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Aztec sweet herb (Lippia dulcis)
I saw this herb at the nursery today. I have never heard of it before but it sounds like it would be useful. Quoting from the plant tag: " A Mexican herb, used at least since the time of the Aztecs for coughs, colds, bronchitis,asthma and colic. ...Since its leaves have an intense sweetness, it is being investigated as a…
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Is this wild violet?
The kids picked these. It sure seems like a violet. These are tiny! The stem was slender with no leaves. The leaves were part of the base plant. I didn't know we might have any here. I should have taken a picture yesterday before it started wilting. No leaves were brought back for my small bouquet. There were many of these…
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Guess this plant
I often put seeds into my houseplant pot soil & I don't often forget what I put where. For the life of me, I really don't know what I put in here. I thought at first that it was broadleaf plantain. It certainly doesn't look/feel like it at this point. It looks like grass or grain, neither of which I planted! The leaves are…
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Yellow Root
Hello all, My husband and I are looking to purchase yellow root. When we search for yellow root it tends to always take you back to goldenseal, which is different. If anyone has and ideas, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Wonderful idea, labelling the plants
This is oddly along the idea one of my kids had when we recently sold our house, to introduce our wild plants to the new owner (and if the intro wasnt necessary, maybe they would appreciate the gesture). We thought of it too late. It is encouraging that such a high percentage would like to be able to ID more plants.