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Q: I would like identification of the two leaf samples enclosed. I think the photo showing just a leaf is a sweetbay magnolia. The other…
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Q: I have a lot of these plants growing in the field near my home. Can you identify this plant for me? And is it…
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Q: I have a question about a perennial in our garden. Can you identify the plant in the attached photos, taken just a few weeks…
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Q. I am curious if you have an idea about a weed that grows in our yard every year. It spreads very rapidly, seems invasive…
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Q: Our Japanese red maple tree was full of new leaves when the hard freeze hit. It is just now getting a few leaves again.…
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Q: My mother taught me everything there is to know about plants and trees and how to take care of them properly. She is a…
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Q: I have a trumpet creeper that is more than 5 years old. It is planted at the front of our house which faces east.…
READ MOREQ: We found a plant in our woods about a week ago, and I wondered if you could identify what it is? – R.B. via…
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Q: A friend gave me some starts of hosta last year, and where I planted them, this lovely surprise came up early this spring. I…
READ MOREQ: Behind my house I have about 3/4 acre that is on an incline of about 30 degrees and all sand. It is about 330…
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Red fruits of winterberry deciduous holly. Photo Credit: Purdue Arboretum Bluish black fruits of arrowwood viburnum. Photo Credit: Purdue Arboretum Q: I would like to…
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Q: In December’s mild weather, I found several bulbs sprouting in my garden. Then it got really cold again. Will my bulbs bloom this spring?…
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Red oak borers leave distinctive trails (galleries) in the wood of the tree. Photo Credit: E.P., DeMotte, Indiana Q. In 22 years I’ve had more…
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Q: This vine has perennially volunteered in my garden for a few years now. I let it grow because it seemed to please the butterflies,…
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Q: Can you help me identify this shrub that flowered this spring? We’ve lived on this property for over 10 years but have never noticed…
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Q: We have been battling squash bugs for years. This year we went to preventive measures. Well, they are back. I now need to know…
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Sensation lilac with odd pale flowering branch Photo Credit: Jay County gardener Sensation lilac on Purdue West Lafayette Campus showing genetic reversion to solid color…
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Q: Please don’t think I’m totally crazy, but I couldn’t get anyone around here to answer this question and I thought someone at Purdue could.…
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Q: I have 2 Forsythias, 2 Spireas, a Ninebark and a variegated Dogwood that appear to be half dead. My thought is to cut them…
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Spore-bearing cases on the underside of a fern frond. Ferns reproduce by spores rather than seed. Photo Credit: K.G. Fort Wayne, Indiana Q: I received…
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