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Remote User:

Date: 4/27/2012   


Comments  

Just a quick note to let you know that everything arrived in beautiful shape and these plants looked by far as some of the most healthy I have ever received in shipping. I could not have been happier. Here's to hoping they will enjoy their new home up here in Cincinnati. I am sure I will order some more things from you in the future and would recommend you to anyone. Thanks so much!

Judy,

Cincinnati, Oh

Remote User:

Date: 5/15/2010   


Comments  

The plants are beautiful! Thanks so much :)
Regina 
Kansas City KS   (goldenseal, persimmon, hazelnut, beebalm)

Remote User:

Date: 5/13 /2010   


Comments  

You are so sweet!!!!!  I was wondering about the plants I wanted and they arrived on my doorstep today.  They have been unpacked, watered, and put to bed for the night.  Everything arrived wonderfully packed and in good shape with the exception of one Jewel Weed.  The poor thing was broken in half.  Oh well.....sometimes that just happens.  By the way....if you don't mind my saying so...these are the best Jewel Weeds I have received thus far.  They are huge and so healthy...thanks so much.  I can't wait to get everything in the ground.  I hope these Jewel Weeds make it.  I am going to plant them in a different area.  If they don't survive it certainly won't be because there was something wrong with the plants...they truly are beautiful.
  
Again, John, thanks for your trust, your amazing plants, and your professional service.  It is a pleasure to do business with you.
 
God bless and have a lovely weekend.    Beth  (Madison AL)

Remote User:

Date: 5/10 /2010   


Comments  

John,
Many thanks for the wonderful plants. Sheila and I planted them all on Sat. in the light then heavy rain. Perfect. We are most excited for our attempt to do a xeric garden in our large triangular traffic island. The Wethersfield Beautification Trust assigns us these public spaces to take care of. We'll send photos mid-summer.

By the way, when the plants came, I left the boxes open to the rain the day before we planted them. But, your wrapping was perfect. We could undo the tape with one hand and the newspapers held in moisture just right. Good planning!

Best,
Betty (Wethersfield CT)

Remote User:

Date: 5/07 /2010   10:05 PM


Comments  

Thanks again, John, the  5 plants arrived today (Friday) and in a very good condition.  I'm very pleased.
Melinda    (gray goldenrod, royal catchfly, dutchmen's pipevine)

Remote User:

Date: 5/06 /2010   9"33 AM


Comments  

Thanks John, 
Nice bunch of plants.
Alex  in South Carolina (coreopsis,  firepink, goldenrods -gray, stiff, showy, zigzag)

Remote User:

Date: 5/5/2010   4:36 PM


Comments  

The plants arrived a few days ago. Your packaging was wonderful, no damage to the plants and they were still damp! Thank you. (jack in pulpit, dutchmens breeches)
Cindy in Tulsa, OK

Remote User:

Date: 5/5/2010   4:03 PM


Comments  

Hi John,

My plant order arrived today, and everything looks like it's in good shape! Weather permitting, and if they are hardened off a little, I'll plant them this weekend. Thank you so much for providing these plants for me!  (pawpaw, buckeye, leatherwood)

Cheryl 
Grand Ledge, MI

Remote User:

Date: 4/24/2010   8:20 PM


Comments  

I ordered a Christmas fern and two celandine poppies from you a  couple years ago and we were amazed at how well they were packed and what beautiful plants they were, and they have all grown wonderfully!
Thank you!
Paul  (North Dakota)

Remote User:

Date: 4/24/2010  8:30 PM


Comments  

Hi John,
  Just a note to let you know the plants arrived Wednesday and 
  they all look great.  Thanks, Liz  (Lubbock, TX)

Remote User:

Date: 4/9/2010  10:38 AM


Comments  

John, 
They're beautiful!  Arrived perfectly healthy, going in the ground today.
Thanks,
Melaine (in Denver CO. ordered Dutchmen's Breeches)

Remote User:

Date: 3/18/2010  8:38 AM


Comments

 John,
The plants and seeds arrived yesterday afternoon and look fantastic.  Thank
you so much for such great service and great plants.  Looking forward to
doing more business with you in the future.
Regards,
Karen
Breckenridge, TX

Remote User:

Date:3/38/2010 6:15 PM


Comments

 John,

 Thank you for the wonderful plants!  All look robust and will be a fantastic addition to my gardens.  Your check is in the mail.

 Best wishes, Jeremy in San Antonio, TX

Remote User:

Date:12/18/2009 12:05 PM


Comments

Your web site is the best one out there. It gives the best information one needs to establish a native prairie from blending the seed to planting the site.   The number of seeds per ounce is an extreme help in creating mixtures of forbs.  
Eric

Assistant Area Wildlife Supervisor
MN DNR-Section of Wildlife

(Minnesota Department of Natural Resources) 

Remote User:

Date:
 3-25-09  1:39 PM

Comments

Hi, John,

Just a quick note to let you know I received my plant/seeds today via USPS.  Wow!  Thank you for the quick shipping!!  The lonicera looks great and will sit in the window until frost time.  Thank you for the promptness in shipping and I look forward to my new butterfly
 garden.  I'll let ya know.
Carol
Hi Carol,
I would plant the Lonicera now, they are hardy will do best planted now outside in your flower garden.
Thanks, John

Remote User:

Date:
3-23-09

Comments

Hello John!
I'm very impressed with your bluebell plants and packing method.  I've tried for years to locate a good supplier of bluebells and now I can stop searching.  I will want to order 50-100 plants next season.  Can you handle that amount.?
happy gardening,
Kathie

Remote User:

Date:
Wednesday 3-11-09  4:02 PM

Comments
John,
Just wanted to let you know that all three plants were in excellent condition when they arrived this afternoon.  Thank you for getting them to me so quickly.   I'll recommend you to my master gardeners association and my associates at Riverbanks Botanical Gardens. 
Elizabeth

Remote User:

Date:
Wednesday March 11, 10:12 AM

Comments

John.  
The Aristolochia tomentosa Dutchmen's Pipevine plants arrived in great shape.  Stay well, Richard

Remote User:

Date:
Wednesday March 11, 4:24 AM

Comments

Good morning, John.  Last Friday I received the 12 Virginia Bluebells in excellent condition and planted them out yesterday.  If you still have adequate inventory, I'd like to purchase 12 more.  Please advise.  
Kathie
 
Hi Kathie,
Good to hear your plants arrived safely. I will ship 12 Bluebell plants to you early next week. Let me know when you need additional or other plants.
Thanks,
John

Remote User:

Date:

Thursday June 12, 9:56 PM

Comments

Hi John,
Got the box today.  Those are the best-looking pawpaw trees I have ever received.  I've ordered pawpaws from the larger nurseries several times over the years, but they were all little more then dead/half-dead sticks.  I was impressed at how carefully everything was packed, too. The box was slightly pushed in at the top, but the contents were in excellent condition.  It's a pleasure doing business with you.
Sincerely,
Tim in Maryland

Remote User:

Date:

Thursday June 12,  2:54 PM

Comments

John,
The plants we ordered arrived right on schedule!  We are really pleased with them. They looked like they left Missouri yesterday. They are still hydrated and did not limp back at all.  Thanks for the great service!  
Karen,   Maryland

Remote User:

Date:

Thursday June 12,  1:25 PM

Comments

John,
I received the plants today and they are in great shape. I will plant them this evening.
Thanks for the quick service, I look forward to coming back to you for more plants.

Thanks,
Reggie, North Tonawanda NY

Remote User:

Date:

Thursday June 12,  8:01 AM

Comments

John,
The Jewelweed plants arrived yesterday.  When I got home last night I carefully unpacked them.  Man are you an artist.  I was trying to imagine how they were going to be packed so they arrived safe and sound.  I am impressed.  I watered them very well once I had them safely unpacked.  I also watered them this morning before we left for work.

We picked two spots we plan to prepare this weekend where we will put them.  The major site is shade to part shade.  However, I will put two of the plants in my butterfly garden [sun to part sun] positioned so that they are partially shaded by the catmint, yarrow (both about 2.5 feet tall) and one of my big leafy butterfly bushes (about 5.5 feet).  The butterfly garden is mulched and I keep it well watered.
Thanks again,
Dan, Pittsburgh PA

Remote User:

Date:

6/9/2008, 8:26 AM

Comments

Hey John. Just wanted to let you know that I received the plants, and they are really adorable, if that word can be used to describe cactus. My boyfriend took one look at them and decided that he wanted some for his granma. She's going to be 95 later this month, and has raised all kinds of vegetation through the years. She lives down the road, still on her own with help from Scott. I'm sure she's never seen a Prickly Pear, however, being a Yankee farmer and all. Anyhoo, I'm going to send you another check for four more plants.

