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| Identity of pink bell-shaped flowers in Kansas June 01, 2013 I have a beautiful array of pink bell shaped flowers with a white shaping on the inside of them they are about 2 feet tall. I cant seem to figure out what they are. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Identity of red flower that looks like a blue bell May 31, 2013 Looking for the name of a flower that grows in Breckinridge county Kentucky. It's looks similar to the blue bell but blood red in color. Any help is appreciated. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Picture for plant identification from Danville PA May 30, 2013 Is there a way that I could send a picture of a plant for identification? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Differences in prostrate Mimosa species May 27, 2013 There are apparently a lot of little pink puffy-flowered prostrate plants with thorny stems and sensitive leaves: Mimosa microphylla, Mimosa roemeriana, Mimosa strigillosa. How does one tell them apar... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Identification of thorny vine in Michigan May 21, 2013 We have a species growing around our rural SW Michigan property that I'm trying to identify: I either see stalks up to 3 ft tall, or much longer vines if they find anchor. The most notable characte... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of red-topped grass blooming in Comal County May 21, 2013 I live in Comal County and right now (mid May) there is a beautiful, red topped grass growing along the side of country roads. It is maybe 1 foot tall, and waves in the breeze. Do you know what kind o... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Identity of a yellow-flowered wildflower with prickly burs May 20, 2013 Hi there. We have seen a wildflower, probably invasive, that is at least in Travis, Williamson, and Hays counties. We have tried to identify it without success, The structure of the plant is remark... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Identification of a shrub in San Marcos, TX May 20, 2013 On a walk in Austin's Barton Creek greenbelt, a Treefolks volunteer identified a shrub that I also have on my property in San Marcos as blue candalia. However I can't find a plant by that name via w... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Identification of small mint-like plant in Virginia May 19, 2013 I am looking for a mint plant my mother use to have but we didn't plant. It grew in Earlysville, Virginia in red clay soil. The cat loved it but it was neither catnip nor catmint. It was under six in... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Unknown blue flower growing in New Boston, TX May 18, 2013 A light blue wildflower, similar to a cosmos, appeared in one of my beds this spring. I've never grown this flower and would like to identify it. The flower also has similarities to a passion flower... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
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