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| Eating green wild plums July 23, 2010 As a child in south Austin I always relished eating green plums beginning in mid-May. My aunt had wild plum trees - more like bushes really - that fruited starting in late April. (Sadly, they died whe... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Source of native Desert Lily for The Netherlands July 23, 2010 I am searching a bulb of Hesperocallis undulata. Do you know where I can get/buy this bulb I hope you can help me. Thank you very much warmest regards The Netherlands View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Source for Orbexilum from Hempstead TX July 22, 2010 I am looking for a source of plants or seed for a Texas native plant: Mountain Pea, orbexilum sp. (nova). Thank you, View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Planting red Columbine and Cedar sage from seed in Canyon Lake, Tx. July 06, 2010 I live near Canyon Lake, Texas in the Hill Country. I would like to plant red columbine and cedar sage in the shady areas beneath live oaks and ashe junipers within the limestone soil that is there n... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Number of seeds per pound for Curvepod fumewort from Bridger MT June 17, 2010 Do you know or where can I find the number of seeds per pound for Corydalis curvisiliqua-scrambled eggs? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Source for Texas Star plant from Bastrop LA June 10, 2010 Please tell me where I can get a Texas Star plant? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant called Jesus in a Manger from Florence AL June 10, 2010 Where can I find a plant called "Jesus in a Manger"? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Where to find azaleas in St. Louis June 02, 2010 Where can I find reasonably priced Azalea shrubs in St. Louis in the red, orange color that are inexpensive? Precise enough? LOL View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Where can I find poppies that bloom all summer in Centennial CO? May 28, 2010 Where can I find poppies that bloom all summer? Are they called California poppies? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Sources for information on federally protected plants May 20, 2010 There are plans to build an apartment complex on a beautiful parcel of land on Union Rd. in West Seneca, New York. Formerly this land was the home of Houghton College. I am wondering if ther... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
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