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| Plant identification September 29, 2008 My parents have a plant growing that we can not identify. Fast growing to 6 ft in 6 weeks. theleaves look like a fern with little sweet pea looking yellow blooms. The plants leaves fold up at dusk tig... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant Identification September 24, 2008 I have a single stem red vine with purple berries growing on it. It is in a cluster of bushes and gets mostly morning and early afternoon sun. The berries also have small bumps at the stem. I have ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification September 24, 2008 I found a flower about 5 inches tall and it is Pinkish White the head of it hangs down and looks like a rose that hasn't bloomed yet. It reminds me of an Orchid like Fairy . Its Mystic like! what is ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification, green and tube-like September 18, 2008 LOOKING FOR NAME OF A GREEN TUBE-LIKE PLANT (SHAPED LIKE A CALLA LILY). THE VEINS ARE VISIBLE. MAYBE IN CLUSTER View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification September 17, 2008 I have a plant that I think is called a Brookmania or Bookmania. It has beautiful purple flowers with white centers and darker leaves. I cannot find any info on this flower. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification, possibly chile pequin September 17, 2008 Found in my back yard a plant about 18 inches tall. it has tiny white 5 petal flowers and small (smaller than a pea) fuits. The fruits smell just like bell pepper. My nose itched after smelling it. ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Pepper plants growing in California September 11, 2008 Hello, I have several hot pepper plants growing in my yard. I would like to know what the pepper is called. I dry them out and grind them up to a powder and use it in many dishes. I have asked my l... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Mystery Iris-like plant in Tennessee September 02, 2008 What is this flower? It came up and bloomed for about five days then died. It was a beautiful white trumpet shaped flower. It had one stem with four flowers. It came up like an Iris but we nver plante... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant ID from New York September 02, 2008 I have a large leaf from a plant that my grandfather has. We live in Niagara county NY. The large leaf is green and has a red stem, growing on a stalk THICK like a sunflower, now has red or black berr... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant Identification in Tennessee September 02, 2008 I live in upper East Tennessee and all my life I have seen a flowering bush we call a Bubbie (or Bubby). It grows to an average approximate height of 6 feet and blooms in the early summer. The blooms ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
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