Thanks,
Ellen, New Hampshire

Remote User:

Date:

6/5/2008, 7:51 PM

Comments

I received the rattlesnake master plants this afternoon.  They arrived in beautiful shape!  I'll take them to their new home in Minnesota tomorrow.  Karen

Date:

Thursday May 28, 2008, 2:35 PM
Comments

Dear John...
My Jewelweed plants arrived today in wonderful condition.  They will be at their new home tomorrow.  Thanks so much.  I appreciate your prompt, dependable, and professional service.
 Look forward to doing more business with you as always.
 Sincerely,
 Beth C

Date:

Comments  

John
Thank you for the excellent service and extra care in packaging.  Everything shipped beautifully.  It was a pleasure doing business with you.
thanks, Becky H.

Remote User:

Date:

5-24-08, 10:56 AM

Comments

I really like your web-site.  I stumbled upon it after we visited Fernwood Gardens, a botanical garden and nature preserve in Niles, MI and saw a blue wild indigo and a blue star.  I knew I had to have them in my garden and started searching the web as soon as we got home.  My search brought up your site and I have it saved as a favorite.  The pictures of the plants and invasive plant listings are great.

Best Regards,
Andrea
 

Remote User:

Date:

5/23/2008, 6:43 PM

Comments

Hi John,

The plants arrived today (Friday), in good shape. They look very good.  In this area, we are known as pioneers of native gardening, and we have

created a working document--still in draft--about where to get natives. We circulate it to people who want to get into native gardening. I can assure

you that I'm going to add you to the list of good sources.  I'm sure we'll order from you again in the future.

Thanks, Steve 

Remote User:

Date:

5-23-08 9:07 AM

Comments

John,
My plants arrived in excellent condition two days ago.  Thanks for being so prompt.

Sherry

 

Remote User:

Date:

5-22-08, 5:37 PM

Comments

Just wanted you to know that my impatiens arrived this afternoon in great shape- so quickly!...very healthy looking, and well packed!  Thank you.  Martina F.

Remote User:

Date:

5/19/2008 9:13 AM

Comments

Dear John.....
 The jewelweed you sent is doing great!!!!!  Very, very healthy and hardy looking.  Looks like the plants have always been where I set them out.  Thanks so much.  I want to order some more.  I want at least two more trays.  Tell me what I should do and what would be the most economical.
Thanks.  Hope your Monday is going great!!!! 
 Beth C.

Remote User:

Date:

5/16/2008 9:04 AM

Comments

Hi John- The flowers arrived in tip-top shape.  Thank you!
Janet L.
 

Remote User:

Date:

5/16/2008 6:27 AM

Comments

Hi John,

   I forgot to email you, the plants came late Wednesday afternoon and I spent yesterday getting them in the ground and transferring other plants. It was in the forecast for rain and I needed to get a bunch done before the rain came. 

  They really looked nice, thankfully you boxed them well, as they were on their side at arrival!  Good job.

  Thanks for everything, I will get back with you for some fall plants.

 Beth

Remote User:

Date:

June 7, 2007

Comments

After finding easywildflowers.com on the Internet, I emailed a question about one of the plants. I received a quick reply with the information. Later that day, I posted an order. It came two days later! The plants were carefully packed in pots with moist soil, and gently cushioned. I have ordered plants from several other online dealers that arrived limp and worn. These plants were healthy and beautiful. I will certainly be ordering from this company again, and recommending it to my friends.

 

Remote User:

Date:

Thursday, May 2, 2008 10:25 am

Comments

I just wanted to let you know how very pleased I was with the plants I ordered from you for Habitat.  Packing, shipping, plant size and health all exceeded expectations!  I was particularly impressed with the protection around each and every plant – all of which arrived without any damage.  The plants had a few days to recover, and then it was off to their new home at Legacy Trails subdivision.  Several Missouri Master Naturalists, and members of MSU’s Horticulture Club arranged them for planting.  Youth from a local church helped dig the holes and set them in the ground.  The planting looks great, and I’m so pleased that so many, including you helped make it happen.  Thanks, I look forward to doing business with you again.

Kathy   

Remote User:

Date:

Comments

Just wanted to let you know that I planted the 12 plants Friday AM and

we had rain that afternoon. Looking forward to their growth. I really

like the way you use newspaper instead of Styrofoam peanuts for packing.

Thank you for the plants.

 Howard
 

Remote User:

Date:

Comments

Hi John.  Got my plants today (really fast) and they are the best, healthiest plants I've ever gotten and I've ordered LOTS of plants!  I love them and I love your website.  It's so full of information.  Thank you for a wonderful experience.  I'm positive I'll be back many times.

Sue

www.floralblessings.com  "My Place" Pressed Flower Art & Crafts

Remote User:

Date:

Thursday, April 11, 2008 

Comments

John
Thank you for the prompt service.  It was great doing business with you.  We are looking forward to doing more gardening in retirement and will certainly remember your help.
Sincerely, Suzanne in Michigan
 

Remote User:

Date:

Comments

Hi John, thanks for talking with me on the phone about the Dutchmen’s Pipevine.  I like your website; very helpful and educational (especially like the pictures).
Thanks again! Lorraine

Remote User:

Date:

Sunday, October 07, 2007 07:16 PM

Comments  

Hello John
What a remarkable website!  Beautifully designed and well-tended.  That's all....I'm just writing to offer my congratulations.
Regards,
Bill

Remote User:

Date:

Friday, August 10, 2007 01:04 PM

Comments

  John- Thanks I got the Buffalo Grass seeds today.  What crazy looking seeds.....your website was most helpful in determining what seeds were good for me.  There was a lot of detail about the buffalo grass and that is why I purchased from you.  I did a lot of homework- and you gave me the most and best info.  I will let you know how it turns out.  Bill

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Remote User:

Date:

Thursday, August 09, 2007 7:41 AM
Comments

Good Morning John,  

I just wanted to let you know that my plants arrived yesterday.  They were packed perfectly and arrived in great shape.  I can’t wait to work on them this weekend.   I have great plans for my new country gardens!!! 

Thank you so much.  

Judy
Sullivan, IL

 

Remote User:

Date:

Friday, July 20, 2007 2:24 PM

Comments

  Hi John,

The plants arrived yesterday in excellent condition.  Thank you for the great service...Cathie

Remote User:

Date:

Thursday, July 19, 2007 11:52 AM

Comments

  John,

  The plants arrived in good shape.

Thanks!

Karen

Remote User:

Date:

Tuesday, July 17, 2007 2:02 PM

Comments

   I’ve enclosed a picture of my Dad with his Pipevine plants from your business. He was pleased with the care of the plants from your packing/shipping department, and with the healthiness of the vines. They are planted and have a ways to go to reach to the trellis. He’s watering them carefully each day as their location in western Pennsylvania has been skimped on the usual rain patterns. Thanks again for your willingness to ship to my Dad. I would hope you received my check in the mail-please email back immediately if you have had a problem with my payment. Thanks again.
    Barbara K.

Remote User:

Date:

Friday, July 06, 2007 1:04 PM

Comments

Received Wild Geranium pots in good condition
Thanks
Linda in Wellsville, Missouri

Remote User:

Date:

Monday, July 02, 2007 9:32 AM

Comments

  Dear John, Your Jewelweed plants were in very good shape when I received them.  The weather here in Alabama this summer is just unusually hot and VERY dry.  The other plants are doing very well.  I have not planted them as yet, but I am waiting until we get a good, soaking rain (I keep hoping!!!).
Have a great day.
Beth

 

Remote User:

Date:

Saturday, June 30, 2007 10:37 AM

Comments

Indianpink Plants arrived safely and in great shape.  Thanks so much.
Genie

Remote User:

Date:

Thursday, June 21, 2007 3:13 PM

Comments

John —
They just arrived — to my amazement — in perfect shape.  I’ve given them a drink and they’re going in the ground first thing in the morning. Many thanks!
— Bernice.

