Plant Story Of Marigolds in History, Pot Marigolds (Calendulas) Marigolds and calendulas are mixed up in the literature. Both are plants w...
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Sunday, 23 October 2016
Sunday, 16 October 2016
Plant Confusion Of Marigolds And Calendulas The marigold has conquered the world. Marigolds are common enough that we don�t pay them much a...
Sunday, 21 August 2016
Common Names Are Mess! Here are the fruits on my saskatoon--you might know them service berries or June berries. In the East you might call...
Sunday, 7 August 2016
Cirsium undulatum, Native Thistle of the Plains Wavy leaf thistle, Cirsium undulatum , is a native thistle of the plains and the west of...
Sunday, 9 August 2015
Cornflower? Why would they call it a cornflower? That is a typical American reaction to the English name for a bachelor button, Centaurea cy...
Sunday, 28 June 2015
Blanketflower, Gaillardia , is a native you probably know as a garden flower. Native garden flowers are not all that common. Recently, talki...
Sunday, 26 April 2015
Yellow salsify, a plant I always called goat's beard, Tragopogon dubius , is coming up as a weed all over my garden. Right now it looks ...
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