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The bearded or German iris (Iris germanica) is one of the most sublime flowers that can be grown in our northern gardens. Its graceful shape and wide range of colors far surpasses the more mundane flowers that we cultivate. The only failing of the iris is that its bloom period is a short two to […]
The plant of the moment is Cannabis sativa more commonly known as marijuana Ingesting or smoking it for whatever reason, be it medicinal or recreational, is legal or illegal depending on your locale. What is legal and readily available is hemp oil and many people are utilizing it externally (and internally) for a number of […]
Pat sent us a picture of a couple of her orchids that are magnificently in bloom. The one orchid has 10 blooms and the other had 15. They are both of the genus Phalaenopsis. These are called moth orchids. They came by this common name in a curious way. It is in reference to the […]
Five million, seven hundred thousand bats have succumbed to white-nose syndrome since 2006. Seven bat species are included in this number: :big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus), little brown myotis, (Myotis lucifugus), tri-colored bats (Perimyotis subflavus), ), eastern small-footed myotis (Myotis leibii) ,northern myotis (Myotis septentrionalis), the Indiana myotis (Myotis sodalis) and gray myotis (Myotis grisescens). […]
Saprophytic plants are not unusual in nature. These are plants that live off of dead and decaying matter. They cannot make their own food as they contain no chlorophyll and cannot photosynthesize. Most of them are found in defined locations since they have a very specific arrangement with their environment. While some such as mistletoe […]