lettuce plant

QuestionHi John, I hope you know vegetables! :) I am emailing you some picture of my plant that I THINK is supposed to be some kind of lettuce plant, but Im just not sure. There doesnt seem to be any kind of head, t

Forgot

QuestionQUESTION: see photo: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v408/unstresst/GARDEN/pinky1.jpg?t=1183149305 ANSWER: Mike, Just one question first. What make it a him? Geraniums are actually bisexual,

Can you identify my mystery plant?

QuestionAny way you can identify this flower (I sent 3 shots total to your e-mail address)? In previous years I tore this out of my flowerbed thinking it was a weed but this year I let it go and darned if it d

tree with purple blooms

QuestionCan you tell me what kind of tree this is? The branches grow straight up and kind of look like they want to weep over. The bloom is purple. AnswerSo sorry for the delay. We are just gettin

Local Wildflowers

QuestionHowdy! I have this wildflower that grows all over my area (Portland, Oregon) and I would love to know what it抯 name is. I have sent you several pictures, including its flower, stem and leaves. Thank you SO

can you id this plant from Mexico?

QuestionI need to identify a plant that I found in some pasture land and near some wetlands in the coastal region of the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. I will email a couple photos, although they are not to

unsure what plant is

Questioni have no idea what this plant is coul u please help the plant keeps gettin bigger it is about 4 feet tall right now and continues to grow AnswerSo sorry for the delay. We are just getting back from v

new plants, what are they?

QuestionQUESTION: a friend of mine had a brother die recently and he gave me the houseplants his brother inherited over the years. they were not taken care of real well and i have only given them a haircut so

spiny seed pods with tusks

QuestionThese are scary looking. This is in the CA Sacramento Valley. The pods are very spiny with a seam down the back...about 3-4 long and 1 in dia. From each side at one end they have curved tusks about 6-7 long

Plumeria

QuestionWhen My daughter went to Hawaii 4 years ago, she brought a Plumeria starter plant back home to Pennsylvania. It has only bloomed once but it is growing. It is currently dormant(February). My question i

mystery bulbs

QuestionHi. Im hoping that you can help solve my garden mystery. In the Spring of 06 I dug and relocated several large clumps of bulbs. The clumps were growing in an area that had been an overgrown

type of trillium

Question trillium I found this patch of Trillium (I think) in a shady, off trail spot above Pacific,CA. I looked through the ~300 pictures of Trillium on Berkeleys CalPhotos-plants site, but nothing appeared t

Plant?

Question Plant Unknown What type of plant is this? AnswerThis is a Bonsai. A Bonsai is a miniature tree that started in Japan. When someone got the idea of planting a NORMAL TREE SEED, in a small pot, to see if it

Unknown/blub platnt

QuestionI was given some bulbs. so I planted them, well first came up a large stalk like spike about a foot tall. The next season it has grown so far to about 10 ft. tall and has really large fuzzy pumpkin plant typ

spiky seed pod in Kentucky

Question The seed(ling) I have looked over the internet for this for hours. The seed pod that ive found has green spikes that are about half an inch long covering its entire surface. Its a almost a perfect sphere

royal poinciana tree..

Questionwe saw some beautiful flowering trees in Key West, Fl. red/orange flowers in the top, very tropical airy leaves. were they called flame trees ? or fire trees ? this royal poinciana tree seems very simi

Bamboo

QuestionWhat are the kind they sell everywhere in bunches growing in just water and pebbles? Will they grow in soil? Do they need anything other than water? AnswerThat plant isnt a real bamboo, but a s

Unidentified flower

Questionflower 001 QUESTION: I saw the attached flowers in a garden in Spain last week,and photographed the sample pot that I got from a Spanish market, they come out in all different colours from the same pl

Going for Grey

QuestionAre there any plants that have grey flowers? AnswerThe only ones that come to mind are certain bromeliads, which have an inflorescence that is pink and grey, and certain pansies are a greyish blue. Th

what is this plant

Question imag0011 what kind of plant is this? All I know is that it does quite well in partial shade and that it is supposed to bloom. AnswerThats a mandavilla, a tropical vine. It blooms portportional to ho