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| Plant identification | 7/7/2008 | Robin |
Q: My husband and I live in Buffalo, NY. We were recently on a walk on a trail in Western NY. ...
A: I suspect that you're looking at an unripe fruiting jack-in-the-pulpit with broken leaf stalks. The ...
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| Royal Palm | 7/7/2008 | George Heaton |
Q: I planted an 8ft double royal palm in WPB, Fl 5 years ago. Today, the tree is ~ 25 ft. and appears ...
A: I'm no palm expert but your palm may be infected with ganoderma butt rot. There is no effective ...
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| unknown wild plant | 7/6/2008 | Robin |
Q: Recently, I've found a very tall wild-flower growing near my house. It's configured like a very ...
A: It looks like a wild parsnip but a wild parsnip has a distinctive parsnippish smell. You'll know for ...
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| unknown wild plant | 7/5/2008 | Robin |
Q: Recently, I've found a very tall wild-flower growing near my house. It's configured like a very ...
A: Sure a picture would be great. The problem is the Apiacaea (carrot) family to which Queen Anne's ...
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| Unknown Tree Cutting | 6/21/2008 | George Heaton |
Q: Wondering if you might know what type of tree this is. My friend lives in Orlando and bought me a ...
A: Good morning Sheri, It sounds a little like hydrangea. Purple petals with a little pink near the ...
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| tree identification | 6/20/2008 | Robin |
Q: i have a tree that I keep cutting down but it keeps growing back. It has these HUGE deciduous ...
A: I remember those trees. They were everywhere when I lived in New York. Unfortunately I never ...
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| ? Type of Tree | 6/19/2008 | Robin |
Q: I would really appreciate it if you could tell me what type of fir/pine tree this is. Here is a pic ...
A: Wow. You're lucky you've still got it. Most trees they sell at Christmas time are half dead already ...
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| Tree Identificanion | 6/14/2008 | Robin |
Q: epatwIt is a vine growing in my backyard at Altoona, Pennsylvania.Just moved in in September so I ...
A: Hrm. On this one I'm not 100% sure, but I think it's some sort of clematis. Perhaps Clematis ...
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| peace lillies | 6/10/2008 | Robin |
Q: i have my peace lilly near a window that has ample light from the outside..i was told by the nursery ...
A: Remember I'm no expert on houseplants! I would take off the whole affected leaf. It seems to me that ...
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| peace lillies | 6/10/2008 | Robin |
Q: i have my peace lilly near a window that has ample light from the outside..i was told by the nursery ...
A: Peace lillies Spathiphyllum are a houseplant, not a midwest native, so I don't claim to be an expert ...
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| black headed fungus | 6/9/2008 | Robin |
Q: Today I found some black headed fungus in one of my flower beds. Do you know anything about this ...
A: I'm afraid I'm not sure what it is. Is it on the plants themselves or is it like a mushroom growing ...
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| Atthea Syriacus Plant | 6/2/2008 | Robin |
Q: What is the possibilities of having Atthea Syriacus yellow color flowers?
A: Do you mean Althea Syriacus aka Hybiscus Syriacus or Rose of Sharon? The Yellow Rose of Sharon is ...
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| Breeding | 5/29/2008 | Robin |
Q: If one plant mates with another plant, can they create a whole new type of plant?
A: People crossbreed plants all the time to get different varieties, but usually it is the same type of ...
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| flower | 5/21/2008 | Robin |
Q: Robin; Can you help me identify a wildflower? I live in eastern PA, and it grows along hiways and ...
A: It's hard to tell without seeing it, but phlox has five petals so I think what you're looking at ...
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| Tree Identification | 5/8/2008 | Robin |
Q: Can you tell me what kind of tree this is? As the blossoms open, they are becoming white versus the ...
A: That appears to be some sort of apple tree. It's difficult without a closeup of the leaves, bark and ...
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| Eastern Red Bud Trees | 5/7/2008 | Robin |
Q: I want to purchase some red bud trees but want to be sure they are purple. Is there more than one ...
A: Alba is white and Silver Cloud is white and pink. Forest Pansy has reddish leaves but with the ...
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| Clear Sugar Maple Leaves | 5/3/2008 | Robin |
Q: We have a Sugar Maple that we planted three years ago in our yard in North Central Wisconsin. I ...
A: Wow. That's a strange one and I'm having a hard time picturing it. Do you mean that the leaves are ...
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| Outdoor Potted Plants | 4/24/2008 | George Heaton |
Q: I live in Panama City Beach, in NW Florida. I like to grow plants in large pots on my patio that ...
A: Good morning Kathleen, I live in Panama City, FL (small world isn't it), and have roses, citrus ...
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| Windmill Palm "Space" | 4/21/2008 | George Heaton |
Q: Out in our pool area we are FINALLY getting rid of the pesky overgrown Junipers. I am replacing ...
A: These palms may grow to 40 feet tall with a ten foot crown. Depending on conditions they will grow ...
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| Dracaena fragrans | 4/18/2008 | Robin |
Q: I have been told I have a Dracaena fragrans, but every one I see looks nothing like what I have. ...
A: This plant is not native to the United States, and it's a tropical plant, so I am not claiming to be ...
