Shamrock

Question Hello, Please tell me another name for the plant I have called Shamrock, Thank You, Gail, Fayetteville, Arkanasas USA Answerim in southern Nj. what you call a shamrock plant could be anything. shamro

plants that grow in the dark.

QuestionDear Sir, I am in search of a plant, preferably a beautiful, exotic one that must grow (or is capable of growing) in the dark ?if such a plant exists (recognizing the importance of photosynthesis.) My ques

Whats-the-name

QuestionRick: Thank you for offering this service. Last Fall I saw this really neat plant that grows no more than a foot off the ground. It had dried up for the year when I saw it. They were

sawgrass ?

QuestionWhat is and does Sawgrass look like ? I cannot find it by just entering sawgrass in the keyword box. I live in Kountze, Tx USA.. which is almost a 2 hour drive North of Houston, Tx... I dont know the climate

Large tree ID

QuestionThis might be out of your area of expertise, but I thought that I would give it a try. There is a large tree that grows along the Colorado river South of Blyth California. I have been told by several people

Ficus Trees

QuestionHi! If you could advise me, I would be eternally grateful! First of all, I live in Tennessee and have two potted ficus trees approximately eight years old. They live on my covered front porch during the summ

purple passion

QuestionDear Rick, I live in Westminster,Md. I have two purple passions (they are purple fuzzy leafed plants, their leaves are similar to african violets, but purple. In any event, I fertilized them heav

heirloom tomato seeds

QuestionA friend served me the best tomatoes I ever tasted last year. They were big ugly bumpy things, but the slices were the size of a saucer. At my request she gave me some plants this year and Im hoping to have

pollen grain

Questionhello i am graduate student of plant biology, i search about pollen development, so i need some picture of pollen (TEM). could you give me address or say where can i find them? thanks alot department of bi

Palm? or cactus?

QuestionThis tree [?] grows all over in So. Calif Friend called this a Ficus....looked up Ficus and theres no pics there that even come close. looked at palms too ..none looked like this one. the trunk of thes

begonia species

QuestionI am in Suffolk, England and visited a friends house yesterday. He had been given a houseplant which he could not identify and I am trying to help him. It looks like a type of begonia of some type, mid green

My wifes plant

QuestionIt is a plant with heart shaped purple leaves that fold up umbrella style during the night. It has a white flower. The name that she gives it is OXYDELIS but I can find this name nowhere on the web. Please c

identify tree

QuestionI acquired this tree from a friend 10 years ago and was told it was a Monkey Puzzle. It has a growth pattern like a norfolk pine,with the branches growing from a halo about 6 to 8 inches apart. The tree is n

Cashews

QuestionCan you tell me a couple of things about the cashew? Is it a tree or a plant? Also, my wife claims it has a fruit that is quite good but only knows the Spanish name for it. So what IS the c

I have no idea what this plant is

Question I live in south central Kentucky, near Bowling Green. I have a potted plant that was given to us after a funeral, so it came from a local florist. We have seen plants like it before, but w

What is it

QuestionAre you famillar with madagascar palm,Column,spines,long green leaves at top of plant.Looking for any website relating to this tropical? Any info would be appreciated.I have this as a house plant.Could not f

south CA wild-growing plant

QuestionHihi - I am wondering if you could help me, but Im afraid that I do not have any pics, so if you cant really tell me anything, thats ok ... I have a house plant that I cant really identify, so im not sure ho

Please Help

QuestionDear Rick I am hoping you can help me identified a plant that I got @ home depot about a year ago that was labelled a lipstick plant but is not. Its hanging in a window and has started to creep like a

euphorbia?

QuestionI recently read about a euphorbia called Ferwol with blue/grey foliage that has burgundy color in either spring or fall. I cant find the source, but I did write down this information cause Im a blue foliage

Identifying plant

QuestionI bought a house last summer and dont know what some of the plants are. Along the back fence are bamboo-like segmented stalks that are hollow on the inside. The stalks have wide oval leaves, inst