Remote User:

Date:

Thursday, June 21, 2007 10:44 AM

Comments

  Dear John:
The Jewelweed plants arrived in good condition.  I believe they were ready to come out of the box though.  How on earth did you do that???  Not a leaf had fallen.   I am impressed.  Thanks so much.  Now, I hope I can plant them >properly!!
 Thanks so much. Beth

Remote User:

Date:

Tuesday, June 19, 2007 7:44 PM
Comments  

Hi, John!
I received the plants today.  They were in great shape.  Thanks for the great packing job!
Debra

 

Remote User:

Date:

Saturday, June 16, 2007 3:03 AM
Comments

John, Ironweed plants look super. thks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Alex

 

Remote User:

Date:

 Wednesday, June 13 2007 9:45 AM
Comments
Dear John
The milkweed plants arrived yesterday in beautiful shape!!  Thanks so much!!  Now all I have to do is hope for some Monarchs to come by.  The Cardinal Flower was a great choice for my hummingbirds, I don’t have it – Thanks!  I will stop planting for this year and keep you in mind for next year.  Thanks ever so much, your business is just what I was looking for.  All the Best.  Doris

Remote User:

Date:

Tuesday, June 12, 2007 11:21 AM
Comments

 hi - 
 just wanted to let you know that the 4 plants i got from you (2 indian pinks and 2 winecups) are really doing well, in fact, the winecups are going nuts. i didn't see it on your site - do you have spicebush ever? 

thanks - sandra

Remote User:

Date:

Friday, June 08, 2007 11:24 AM
Comments
Hi John, I forgot to let you know your plants arrived in excellent shape and I really appreciate the care you took to pack them.  Will definitely will keep you in mind for future projects. Thanks, Bob

Remote User:

Date:

Friday, June 08, 2007 8:44 AM
Comments  

Thank you so much.  The plants are beautiful.  Kathy

Remote User:

Date:

Thursday, June 07, 2007 12:50 AM
Comments
Dear John,
My plants arrived today, and I am very excited!  Can't wait to get them in the garden!!  I have ordered plants by mail before, but NEVER had them come packed so carefully, or looking soooo GOOD!  I'm not a gardener...I'm a "Planter."  I don't know much...but I love trying.  I will be back on your website next time I have a space to fill.  You can count on it!  Also, my sister is a "Gardener"...as soon as I hit the Send key to get this to you, I will be sending an email to her, with your website on it! 
Thank you very much!
Most sincerely,
Jacquie

Remote User:

Date:

Wednesday, June 06, 2007 12:19 PM
Comments

Got the plants! They arrived in good condition and are in the ground! 
Thanks!
Holly  

Remote User:

Date:

Thursday, May 31, 2007 3:07 PM
Comments

Subject: Lupines

John,
My lupines arrived today in great condition.  They are some of the healthiest looking plants I have ever received of any type.  I will plant them this evening as the temperature cools a little.  We are in the middle of a mini heat wave and a mild drought.  The temperature has been around 90 lately and we sure are in need of rain.  You will hear from me again.
 Dale J. Nienberg 

Remote User:

Date:

Wednesday May 30, 2007 5:28 PM
Comments
Thank you so much John for the Jack in the pulpit plants, I know we will love them.  I dreamed about them last night.  Eileen

Remote User:

Date:

Friday, May 25, 2007 9:16 AM
Comments
Good morning John:
     I got my order Wed. and am glad to report that the plants were in excellent condition.  I will most certainly be buying more in the future.  I can honestly say that these were definitely the best plants that I've ever purchased online.  It's refreshing to know that such a supplier of wildflowers exist; please keep up the good work!  I look forward to doing more business in the future.  
Regards,
Matthew Marlow

Remote User:

Date:

Friday, May 25, 2007 11:33 AM
Comments

hey john

its denny again need some more plants.

2: Opunita humifusa ( prickly pear)

1: Aesculus pavia ( red buckeye)

1: Asimina trilobia ( paw paw)

the plants you sent me earlier are doing great. wish i could say that about the ones i couldnt get from you. i need another paw paw, becasue i didnt see the part about needing 2 for polonation. give me a total with shipping and ill cut  you a check

thanks denny

Remote User:

Date:

Thursday, May 17, 2007 9:31 PM
Comments
Hello,
This is Tina from GardenSiteAwards.com.  You probably didn't know, but one of your website visitors nominated your website for our "Best Garden Website Award" last week.
We get over 150 nominations each week but only a couple websites are given our award. After reviewing your site, we've decided you deserve this month's Best Garden Website Award.  Congratulations!!
As an award winner, you are granted the right to display our award
logo on your website.

Congratulations once again.  Keep up the great work on your website!
Tina Dreyer
 

Remote User:

Date:

Thursday, May 17, 2007 6:47 PM
Comments
Hi John,
Just wanted to let you know that the plants arrived today in great condition and have been planted out in the yard.  They look very happy so far. Thanks for the no-newsprint packaging!
Susan and Dennis

Remote User:

Date:

Thursday, May 17, 2007 5:12 AM
Comments

Thank you, John.  The Iris cristata and Firepink plants arrived yesterday in beautiful condition.  
Ruth

Remote User:

Date:

Wednesday, May 16, 2007 9:34 AM
Comments
You truly are the best site for wildflowers and I've directed my friends to you many times.  P.S. My milkweed plants you sent a couple of weeks ago are doing great!
Rose,  St. Francis, Wisconsin  

Remote User:

Date:

Wednesday, May 16, 2007 9:15 AM
Comments
John, I love my flowers.  Have a great summer!  Pat

Remote User:

Date:

Tuesday, May 15, 2007 4:44 PM
Comments

Hi John

Got the wildflowers today, they look great, can’t wait to plant them as soon as the rain stops.

 Thanks again

Regards

Lillian

Remote User:

Date:

 Friday, May 11, 2007 8:45 AM
Comments

John, received the plants. They all made it and are ready for the garden. Thank you, good doing business with you. Dennis
P.S. I'll be back.

Remote User:

Date:

Thursday, May 10, 2007 12:46 PM
Comments

John,
Received the plants yesterday in great shape, it left a positive impression.  I went ahead and forwarded your site info to a couple friends.
Thanks!
-Tom

Remote User:

Date:

Comments
The plants arrived last night safe and sound. I watered them, intend to plant them this morning. Thanks for the fast and good service, and for the healthy plants.
barb

Remote User:

Date:

Thursday, May 10, 2007 8:05 PM
Comments

John. got jewelweed plants today and they look nice. wow, that's fast.. thks  alex

Remote User:

Date:

Thursday, May 10, 2007 6:42 P
Comments
John:  got the leatherwood and shrubby st john's wort flowers today and they look great!  
Donna

Remote User:

Date:

Thursday, May 10, 2007 3:24 PM
Comments
 Hi John
Your wonderfully packaged plants arrived today. You sure beat the heck out of Gurney's on packing!  They tried 3 different times over 2 years to send me two young trees, and finally gave up and gave me a voucher instead.  Gurney’s poor little trees were jammed head to head in a narrow sleeve---of course crispy leafed and snapped off at the dirt.  geez.
I'll print how to care for these guys and get my husband to plant them tonight.
Thank you--- :-)
appreciate everything,
Linda

 

 

Remote User:

Date:

Wednesday, May 09, 2007 8:01 PM
Comments

Hi John,
 The Wild Blue Phlox came today.  Thank you for the good packaging and prompt service.
 Regards,
 Walter

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Remote User:

Date:

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Time:

3:21 PM

Comments

Happy New Year John!  Another great milkweed year, 100+ Monarchs in out outdoor classroom.  Thanks for sending great seeds!  Caryle

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Remote User:

Date:

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Time:

1:44 PM

Comments

Thanks so much, I received my plants today, I can't believe I got them the day after you shipped them! They look so healthy and packed so nice. It is like Christmas every time I get a package from you.  Please don't forget me the next time a planting opportunity comes up. 
Thanks, Heidi

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Remote User:

 

Date:

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Time:

12:42 PM

Comments

I'm looking forward to ordering from you.  I'm planning on putting in a rain garden with natives in my yard, plus I'm working on one at a Master Gardener-sponsored "idea garden" in conjunction with the local Soil Conservation District at a public site.  I'm also "trying my hand" at raising more of my own natives from seed, and I really appreciate all of your tips in that regard.  Finally, it's nice to have a source for plants to fall back on once I manage to kill my seedlings, like I sometimes do!

