug ...
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| Unknown Berry plan | 9/3/2006 | Angie Girdham |
Q: I have a plant that crept up in my yard - it was about 3 feet tall before we even noticed it so it ...
A: Your picture is a little out of focus but from what I can see, your plant looks like a member of the ...
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| Unknown Plant | 9/2/2006 | Angie Girdham |
Q: I just received a plant from my sister to take care of and I was wondering if you could possibly ...
A: Please sent pics and I will get right to it...ang_charger76@yahoo.com Also, please tell me where ...
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| poisonous plants | 8/31/2006 | Angie Girdham |
Q: i have a new puppy and want to know if split leaf plants are poisonous to her as she keeps picking ...
A: www.midcitynursery.com/houseplants/safe.htm www.uexplore.com/health/poisonplants.htm Rebecca, Split ...
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| Plant name | 8/31/2006 | Angie Girdham |
Q: This plant is common in Saskatchewan and southern Ontario. I first seen it one winter when an ...
A: Paul, The plant you are refering to is called Canadian Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis or S. ...
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| unknown berry bush | 8/30/2006 | Angie Girdham |
Q: I've been trying to identify all of the berry 'plants' on our property...so far most have come up ...
A: There are a low number of plants that have opposite leaf arrangments, which is helpful. However that ...
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| identifying an invasive weed in virginia | 8/29/2006 | Angie Girdham |
Q: Yes, the leaves are rubbery, and there is some veining. AmberI live in southwestern virginia and ...
A: Sounds like Purslane too me. You might want to type that into a search engine and see a picture to ...
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| unknown thing growing | 8/23/2006 | John Cash |
Q: i found these flower look alikes growing beside my redbud tree in the mulch this morning i have no ...
A: Tabby, Go to www.davesgarden.com. Do a search for Monotropa uniflora or Indian Pipe. Is this your ...
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| Unknown tropical | 8/18/2006 | rick |
Q: I just bought a tropical plant for my gf and do not know what it is. I need to know so I can learn ...
A: send a digital photo(jpeg format) to rleehern@hotmail.com. put Plant ID on the subject line or i may ...
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| House plant identification | 8/16/2006 | rick |
Q: In Brooksville, Florida about 40 miles north of Tampa. The climate is hot and humid. I have a ...
A: debe i am in southern NJ. i did live in new port richey area(holiday), FL back in 1995-1996. i ...
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| unknown plant | 7/23/2006 | rick |
Q: I live in the Matanuska Valley of Alaska(southcentral) and I have an unidentified plant. I was told ...
A: send a digital photo(jpeg format) to rleehern@hotmail.com. put Plant ID on the subject line or i may ...
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| About a Plant | 7/11/2006 | rick |
Q: I live in Phila, Pa, Zone i'm not sure of. But i have a ( Dianthus Desmond) How is the best way to ...
A: this is quoted direct from the park seed co catalog. "Fragrant Red Blooms All Summer AND Evergreen ...
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| Unknown Thing Growing in Garden | 6/18/2006 | rick |
Q: We live in New Zealand in the suburbs, it's winter here at the moment and really cold and rainy. We ...
A: sounds like a type of fungus(mushroom, spore cell, etc.). new zealand does have life forms that are ...
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| help my flowering plant please!! | 6/1/2006 | rick |
Q: I don't know what the name of this plant is---I live in Minnesota and I have seen these as very ...
A: carol i'm not sure what question you want answered. i'll give you general houseplant care ...
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| flower/bulb identification | 5/29/2006 | rick |
Q: zone 5 northwest indiana, chicago I have a spring flower bulb, naturalized, blue flowers, very low ...
A: sounds like it may be in the crocus family. there are millions of plants out there, so w/out seeing ...
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| Please help me identify a plant | 5/27/2006 | rick |
Q: I live in Sitka, Alaska, zone 7a. I ordered some Chaste Tree seeds, and planted an entire flat of ...
A: there are millions of plants out there, so w/out seeing it i can't be sure. send a digital ...
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| flowering plants w/o flowers | 5/23/2006 | rick |
Q: There's got to be some way of identifying most flowering plants without the flowers. I mean, I can ...
A: you have to look past the flowers to see the leaves. regular flower guide ID books(good ones) show ...
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