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| Yucca canes | 4/16/2008 | Robin |
Q: Robin, I'm a novice gardener and I bought two yucca canes in one pot last summer (2007). One was ...
A: Yucca is not native to my area of expertise, but alot of people do grow them around here. They are ...
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| true lavender | 4/13/2008 | Robin |
Q: I live in North Carolina. I'm surrounded by flat woods, as well as a valley that has a creek. ...
A: Lavender (Lavendula spp) is not native to the US. It is native to many parts of Europe, Africa, a ...
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| CENTURY PLANT | 3/28/2008 | George Heaton |
Q: Can you cut off the bloom just as it appears and save the plant from dying? I like the plant where ...
A: Good morning Vicki, My understanding is that when the flower stalk starts it grows so fast that it ...
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| indoor corn plant | 3/4/2008 | Eirinn A. ÒBhrìaìn |
Q: I have a potted corn plant that was given to me several years ago at which time was only about 18" ...
A: You've got quite a green thumb! I have good news and some maybe not-so-good news. I'll start with ...
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| Lady Slipper Flowers | 3/1/2008 | Eirinn A. ÒBhrìaìn |
Q: Erin, If one looks at a Lady Slipper flower (and their tropical cousin, the Paphapedalium) the ...
A: great question! When we look at evolutionary reasons for what we humans see as unusual or beautiful ...
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| HOUSE PLANTS | 2/28/2008 | Eirinn A. ÒBhrìaìn |
Q: WHAT IS THE PROCESS CALLED WHERE A FLOWER ABSORBS WATER?
A: The process where plants take up water through their roots is called Capillary Action. A plant's ...
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| stink bays | 2/28/2008 | George Heaton |
Q: Since you know the bogs of NW Fla., perhaps you can tell me the name of a rhododendron-type shrub or ...
A: Good morning Jerry, I don't claim to know all the native plants in the bogs of northwest Florida but ...
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| Yucca card and transplant | 2/23/2008 | George Heaton |
Q: I have four or five Yuccas all close together, and I want to break them up and transplant them. I ...
A: Good morning Nicole, I live in Florida and see Spanish bayonet and Spanish dagger plants almost ...
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| Night Blooming Cereus | 2/8/2008 | Eirinn A. ÒBhrìaìn |
Q: A friend on the west coast sent me some stems from her night blooming cereus with the suggestion ...
A: Andrea! You can measure soil ph with a meter from a garden store, litmus paper or make your own ...
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| Pothos Plant experiment | 2/8/2008 | Eirinn A. ÒBhrìaìn |
Q: I'm hoping you can help me. My the grader has been working on a project and we have not had much ...
A: I am researching this now and will get your comprehensive answer to you tomorrow. However, here are ...
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| Night Blooming Cereus | 2/7/2008 | Eirinn A. ÒBhrìaìn |
Q: A friend on the west coast sent me some stems from her night blooming cereus with the suggestion ...
A: You have excellent taste in plants - Night Blooming Cereus is beautiful and scented. Your plant will ...
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| orange blossoms | 2/1/2008 | George Heaton |
Q: Being that you are familiar with plants in Florida maybe you can help me. I am having a wedding ...
A: Good morning Shasta, The orange tree is not native to the Americas but does grow well in Florida ...
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| crown of thornes | 1/27/2008 | George Heaton |
Q: hard freeze turned 6 outside crown of thornes plants brown although they were covered with sheets, ...
A: Good morning Margaret, I'm not too familiar with the crown of thorns but I'm pretty sure you should ...
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| Tropicals | 1/25/2008 | George Heaton |
Q: I have a lot of tropicals that need Sunlight , But unfortunately , I don't get alot of sun in my ...
A: You could get some two foot fluorescent light fixtures with tubes, which are almost as good as grow ...
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| Willow tree | 12/11/2007 | George Heaton |
Q: My husband is very traditional about giving me the correct gift for every year of our marriage on ...
A: Good morning Judy, This isn't my field of expertise but I'm almost certain that if you treat it like ...
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| feeding | 11/22/2007 | George Heaton |
Q: I have a Sarracenia hybrid i water it with rain water.Is there anything (flys & bugs) i can feed ...
A: Good morning Mike, You shouldn't have to feed your hybrid, unless it is isolated where bugs can't ...
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| elephant ear | 11/15/2007 | George Heaton |
Q: i have started a bean stalk!!! just wondering how large my elephant ear will grow?? it's about 9' ...
A: Good morning Scott, I live in Florida and have seen elephant ears over 12 feet tall with leaves ...
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| ponytailpalm bulb damage | 10/29/2007 | George Heaton |
Q: the bulb on my ponytail palm has a little chunk taken out of it how do i repair it? thank you leeann
A: Good afternoon Leeann, If you have some pruning paint you could paint the damaged area to prevent ...
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| cutting back a yucca plant | 10/10/2007 | George Heaton |
Q: i have a very large indoor yucca that needs to be cut back , can you advise on the best way to go ...
A: I'm no expert at this but have trimmed the sharp points off Spanish bayonet and Spanish dagger ...
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| tree | 10/2/2007 | George Heaton |
Q: I use pine straw in my flower beds and now there is a small tree growing in there could it be a pine ...
A: Good morning Cynthia, It could be a pine or cedar or maybe something else but is probably a pine. It ...
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