Transpiration

Question I am currently working on a science fair project involving the transpiration rate of plants. I was wondering if you could perhaps offer me some assistance or ideas to make my project the best that it

wild vine identification

QuestionI live in East Central Alabama and just came across a wild vine I have never seen. It has heart-shaped leaves that are similar in texture to a grapevine and is now (October)producing berries that range

Unusual Fruit?

QuestionWhen traveling from Nashville to Columbia SC, we stopped by a dam and spotted a tree that had a very odd looking fruit?. It was lime green, very bumpy all over (like covered in beads all over), shape of a l

Unknown small tree plant is dying

Question Picture of Harry Hi! I bought a small indoor tree plant over the summer and named him Harry. He has very long, thin green leaves (please see picture- this is when he was healthy). It has been do

HELP! Plant ID?

QuestionHi! I received 4 plants as a gift from my neighbor who is moving away. I have cats, and I am worried if these are poisonous to them :( Could you help me ID them? All I have is a camera phone, so I am so

Identifying tree

Question Leaf Hello Trey. We have a tree in our backyard that I have been trying to identify. I have searched the internet. My husband & son thought it was a catalpa, but it does not have blossoms in the Spring or a

Passionvine Help

Question New Leaves and Tendril Hi Trey, My name is Teddy Kesting-Handly and Im an expert in the entomology category. My question is regarding my Passion Vine. I breed butterflies and have breed on this vine, both

The care of a Double bloom Hybiscus

QuestionI recently was given this 6 ft. double bloom hibiscus tree in September. The person that gave it to me did not take very good care of it. I did repot it with in the few days of owning it, what a project tha

wild vine with berries

QuestionA coworker has a vine growing in her hedge. It has leaves that look similar to a grape leaf. The odd thing is that it has multi-colored berries raning from pink to blue and purple. They look like colorful ea

corn plant

QuestionIve had this corn plant indoors for a good time then decided to put it outdoors. Its been doing very well & recently bloomed a stalk of balled flowers that open up at night & remain closed durung the d

aeonium

QuestionI have some type of aeonium succulent - I have google searched images but two different types of leaf type seem to show up for aeonium undulatum (saucer plant) so it seems there is confusion out there over t

crassula?

QuestionHi, OK, this is a succulent of some kind. It has tight stacked square chubby very green leaves; they are stacked on vertical stems very much in the crassula mode but not opposing angled to one another but an

truffles

QuestionThe truffle (the part you eat) does not rise above ground to spread its spores. What is its function and what scientific name does the part you eat have? Thank you. AnswerTruffles are fungi, not plants, but

Unknown tree-like plant

Question unknown plant A year ago I received a tree-like plant as a gift. I have never been able to figure out what it is, but ive included a picture. I dont know the best way to take care of this plant is-- Ive see

Wild Flower/Bulb

Question Unknown Wild Flower Co I live in the Cote dAzur South France. I saw these flowers in a group, next to a stone wall under pine trees on a rocky mountain side. The flower stem is approx 6 ins high, fleshy lea

Plants + coffee

QuestionHi, For a science fair project, I decided to see the affects on plants watered with coffee compared to water. I watered parsley and Sweet Marjoram. The Parsley watered with coffee grew very tall, but nothing

Orchid?

Question Flower I live in Louisiana, and have this wonderful little plant growing at the base of an oak tree. Long leaves branch out and the end of it turns into a beautiful lil flower. And the leaf then turns int

idenyify my plant!?! PLEASE

Question Unknown plant? Ive been on an on going unsuccessful search for the name and species of this plant. It is believed the seeds were brought to Canada from Egypt area in the mid 1930s. It can not survive the

Unidentified dying object

Question Unidentified dying obj Can you please help me ID this tree-like houseplant? I rescued it from an interior bathroom at my office a few years back, and have nursed it along. It has recently begun

IDENTIFYING BRIAR PLANT

QuestionWE HAVE A GREEN STEMMED PLANT WITH RAZOR SHARP BRIARS THAT GROWS THICK ALONG A CREEK ON OUR PROPERTY IN NC ARKANSAS. THERE ARE NO LEAVES ON IT AT THIS TIME. THE THORNS ARE SITUATED ABOUT EVERY INCH OR