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Remote User:

 

Date:

Friday, September, 15, 2006

Time:

11:22 AM

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Hi John
Just wanted to say thanks for the plants, I received my plants last June, they arrived nicely packed and looked very healthy. It is now September and the plants are doing great. My Prairie Clover just bloomed today and it is so pretty, I had not seen one before. The May Pop has grown a lot, I didn't get to see it bloom this year but look forward to seeing it next year, same with the Perennial Phlox, my Passion Flower Plant grew so much that I decided to move it to an isolated location in fear that it would take over it's neighboring plants, you were not kidding when you said it was a rapid grower! Hopefully I did not kill it by moving it so late in the summer, if I did I will order another from you next year, I did not get to see it bloom this year either but it was still young and I believe I may have gotten a bloom or two had I not moved it. My Fire Pink plant is so tall, about 3 1/2 foot! It looks like it is getting ready to bloom but I did not expect it to bloom this late in the season, we will see what happens, I am really excited to see what it looks like because I have never seen one of them either but it sound absolutely stunning. Thank you so much, you have been such a pleasure to do business with better than any of the larger companies I have purchased from, I have never had anything survive when I have ordered from the larger companies and the plants arrived very rough looking when I have ordered from them and never came up the following year. Everything I purchased from you has done absolutely wonderful. Thanks!

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Date:

Thursday, June 22, 2006

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7:06 AM

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Love the site as it has given me a lot of new possibilities for a very large woodland area I'm trying to develop.  It is very informative.  I will be revisiting it often.
Ken
Oak Ridge TN

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Date:

Thursday, June 22, 2006

Time:

11:29 PM

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Hi,
I just wanted to let you know the plants arrived in wonderful shape Wed mid-afternoon.  One of the best plant packing jobs I have ever seen, especially considering the hot weather!  And the Missouri Primrose are more beautiful than I expected.

Thanks
Nancy

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Date:

Wednesday, June 20, 2006

Time:

9:15 AM

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These Rattlesnake Master potted plants I received from you are lovely.  I look forward to purchasing more plants from you again!
Thanks,
Susan in California

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Date:

Friday, June 23, 2006

Time:

11:17 PM

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Hi
I just wanted to let you know the plants arrived in wonderful shape Wed mid-afternoon.  One of the best plant packing jobs I have ever seen, especially considering the hot weather!  And the Missouri Primrose are more beautiful than I expected.
Thanks!!!
Nancy

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Date:

Friday, June 23, 2006

Time:

11:15 PM

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Hi John,
I received my plants yesterday and they look great.
Now I have to plan out where to plant them. I can't
wait to see them grow and bloom and give my honeybees
some other plants to forage. You have an excellent web
site with extremely helpful and interesting
information about the plants.
Chris 

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Date:

Friday, June 23, 2006

Time:

11:07 PM

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John,
Thanks so much.  You packed the flowers better than the big huge companies.
Lisa :)

 

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Date:

Thursday, June 17, 2006

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8:23 AM

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Hello John,
My plants came a few days ago, all in wonderful shape.  Thanks so much.  i am looking forward to watching them grow and bloom.
Loreen

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Date:

Thursday, June 16, 2006

Time:

8:59 PM

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John,
You have restored my faith in mail order! I have had several real disasters ordering from mail order this year and vowed never to do so again. But you were the only one offering the  baptisia I wanted, so decided to take a chance and I am so glad I did.  Your plants are beautiful, nice size, well packed and sent timely. And you yourself have been most responsive. My six baptisias arrived yesterday in great shape. I could not be happier with my order.
Thank you!
Judith

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Date:

Thursday, June 15, 2006

Time:

11:01 PM

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Good evening, John,

I would like to order the following plants and one packet of seed.  If you would let me know the total charge, I will put the order and a check in the mail to you.
(order & address deleted)
Thanks.
Joann
PS I would like to complement you on your superb site.  It is unbelievably complete.  I especially value the complete description with each item - all the information one needs in one place. 

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Date:

Thursday, May 18, 2006

Time:

10:18 PM

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John, I received my plants today, look great, thank you very much.   Larry 

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Date:

Thursday, May 18, 2006

Time:

10:18 PM

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Dear John,
I just got my Prickly Pear Cactus, I am impressed how big it is, it is awesome. I am glad that I found your site.
Thank you again,
Mimi

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Date:

Thursday, May 18, 2006

Time:

10:18 PM

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Hi John,
I received the order today -- plants are great and bigger than expected!  Thanks again for your help.
Carolyn

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Date:

Thursday, May 18, 2006

Time:

05:08 PM

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All plants are in ground. They were really nice. Thank you.
Mark

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Date:

Thursday, May 18, 2006

Time:

05:08 PM

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I received the bloodroot yesterday. They look very good.  

John

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Date:

Thursday, May 18, 2006

Time:

05:08 PM

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My Phlox and Indigo arrived today, and I've got them in the ground.  Thanks for your prompt, helpful, and friendly service!  I'll keep you in mind for future purchases.
 -- Tony

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Date:

Thursday, May 18, 2006

Time:

05:08 PM

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I received my potted plants today, WOW !! How beautiful and healthy!  Just like Christmas all over again.  Better shut me up for awhile as I will have my hands full and the quality of the plants and getting plants that are alive, what a pleasure.  Just wish I had God's half acre so I could fill it !!  Other things arrived today and what contrast, a brown mess and you hope they grow.  So thanks ever so much. ELS

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Date:

Thursday, May 18, 2006

Time:

05:08 PM

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I got the trees and they look great.  Thanks.  I'll definitely be giving you more business next year and I've recommended you to several friends. 

Thanks again, 

Scott

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Date:

Thursday, May 18, 2006

Time:

05:08 PM

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I rec'd my plants! They are beautiful!! I want to commend you or (whomever) packed them. You have obviously dealt with UPS before!!! They can't read! I work at a horticultural business & I was wondering if you wanted me to 
throw your name around here? I didn't know how big your business is & how much you can handle. 
Thanks again for everything, Roxanne

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Date:

Thursday, May 18, 2006

Time:

05:08 PM

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I just wanted to let you know that the seeds came today.  Thank you so much!  I appreciate your speedy attention!

Thanks again, Lenna

Happy Spring!

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Date:

Thursday, May 18, 2006

Time:

05:08 PM

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The Celandine Poppy I got from you last year is beautiful, and the Purple Prairie Clover is starting to spring back.

Thanks John.

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Date:

Thursday, May 18, 2006

Time:

05:08 PM

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I just wanted to say thank you again for the plants, (the 12 Barbara's Buttons you sent to Connecticut). My mother called Friday to tell me the plants arrived safely, intact, and absolutely gorgeous. She was curious how the plants would arrive and how intact they would be, but after "digging through all the newspaper" she discovered they they were perfectly sent. She is beyond thrilled, it definitely made her day. And I really just wanted to say thank you thank you thank you again for getting them to Connecticut safely and by this weekend. My mother, my aunts, and grandmother all thank you. To them this wildflower is a tribute to my late aunt Barbara who was a lover of nature and collector of flowers and buttons of all things. So thank you for making their weekend. We will definitely look to you for more wildflowers in the future.
Thank You
Amelia

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Date:

Thursday, May 18, 2006

Time:

05:08 PM

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Hi John,
Just wanted to let you know the Pawpaws made it in on Friday looking healthy and ready to grow.  Just let me know when the climbing milkweeds are ready I would like 4 of them.  Is the nursery open on a daily basis yet?  I am coming that way probably one day next week and I would love to stop in and look at your plants if anyone is there.  I don't know just which day yet so it might be difficult unless it is open all the time. 
Thanks again.  Louise

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Date:

Thursday, May 18, 2006

Time:

05:08 PM

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These are great looking plants, had the places all laid out, they are in the ground.  Pawpaw trees, if they don't grow, will be my fault, very healthy roots, lot better than trying to grow "suckers" from the wild like I tried years ago...I'm through planting everything now for the year, now the work starts, taking proper care of everything. 

Take care, catch you next year,

  Pat & Glenda

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Date:

Wednesday, March 9, 2006

Time:

05:08 PM

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Just wanted to let you guys know how great your site is.  I was looking for days for native seed sellers and yours was the best!  The map, pictures, and growing conditions helped a lot!  
Thanks, Stacey

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Date: Tuesday July 12, 2005

Time:

01:10 AM

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"I have recently purchased a home in a ""Garden District"" and began searching for appropriate plants for the landscape. After research I became convinced the only sensible approach would be to plant NATIVE. However, I was shocked at the number of sites which list European plants as ""Native Wildflowers"". I am so grateful to find a supplier which I feel I can trust, and who supplies all the information which I am so greatly in need. I am currently stripping out the entire yard and covering it in plastic. The neighbors are constantly commenting on my landscape techniques. I hope after my planting they will also go ""Native""

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Comments

when and how should you prune or cut back St. Johns wort ?

