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Lépaud, France
More information on Malvavaceae from French botanical garden
hello
thanks for the reply
in your garden all of yours Malvaceae interested us
but priority for this species
could you help us ?
regards
Fabrice Absous
Allowissadula holosericea
Bastardia ...
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Lépaud, France
Request for seeds or cuttings for Malvaceae from French Botanical Garden
hello
We create a botanical garden devoted to the Malvaceae, can you help us by sending us seeds or cuttings?
friendly
the director
jean-marie Jolicard
botanical garden
beaulieu
23170 Lépaud
F...
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Bordeaux,, France
Entities adopting threatened species as symbol
Please could you tell me about any nations, cities, towns or villages which have adopted a threatened species as their flagship or totem, and are attempting to save it?
I am drawing up a list of such...
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Paris, France
Care of Rio Grande Wild Petunia
I have bought the Rio Grande Wild Petunia, Ruellia davisiorum. How should I look after it?
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Milan-Italy, Other
Alkalinity-tolerant grasses
Dear Sirs - Are you aware of any grass species that could survive in strongly alkaline soils (ph from 10 up to 12) Thanks a lot.
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Mechelen Belgium, Other
Wildlife habitat in Gambia
Thank you for the interesting website.
We bought a plot in the Gambia and would like to change it into a habitat for different living species; hence, your kindly advise is welcome as we are definitel...
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Tunbridge Wells kent, England
Failure to thrive of passion flower in Tunbridge Wells England
I planted my passion plant 3 years ago and I have really looked after it. I think this winter has killed it, it looks so dead. I hope it can be saved; there isn't one part of it that is looking healt...
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Redhill, England
Date for visitor from England to see bluebonnets
Hi there
I live in England, and I'm planning a trip to Texas to photograph the wildflowers around Austin and the hill country. I especially want to photograph bluebonnets. I can be in Texas either...
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Surbiton, England
Water absorbing plant from Surbiton, England
Ground soggy with rain, is there a plant that will absorb water?
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Bonn, Germany
Western red cedar (Thuja plicata) frost tolerance, making cuttings
Dear Madam or Sir,
It would be very kind, if you could answer my questions about the “Thuja Plicata atrovirens” alias “Western Red Cedar”.
I need the information because a good friend of mine ...
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London, Other
Identification of green succulent plant with red tubular flowers
Hi there, i have this plant which is green,leaves are succulent, and these red tubular little flowers about an inch long grow rampantly all summer.
i wanna know what it is called as i take cuttings a...
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Frankfurt, Germany
Problems with rhododendrons in Germany
I am writing with questions about rhododendrons. I purchased four small rhododendron/azalea hybrids in April. Because I had to prepare the garden before planting them, I left them in the pots they cam...
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High Wycombe, England
Trailing perennial plants for High Wycombe, England
Hello Mr Smarty Plants,
I would like to know what trailing plants are also perennial, preferably flowering ones but that also look pretty when not in flower? My kitchen looks out onto a five foot h...
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London, Other
Where do plants grow?
Where do plants grow?
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Plymouth, England, Other
Smarty Plants on Walter Ernest Jones
My parents are both huge gardening fans and for a mothers day present I would like to find a plant for her garden that has a connection with "walter ernest jones". Any part of this name would be gr...
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London, Other
How do cacti stay in ground
How do cacti stay in ground? I know that flowers stay in the ground by their roots but what about cacti?
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Leicestershire, UK, Other
Problems getting desert western US plant Stanleya pinnata to bloom in England
I am having trouble getting my Princes plume (Stanleya pinnata) to produce a flower and then go to seed. Do you have any advice on triggering flowering in this plant?
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London, Other
More on bluebonnets
My wife has recently contacted and met relatives from Texas (her father was a war baby born in the 1940's). Her new found Aunt Sarah has kindly given me some Bluebonnet seeds to plant "a corner of T...
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London, Other
Identification of red/yellow/black flower in California
Plant found, April Mount Diablo CA 6 symmetrical petals red with a pattern of a yellow flower with black edge in the centre, I can not identify, please help.
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London, England
Source for common names of plants in the United States
Hello Mr. Plants!
I am writing to you on behalf of Carol Sharp who is one of the leading plant
and flower photographers here in the UK. We will shortly be making her
collections of work availab...
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London, UK
Rotten Oranges
Do oranges rot if they are not taken off the tree when ripe?
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