Neighbor has this coming up in a planter and wanted to know what it was. Thanks for any help. Hi Deb, your neighbor’s plant is […]

This vine was at the base of a tree last year. I thought it was a pipevine. It died back over the winter; the flowers […]

Ivy growing under our house stairs. Hi Nick, your vine is called Virginia creeper, Parthenocissus quinquefolia. Quinquefolia means 5-leaved – so not at all related […]

Is this wild buckwheat or a relative of it, grown in dry, sandy soil? Hi Mary, no, not a buckwheat or its relative – this […]

I may have planted this. My husband wants to whack it down. I’m an ignorant but loyal botanist. Hi Joya, your plant is one of […]

Photo attached; growing near the edge of a small lake in Raleigh, NC; my guess is one of the primroses. Hi Frank, yes, it is […]

What is this purple flower usually growing in clusters in pastures or ditches, blooming typically mid to late May? Hi Mary, I cannot be certain […]

I found the seed (persimmon like) deposited on my property this past Feb. and planted it in April. Hi Bill, well, it looks like a […]

found in my backyard, seems very hardy in clay soil with a white oak tree growing along with it. I would like to cultivate more […]

Found on our property in Laurens County. It is found on the edges of fields and trails just inside the woods. Spreading aggressively. Fast grower. […]