Q: I have a Chinese Lantern (don't know which) that had beautiful lantern blooms in August. The blooms are dying back and revealing a bright red berry or perhaps seed. How can I propagate the plant to sha
Q: I planted a three gallon pampas grass 2 years ago and it has not bloomed/plumed yet. It is growing, seems healthy, and gets plenty of sunshine. There are no other pampas grass plants in the near vicinity. D
Q: Could you please tell me how many feet are in one acre of land? A: It depends on which creatures are standing there. Many more spider feet can fit on an acre than can elephant feet. Now of course, if you
Q: On a recent visit to San Diego, my wife and I were awe-struck by a couple of Moreton Bay Fig trees (obviously the one in Balboa Park, but also a couple we saw on Coronado Island). Anychance at all that this b
Q: My father had a holly that he had found in the woods years ago. He grew 2 other plants from cuttings. One he gave to a special customer and the other was planted at my sister's house. Her plant died i
Effects of Temperature on Plant- Science Fair Project
Q: I am emailing you to ask for your help with my science fair project in botany. My topic is "How would various temperatures affect the growth of a ‘Baby Gold' ivy?" I was intend to take
Bradford Pear – Fruit and Thorns
Q: There is a tree in our front yard that I always assumed was a Bradford pear. It blooms the same time, has the same a similar look, but it has berries. It also has thorns on it! Do Bradford pear trees have berr
Q: Can you tell me how to prune a purple smoketree? A: Mercy! There are statements of absolute conviction saying opposite things! See: Smoke Tree Plant Spotlight WeedPatch.com I think it is possible two avenues
Pine Straw Mulch – Annual Replacement
Q: I have a question about pine straw mulch. I've used it for years and will be putting out new pine straw in a few days. For years I've read and heard that the old pine straw should be cleaned out b
Q: We have a lake of approximately 2 acres. My problem is duckweed, Wolffia columbiana that has covered the entire surface of the lake. This has happened for the past two years.Since the warm weather has returne
Caterpillar Identification Books
Q: We just moved to the Atlanta. Could you tell me the name of the caterpillar book which you mentioned on the radio while discussing caterpillars that sting? I think some of my grandchildren would enjoy it since
Confederate Rose – Flower Color
Q: I am a huge hibiscus lover, but I hate the way the tropical ones die at the end of summer. I was thrilled a few years ago when you talked about the Confederate Rose hibiscus. My dad and I finally found one for
Q: Do you have any idea what this is? A: It's American euonymus, Euonymus americanus….commonly called "Hearts-a-Busting". You can tell it's a euonymus because it has green stems (ra
Q: I'm sending a photo of a doe that I caught in the act of helping herself to one of the feeders in our backyard. We thought a flying squirrel (which we had seen) had been cleaning the feeder out at night,
Q: One day last month my attention was drawn to a new but attractive little weed that had come up in one of my plant beds and grown to a height of about 15 inches. It has all the characteristics of a miniature po
Elephant Ear – Protecting for Winter
Q: What is the botanical name of elephant ear? I need to know if now is the right time to dig them up, how to store them and when to replant in the spring. A: Elephant ear is Colocasia esculenta but there are a c
Q: I visited the rose gardens at the Chattanooga Choo Choo last week and found a rose there I must have! It is a multicolored (red-orange-yellow- gold) miniature rose bush. It was labeled ‘Rainbow's
Daylily – Fertilizing Stella d Oro
Q: For the past four years, I have purchased plants that I thought would be prolific all-summer bloomers: ‘Stella de Oro' daylilies, carpet roses and the ‘Nearly Wild' rose. While they blo
Q: I planted a Norway Spruce in December of last year. The tree was five feet tall when I planted it and has grown approximately one foot since planting. In the last few months, needles on some branches have turn
Outdoor Plants – Double-potting
Q: I recently purchased two dwarf-looking little shrubs with a named spelled like Thuia (or Thuja) Homstrup. I hope to keep them in containers on the patio throughout the year. I remember the nursery salesperso
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