It is not necessary to prune Shrubby St. John's Wort but it can be cut back or trimmed in late fall/early spring to keep it in a more compact rounded form.  It is best to email questions to john@easywildflowers.com.  Thanks, John

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Date:

Tuesday, March 29, 2005

Time:

05:08 PM

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do have any plants called the wild blue phlox

Yes, Blue Phlox are very pretty woodland wildflowers and are listed by their scientific name Phlox divaricata.  They have several common names including Wild Blue Phlox, Woodland Phlox, and Wild Sweet William.  Our potted plants are $4 each plus UPS shipping.
Thanks,
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Date:

Tuesday, March 15, 2005

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08:45 AM

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Hi John, So glad I found your site! I am the Naturalist for Red Top Mountain State Park and am currently in the beginnings of a native plant restoration. This is a project I have taken upon myself after the almost total decimation of native plants by a serious deer overpopulation. We recently had a landmark herd study and the state park systems first herd reduction and we now have our population down to a manageable level. I have recently planted one area of the park with over 150 "rescued" native plants donated by our local native plant society. I was able to get a very small grant to do some site preparation for these plants and all are doing well. Additional funds are non existent at present but I am hoping in the future to be able to plant four prairie areas, two bog areas, to build a rain garden, etc.. The area I have planted already I am hoping will become an educational native garden for our visitors. All that remains for that project is to add a few additional plants and to obtain signage and permanent plant id markers. Anyway, with all the online searching I have done on native plants and all the websites I have visited, I think your site is one of the best. Your descriptions, photos, and cultivation tips are fantastic! Hopefully in the future I will be able to do business with you. By the way.. I have become such a native "addict" that I now have my mother pulling up her old exotic (and some invasive) plants and thinking of replanting with natives. 
Janice 
Red Top Mountain State Park
50 Lodge Road 
Cartersville, GA 30121

Hi Janice, 
 The huge deer population in some areas has become a major problem.  I am sure your mother will also become a native "addict" before long.  Your project sounds impressive, please keep us updated on your native plant restoration.  
Thanks, John

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Date:

Tuesday, March 08, 2005

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11:53 AM

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When it is too cold for kids to do the things out side do you think that you should make a playgroup inside the places they are living in?  By a 6th grader name Brianna L. Hodges, Yeager Middle School in Douglasville.  Tthank you for your time.
Hi Brianna, I think a playgroup inside would be nice when it is too cold outside.  Good luck with your school work.

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Date:

Monday, March 07, 2005

Time:

04:39 AM

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Your site is very nice, compliment! from http://www.visa

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Date:

Tuesday, March 01, 2005

Time:

11:49 AM

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I love your flowers ! I would like to talk to you and ask you what can I seed in the woods. We have partial shade and sun, what will bloom in the summer here in NC with the humidity and I would like to know if I seed this year will they bloom this year (summer)? Can you call me or give me your phone as it is getting late I think. My preferences are lavender colors maybe two feet high. Sincerely Maria 

Hi Maria, thanks for visiting our wildflowers on the web.  I have removed your last name & email address from your comment.  I will contact you by email with more information on shade flowers.
Thanks,
John

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Date:

Monday, February 28, 2005

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01:15 AM

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3 years ago after buying my house, I began browsing the internet trying to decide on some type of flowers. I couldn't have done it without your site! In fact this year I plan to add some passion flowers, few crested iris and possibly a few others I have seen on your site. Please tell me that your plants are able to withstand the trip to west Virginia! Thank you for a beautiful native garden!

      Our potted plants will ship easily to Virginia.  I ship most potted plant orders on Monday or Tuesday by UPS to be sure they will arrive by Friday & not sit in a truck over the weekend.   I am glad my site was helpful to you & will be waiting for your order.  Thanks, John

 

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Date:

Friday, February 25, 2005

Time:

05:53 PM

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What is the shipping rate for the Missouri Primrose plants to Crossett, Arkansas and to Chattanooga, Tennessee please? Thank you, Sheri 

Hi Sheri,
     Thanks for visiting my wildflowers on the web.  It is best to send questions to my email address.  Missouri Primrose is one of my favorite wildflowers.  I ship most plant orders by UPS, shipping only one plant will be expensive.  The minimum shipping charge to Crossett will be $12.  Shipping a larger number of plants (same or different flowers) will cost only a little more.  Shipping 6 plants will be about $14 or shipping 12 plants will cost about $16.  Shipping a larger number of plants significantly reduces the shipping cost per plant.  Shipping to Chattanooga may be slightly less depending on the address.  Please let me know anytime I can be of assistance
Thanks, John

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Date:

Saturday, February 19, 2005

Time:

05:21 PM

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Can you please recommend a grass or wildflower that would be deer resistant, live in a xeriscape environment and attract butterflies, grown in the Hill Country of Central Texas? Thank you

A large number of the flowers on this site are drought tolerant and attract butterflies and hummingbirds.  Deer in over-populated areas will consider some of them a food source but usually avoid plants with strong odors like wild bergamot,  lemon mint, scarlet sage, mountain mint, and plants that simply taste bad like Butterfly milkweed, and common milkweed.  Wildflowers like pale-purple coneflower, yellow coneflower and missouri primrose are drought tolerant and may be avoided by deer.

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Date:

Sunday, February 13, 2005

Time:

07:19 PM

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Hey John, I was wondering what the site requirements for american beauty berry are?

Our American Beautyberry occurs naturally on wooded slopes from Northern Mexico to Florida and North to Missouri and Maryland.  Beautyberry should be planted in good soil and can be grown in full sun to part shade with adequate moisture.  Please send questions  to my email address.  john@easywildflowers.com

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Date:

Saturday, February 12, 2005

Time:

06:48 PM

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Such a wonderful site, I have learned so much just looking at all the pages and pictures. It's the best!!!

Thanks 

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Date:

Sunday, February 06, 2005

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09:00 PM

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Your Great Blue Lobelia is spectacular! I thought I killed it trying to prolong its bloom inside. Nope, there's still green in the stems. They seemed completely dried out at one point. Any advice as to how to keep them going. Fresno is nice and cool until May or June. Thanks. Emily

Hi Emily,
Does your Blue Lobelia plant have any green leaves at the base of the stem?  Blue Lobelia and Cardinal Flower both grow small rosettes at the base of the stems.  These small rosettes over-winter and become the flowering plant for next season.  Healthy plants have several rosettes that can be divided in spring to produce more plants.  Lobelia does best in moist soil, you could keep water in the base under your pot.  My daughter grows both Blue Lobelia and Cardinal Flower in pots sitting in the water garden.  The top half of the pots are above the water surface.  Let me know anytime I can be of assistance.
Thanks,
John

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Date:

Saturday, February 05, 2005

Time:

05:45 PM

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I see you've got leatherwood on your plant list. Do you have any gallon or larger size available this spring, or are those in the 4 inch pots? Thanks. Dan

Hi Dan, at this time I only have Leatherwood available in the smaller pots.  I will be moving them up to larger pots this Spring.

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Date:

Thursday, February 03, 2005

Time:

09:12 PM

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I am looking for a list of the most common wildflowers that would be the more deer resistant. I've decided this would be my best bet on having any kind of garden. I live in N.Central Arkansas

All of the plants listed on my site will grow in N. Arkansas, seeds for several of my wildflowers comes from Southern Missouri only a short distance from the Arkansas state line.  Please contact me by email for more information.  Thanks, John@easywildflowers.com

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Date:

Tuesday, January 04, 2005

Time:

08:22 PM

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it sucks i cant seem to find anything useful!!! iam trying to do a science experement for the science fair and this site didnt tell me how long it take or how to plant wildflowers inside yourhouse you should have a section where you can ask qustions so you get the right anwser this sight was useless to me

Sorry my site didn't contain the information needed for your science experiment, perhaps the information provided may be useful to you at some time in the future.  Good luck with your classes. 

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Date:

Monday, November 29, 2004

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12:17 AM

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I do not know much about details of these plants, but, this sure is a GREAT website.  Good job. :)

Thanks

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Date:

Sunday, November 21, 2004

Time:

09:46 PM

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Follow up to an August 2004 comment. Noticed a question about Illinois Wildflowers by Don Kurz. You can find the book on the publisher's web site: www.cloudland.net Hope this helps.

Thank you, I appreciate the information.

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Date:

Friday, November 19, 2004

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04:58 PM

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Great Site, Will get back, later

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Date:

Wednesday, November 03, 2004

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09:37 PM

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lOVE THA SITE TOPICS!! HATE THOSE EXOTICS,realy good site; 

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Date:

Saturday, October 09, 2004

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11:02 PM

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Hello, There is a nice informative list of invasive plants of Pennsylvania available to the public. No pictures though. It also lists many printed and Internet sources that can be useful for information on these pest plants. It's published by Pennsylvania's Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR). According to the brochure, there is an even more extensive list available that I've never seen. You might want to check with DCNR, Bureau OF Forestry, FAS, PO BOX 8552, Harrisbuurg, PA. 17105-8552. Maybe try www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/pndi. I hope this proves useful to you.

