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Friday Photo: 04/15/2022

April 15, 2022

In a small patch of the Jules Janick Garden, spring has sprung earlier than everywhere else. A steam pipe buried 6-8 feet beneath the surface makes the soil just the right temperature for 1,200 Colorblend iimagination tulips planted by student workers to emerge. The garden is located adjacent to the #PurdueHortLA building.

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petunia flowers

New and improved cherry flavor courtesy of the petunia flower 

March 18, 2022

That cherry flavor you enjoy in candy and soda is likely a combination of aromatic and flavor compounds discovered through study of plants in laboratories far from cherry trees. It and the sweet scent of your almond extract may actually be courtesy of a petunia flower.

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