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Saturday, October 02, 2004

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09:26 PM

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I wish you had a flower index-other wise your site was a lot of help!-Lita

Hi Lita, thanks for visiting my wildflowers on the web, let me know anytime I can be of assistance.

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Date:

Tuesday, September 28, 2004

Time:

10:46 AM

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Pretty nice Page! Keep it up :-) -Kimberly 

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Date:

Thursday, September 23, 2004

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02:14 PM

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Great job, really liked this site! Bye, Sandra :)

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Date:

Tuesday, September 14, 2004

Time:

11:45 PM

Comments

You may not realize but this plant is an invasive weed banned in many states. It is beautiful but deadly to wetlands.

     Is it possible you have this plant confused with another species?  To my knowledge Green Dragon (Arisaema dracontium) is not considered to be invasive or banned, this native wildflower is listed as Threatened or endangered in a few states.  If you have other information please email me, john@easywildflowers.com

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Date:

Tuesday, September 14, 2004

Time:

12:43 PM

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Yeah, im doing a science project on this plant but it's endangered in Canada so is it alright for me to order a green dragon from you and bring it in to class???

Sorry, ... I only ship potted plants to locations in the United States.  I do not ship plants to Hawaii, Alaska, or any locations outside the continental US.   I do ship small seed orders to Canada but do not have seeds available for Green Dragon.  Sorry I can not be of assistance. Thanks, John

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Date:

Tuesday, September 07, 2004

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01:13 PM

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How do I know what zone the wildflowers are for?

On the seed list page click on each flowers common name, this will bring up a page with information on each individual flower along with a map showing where (what states) the wildflower grows wild.  Most are hardy in zones 3 to 9 with some growing in colder or warmer areas.  Thanks, John

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Date:

Monday, August 23, 2004

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10:12 AM

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Thank you -- I'm hoping to find out about my bittersweet vine -- why it never advanced beyond the little slip of a plant I had bought in a nursery in the spring. It had a half dozen leaves which remain green and healthy but never made a bit of growth the entire summer! I so want to have this vine in my garden as it was a favorite of my Mother's -- I used to bring branches home to her in the fall. It has excellent growing conditions -- all my other plants grow beautifully.

    This summer your plant is growing a root system and storing energy, next year the above ground parts should grow much larger.  Bittersweet vines are either male or female, only the female vines produce showy berries and must have a male vine somewhere nearby for pollination.  Thanks, John@easywildflowers.com

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Date:

Wednesday, August 18, 2004

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09:24 AM

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Supposedly there is a new book on Illinois Wildflowers by Don Kurz due out in October. Do you know the publisher?

I think Don is from Illinois but have not seen any listings for this wildflower book, he does have a new book on trees published by the Missouri conservation Dept.

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Date:

Sunday, August 08, 2004

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12:26 AM

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Grrrrreat site! However, I am looking for certain colors for my landscaping. Therefore, I would appreciate the colors being listed with the name, so I don't have to click on the photo to see what color it is.

This would be good unfortunately I am limited on the amount of information I can include on the seed list page, it already loads too slowly.

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Date:

Sunday, August 01, 2004

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06:38 PM

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I am a country wine brewer and my absolute favorite is Elderberry. I am hoping to get information on transplanting techniques in mid-Missouri. I have about 2 acres of natural land that should be great for this plant.  Please e-mail any information on transplanting wild elderberry plants to my land in Columbia, MO to chitchat1012003@    Thanks a bunch! What a great site!

Hi, thanks for visiting our wildflowers on the web.  Small Elderberry plants should transplant easily but larger ones will have a large, deep root system and are difficult to move.  Plants can be moved now or later this fall provided you cut back about two thirds of the top growth to minimize shock and can provide water until they are established.  I prefer to move plants in early spring when they are first starting to grow.  It may be simpler and easier to start from seeds or seedlings.  I may gather seeds this fall and start seedlings in the spring.  Let me know if you have questions or anytime I can be of assistance.
Thanks,
John

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Date:

Sunday, August 01, 2004

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06:18 PM

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Hi Folks I am looking for wildflower seeds that will grow in shade. Some Sun....I live in central Virginia Cold in winter, very hot in Summer. Thanks, Bill Hitt

Hi Bill, please contact me by email for a list of my seeds and potted plants for shade.
Thanks,
John

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Date:

Saturday, July 24, 2004

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02:17 PM

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Wow! What an informative site! In a week we are leaving Vancouver Island (I've been here for 13 years, my BF his entire life) to our first acreage near Grande Prairie Alberta! I grew up in Saskatchewan and have waited 13 years to return to the prairies...so exciting! I have a question or two that I hope you might be able to help with--what zone is Grande Prairie? I'm looking into what sort of plants might survive the harsh winters (trees and shrubs in particular as the yard gets no shade) and I'm having some trouble figuring out what zone we're in. We'll be near Grovedale, which is apparently near skiiing so perhaps that will mean it's even more chilly? Second question...my Grandma had a row of caragana bushes alongside her property line in Saskatchewan, would these grow in Grovedale and if so, does anybody have any advice or tips or comments about them? Thanks in advance for your time...keep up the great site, I enjoyed reading all the comments and advice! Carrie

       Hi Carrie, thanks for visiting our wildflowers on the web.  I am not sure but think Grande Prairie Alberta will be zone 2 or 3.  I will look for more information on this.  You may want to post your questions on the Garden Web forums website possibly http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/cangard/, I am sure someone there will have answers for you.  Email me if I can be of any assistance.  Thanks, John

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Monday, July 19, 2004

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RE: bobbi williams letter of June 18,2004. I believe the blue flowered plant you are seeing along the road is chicory (Cichorium intybus). Unfortunately this pretty plant is an alien. Kris

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Date:

Saturday, July 17, 2004

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02:54 PM

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John: I am planning to plant a hillside in wildflowers. Our cattle graze in a pasture just inside the fence. Do you know of any wildflowers that are poisonous. I was going to leave room between the fence and the flowers, but it is amazing how a cow can stretch their necks. Thanks, Frances Bennett Spearsville, La

Hi Francis, thanks for visiting our wildflowers on the web.  It is very unlikely you will plant any wildflowers that will cause a problem with your cattle.  Cattle seldom eat plants that are bad for them unless they are without food.  Some wildflowers are avoided because they taste bad while others are a favorite food for cattle and are nutritious.   

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Date:

Thursday, July 15, 2004

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03:17 PM

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Delighted to find this site RE: Missouri Wildflowers as I am painting/writing a book about same (and, obviously am a lover of these plants). I'd like to see more info about each plant - folklore, etc. G. Campbell, Reeds Spring

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Date:

Sunday, June 27, 2004

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09:52 PM

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I have a question: I have many yellow blanket floers...but lately the leaves are "musty"...white stuff on them...what is going on ?? Can you help? kenny, in ST LOUIS, MO @kenlong215@yahoo.com

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Date:

Wednesday, June 23, 2004

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08:13 PM

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Please let me know if it is too late to start the red columbine from seed (in Ohio). Thanks, Barbara Barb1814@fuse.net

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Date:

Friday, June 18, 2004

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09:54 PM

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i have a question about a plant of illinois-it grows along the roadways-usually with queen anne's lace-it's a periwinkleish color-it to me looks like a cross between a bachelor's button/knapweed-but, can have several flowers on one stem-going up the stem-it's a pretty wildflower-looks great with the QAL/wild dill in an arrangement in a vase. isee it alot on I64,Rte.50,Rte.4 etc,incld rest areas.i live in o'fallon,il & have family all over il-& see this pretty flower/plant all over the place with the above & also red clover(forgot to mention earlier) can you help me? i call it a wild bachelor button because i don't know what it is.(it's also pretty just leaving on the side of road too.please help if you can-i've spent the past 5hrs trying to find it on the internet.i can't even find it under illinois wildflowers.& i know thy're considered somewhat 'native' to il.heard the names yrs ago in biology class-just can't remember-thankyou for your time-bobbi williams

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Date:

Saturday, June 12, 2004

Time:

06:49 PM

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This is an awesome site. Sort of what you have been looking for. Small plant we bought in late April now look like they have been on steroids in mid June. Native wildflowers perform and look spectacular if given just minimal attention,....the Butterflies & Hummingbirds we are trying to encourage really take to their native preferences......Congratulations John, hope this site can help restore the tough, fragile, spectacular native flora that seems to be forgotten these days... Pat & Glenda Keiran, Memphis, TN

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Date:

Thursday, June 10, 2004

Time:

09:12 PM

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John, The Prairie Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) that I ordered from you has proven a superb addition to my wildflower meadow: it's now waist- or even chest-high, with colorful yellow flowers just opening. Very fast-growing, drought-resistant, also impervious to insects and deer. I'll be ordering more for next year. James Ownby Stillwater OK

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Date:

Tuesday, June 08, 2004

Time:

09:58 AM

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i would like to know if tabacon aspero is toxic ,what is the use of this plant ,from it got his name,if there is any connection to tabac

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Date:

Sunday, May 30, 2004

Time:

10:30 AM

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John, Thanks for the fast shipment of my indian paint brush seed. I sowed a few of them this morning, and am hoping I have good luck with them. I am afraid I do not have a green thumb. I really do love your site, am thinking about ordering some of your other wildflower seed. Patricia

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Date:

Sunday, May 30, 2004

Time:

10:30 AM

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John, Thanks for the fast shipment of my indian paint brush seed. I sowed a few of them this morning, and am hoping I have good luck with them. I am afraid I do not have a green thumb. I really do love your site, am thinking about ordering some of your other wildflower seed. Patricia

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Date:

Saturday, May 29, 2004

Time:

01:51 PM

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Hey, This is a great site. I didn't see any Carolina Larkspur on the seed list. Can you get that species?

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Date:

Tuesday, May 25, 2004

Time:

03:29 PM

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fast, convenient, informative. Customer Service at it's BEST! Love the addition of potted plants! Keep up the great work. Your site is great! Best wishes to you!

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Date:

Wednesday, May 19, 2004

Time:

09:34 PM

Comments

how to treat cuttingback roses

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Date:

Tuesday, May 18, 2004

Time:

04:51 PM

Comments

i purchased some of the ohio spiderwort flowers last year, and planted them in the fall of last year. so far, it is may 19th, and i do not see any thing coming up. do i plant them incorrectly? thanks.

Please send questions to my email address.  There are many different factors that determine if seeds are successful.  Most often perennial seeds do come up but because some are very small and grow slowly they are not seen or identified.  Please send questions/comments needing a reply to my email address.  Thanks, John@easywildflowers.com

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Date:

Thursday, May 13, 2004

Time:

05:14 PM

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it was great

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Date:

Tuesday, May 11, 2004

Time:

08:07 PM

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tried to send a email to john and it was returned with message that it could not find that address

Please send your emails to john@easywildflowers.com 

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Date:

Saturday, May 08, 2004

Time:

10:31 PM

Comments

I have a purple large catus plant that I dug up in an open field. Looks like a venus fly trap. What is this?

I'm sorry, I do not know what cactus it may be.  Prickly pear is the only cactus native to my area.  Thanks, John

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Date:

Thursday, April 29, 2004

Time:

07:41 AM

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Hi, I just made a short visit to your site, nice page, keep on - Greetings Andrea 

Hi Andrea, thanks for stopping by.  John

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Date:

Wednesday, April 28, 2004

Time:

07:37 PM

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I was glancing through your indian paintbrush page and saw on the list where it grows most common.. I just wanted to add that I grew up in Montana and saw it abundantly in the med-high elevations... same with Idaho. I love driving by and seeing that splash of color in what one would normally not think something would grow *s. I can't wait to order some and was excited to find some place i could find the seeds! Sincerely Gail Hengen, Northern Idaho.

Hi Gail, there are several species of Indian Paintbrush, the one you are familiar with may be Castilleja applegatei (wavyleaf Indian paintbrush) or Castilleja linariifolia (Wyoming Indian paintbrush).  Let me know if I can be of assistance.  Thanks, John

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Date:

Wednesday, April 28, 2004

Time:

09:48 AM

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hello, nice web site. keep the work! aff dan 

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Date:

Friday, April 23, 2004

Time:

10:05 AM

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I am looking for either seeds or plants of Baptisia in yellow. Thanks

I have plants of Baptisia bracteata var. leucophaea (Cream Wild Indigo) available, their creamy yellow flower spikes droop below the plant.  Cream Indigo grows in full sun or partial shade and is a favorite for wildflower gardens.   I do not have the bright yellow Baptisia available at this time but have started a few small plants and will have it available eventually.  Thanks, John 

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Date:

Tuesday, April 20, 2004

Time:

04:58 PM

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I was wondering if you could send me a catalog, I love Verbascum. Thanks,Bob 

Hi Bob, Thanks for visiting easywildflowers.  We have all of our wildflower information available on this website and do not publish a paper catalog at this time.  Please contact me by email if I can be of assistance.  Thanks, John

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Date:

Tuesday, April 06, 2004

Time:

02:58 PM

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I loved this site. I had been looking for a site like this, and can't wait until I can make my first order. I am current cleaning up a 13 acre woods that is next to the new house I am having built and am wanting to plant some native wildflowers in and around the woods. I found all of the info I need right here. Thank you!!

Let us know anytime we can be of assistance.  Thanks, John

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Date:

Saturday, March 27, 2004

Time:

11:38 AM

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John, Thanks for the Trumpet Creeper seeds. We got them quickly. I've mailed you a check but missed the last of yesterday's mail pick-up so it will go out today. Again, thanks. Chery 

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Date:

Thursday, March 25, 2004

Time:

08:39 PM

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What about tabaco?

Sorry, I do not have any of the Nicotiana species available at this time.  Please contact me by email if you have questions or if I can be of any assistance.
Thanks, John

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Date:

Tuesday, March 23, 2004

Time:

10:41 AM

Comments

I don't see any Conoclinium coelestinum or Conoclinium greggii (Eupatorium coelestinum or Eupatorium greggii) Blue Mist Flower or West Texas Blue Mist Flower. How can I get some seeds of either or both?

I do not keep either of these in stock but may be able to obtain them from one of the growers.  Please contact me by email if you need more information.  Thanks, John

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Date:

Wednesday, March 10, 2004

Time:

09:03 AM

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I need pictures of wild flowers for a project I am going to do I also need were the flowers came from what family how long they live please e-mail me back.

Sorry, I do not have your email address or anyway of contacting you. You will find most of the information you need by going to my Wildflower Seed List page and clicking on each flowers common name.  If you will email me with your name & information about your project I will try to help.  Thanks, john@easywildflowers.com

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Date:

Monday, March 08, 2004

Time:

12:55 PM

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I want to purchase wildflower seeds to give in packets as wedding favors. I would like to use only native species. Do you have mixes that include no species considered nonnative to Pennsylvania or at least not a threat of being invasive to Pennsylvania? Thanks Joe

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Date:

Sunday, March 07, 2004

Time:

12:14 AM

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I bought a packet of Northrup King's Midwestern mixture wildflower seeds at a local Menards and was trying to find all of the common names for the flowers, because they were listed only by genus species on the package. I found a couple of them on your site and then out of curiosity looked at the noxious plants--and found that the package I bought has 10% Centaurea cyanus in it! I am planning on returning the pack to Menards, and also will write a letter to Northrup King telling them what they are doing. I suppose they are just doing their part for the herbicide industry, but it seems very wrong for people to be able to sell noxious weed seed, particularly in that quantity. Thanks for the information.

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Date:

Friday, March 05, 2004

Time:

11:01 AM

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Where can I obtain potted plants lie Jack-in-the Pulpit and Trillium and the plant whose name I forget, which is used to make May Wine?

Elderberry is used for Elderberry Wine.  Please contact me by email for availability on potted plants.
Thanks, john

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Date:

Friday, February 20, 2004

Time:

07:27 PM

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Hi, I like your site, but there is one thing I noticed while looking at the Indian Paint Brush distribution map. It also grows wild here in Wyoming, in fact, it is the state flower. Just thought you might like to know. Thank you, James Lowe

Hi James, thanks for visiting my wildflowers on the web.  There are several different species of Castilleja.  The flower you see in Wyoming may be Castilleja linariifolia (Wyoming Indian paintbrush), it is a perennial wildflower growing wild across most of the Western US.  

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Date:

Friday, February 20, 2004

Time:

06:07 PM

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excuse me but I think you should put some stuff on here for medicinal purposes.

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Date:

Thursday, February 12, 2004

Time:

11:21 PM

Comments

I am in 'way north California, zone 7 and would like to plant bittersweet. We don't get lots of summer rain, but water table it pretty high. I know the snow won't bother it, as I remember it from NY. Am I foolish to want to try to grow bittersweet along a fence in this climate? If you think it would work, I'd love to try it! Jane

Hi Jane, thanks for visiting my wildflowers on the web.  I think bittersweet should be ok for your area.  Please contact me by email.
Thanks,
John

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Date:

Tuesday, February 10, 2004

Time:

10:01 AM

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I want to know information about invasiv plant in egypt .i am post graduat student in facualty of sciens at sohag university egypt emal ahm_a2004@yahoo.com

Sorry, I do not have any information on what plants are native to or invasive in Egypt.

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Date:

Saturday, February 07, 2004

Time:

12:54 PM

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Question: I have a house in the Lake of the Ozarks, MO area with rocky, clay soil and - during the summer - it gets dry. What would you suggest for wildflowers?

A large number of the wildflowers on this site are good for the rocky clay soils in Missouri, it is their natural habitat.  Wildflowers like Aromatic Aster, Blue or White Indigo, Lanceleaf coreopsis, Coneflowers (glade, pale-purple Yellow), Western Sunflower, Blazingstars (Liatris species), Showy Beardtongue, Missouri Black-eyed Susan,  Gray Goldenrod, Prairie Dropseed, Little Bluestem, and Sideoats Grama all grow naturally on the sunny dry glades of Missouri.  There are several other flowers listed on the seed list page suitable for your area including the wildflower mix for dry areas.  Contact me by email for more information.  Thanks, John

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Date:

Saturday, February 07, 2004

Time:

12:54 PM

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Question: I have a house in the Lake of the Ozarks, MO area with rocky, clay soil and - during the summer - it gets dry. What would you suggest for wildflowers?

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Date:

Friday, January 23, 2004

Time:

11:40 AM

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lOVE THA SITE TOPICS!! HATE THOSE EXOTICS

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Date:

Friday, December 19, 2003

Time:

02:51 PM

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This is a great site. The page with the list of flowers is cool because you can see what the flowers will look like before buying. If I do any purchasing, it will be here...Steve DeCicco Hammonton,NJ

Hi Steve, thanks for visiting my wildflowers and for the nice comments.  Let me know anytime I can be of assistance.  john

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Date:

Saturday, November 15, 2003

Time:

08:34 PM

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Wonderful site with great information. Manatee County Audubon is researching for which type of wildflowers to plant. I hope to be in touch to order seed!

Contact me by email anytime I can be of assistance.  Thanks, John

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Date:

Sunday, November 09, 2003

Time:

01:46 PM

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I am the author of the recently published book, Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee: The Spirit of Place. A website has been launched in support of the book, featuring news and info on various native plants in the Mid-South area. A link to Easyliving Wildflowers, among others, is on a special Links page. I encourage anyone to visit and welcome links to my website as well. I've ordered seed from Easyliving that I'll be planting in the spring. my website address is . www.gardeningwithnativeplants.com  Thanks, Margie Hunter, Nashville, TN

Hi Margie,  your book sounds good, thanks for the address to your website,  John

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Date:

Thursday, October 23, 2003

Time:

11:21 AM

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I am considering growing American Beauty Berry from seed. Can you advise what kind of germination rate to expect and if there is any thing that can be done to increase germination rate.

Thanks for visiting.  Beauty berry is a very attractive shrub for landscaping.  I really don't know the germination rate but would suggest planting seeds outside in late fall winter for spring germination.  If you are gathering your own berries the seed can be separated from the pulp by mashing by hand and washing in water.  Good seeds will sink to the bottom when all pulp is removed.  They can be planted or if storing you will need to spread them out and let dry to prevent mildew.  Seeds for most wildflowers can be planted in seed flats set outside in partial shade and covered with window screen to keep out small animals.  Transplant small seedlings to individual pots when they have two true leaves and into the flower bed when large enough to mulch around.  Let me know if I can be of assistance.
Thanks, John

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Date:

Tuesday, October 14, 2003

Time:

05:50 PM

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I Love Your Website It helps With My Work Breonna Boddie MD AGE 11

Hi Breonna, you can email me anytime.  Thanks, John

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Date:

Saturday, October 11, 2003

Time:

06:48 PM

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I love your site. I am currently doing a report on plants native to the midwest,such as Kansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri, and I was wondering if you could email me a list with a few? Thanks much, Katie. bookmc@hotmail.com Spokane,Washington

Hi Katie,  I sent your list to your email address.  Thanks, John

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Date:

Wednesday, October 08, 2003

Time:

01:58 PM

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i think u need 2 add more information. like itz current and or past uses. i think it'd b better if u put that information in. sincereley, a student from iowa

I hope to add more information when time and energy allow.  Good luck with your studies Thanks, John

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Date:

Sunday, September 28, 2003

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08:22 AM

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Hello, I am a gardener currently working/studying in England and I am writing my dissertation on Meadows in the U.S. using native plants. Your website has been an amazing help. Thank you for the organized set-up and vast amounts of information. I wish you much success. Most sincerely, Elizabeth Rousek elizabethr@rhs.uk.org

Hi Elizabeth, good luck with your studies, thanks, John

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Date:

Monday, September 22, 2003

Time:

09:46 PM

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I think you need to give more flowers and facts.

I hope to add more information when time and energy allow.  Thanks, John

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Date:

Saturday, September 20, 2003

Time:

08:00 PM

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John-- I just found your site and I LOVE it-- I am a native plant freak! It is so hard to locate good information on natives---which usually don't give germination info--- I do not like to dig them from the wild so I am always on the search for germination info--- I will search no longer-- I will come to your site now!!! I thank you for taking the time to have so much information on each plant--- Great website all around---- much work for this site---- Austin

Hi Austin, contact me anytime I can be of assistance.
Thanks, John

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Date:

Monday, August 25, 2003

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06:45 AM

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This is a lovely and useful site. Thank you.

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Date:

Sunday, August 03, 2003

Time:

07:34 AM

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Very good site with good info. Fast shipping of my order. Will order again. Thanks! Steve Pittsburgh PA

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Date:

Monday, July 28, 2003

Time:

12:19 PM

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This is a great website for those of us trying to xeriscape our lawns. Wildflowers are beautiful and grow with little additional watering, making the borders of your lawn virtually maintenance free. I have one suggestion for your site. You provide a great little map showing where the seeds are grown naturally. It would help if you could click on a state or area and get a list of all the wildflowers that grown in that area.

Yes, it would be a feature helpful to most of us and one I may do when time and energy permit.  Most of the plants on this site will grow over a much wider area than shown on the maps, most will be ok in usda hardiness zones 3 to 8 with many hardy into Canada.  Contact me by email anytime I may be of assistance.  Thanks, John

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Date:

Saturday, July 26, 2003

Time:

12:10 PM

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Just found you website today and it really helped me to identify wildflowers that I've started in a praire grass/wildflower patch I've started in my backyard. Thanks for the great pictures and all the good information. I'll definitely keep you in mind when I'm ready to add some more wildflowers to it. Carol from Iowa

Hi Carol, I will have potted plants available for many species this fall or in the spring.  Send an email when you are ready to order or if I can be of assistance.  Thanks, John

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Date:

Wednesday, July 23, 2003

Time:

01:55 PM

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Just to let you know, that Schrankia uncinata grows with abandon here in North Georgia but as with Kansas thistle it was probably introduced in animal feed or hay. I had someone tell me it was called devils shoestrings but finally was pointed to sensitive briar as the flowers of IT are so unusual and all of the other plants called devils shoestring were not even close. Thanks for a lovely website. 

Thanks,
John

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Date:

Monday, July 21, 2003

Time:

09:34 PM

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I am impressed with your site. I especially appreciate the information you give - I liked your invasive plant info. More than just a catalog of available seeds. I have been looking for seeds from plants native to our area, and see several varieties I will be interested in. Grace Troeh Kansas City, KS

Hi Grace, thanks for visiting easywildflowers.  You can contact me by email when you are ready to order or anytime I can be of assistance.  Thanks, John

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Date:

Friday, July 04, 2003

Time:

07:11 PM

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Good afternoon!! After 2 years of surfing, asking questions and studying landscape information I finally have a solution to my problem and the answer has been here in your comment forum. Thanks to Cheryl's question and Johns answer(10/17/02) I will be planting a Passion Flower Vine to grow over and down my cement retaining wall. I will also save myself A LOT of time and come here for all my future gardening questions. THANKS TONS, Vicky

Hi Vicky, thanks for visiting my website.  Passion flower vine is a nice plant but like many vines will spread and should be planted where this will not be a problem or can be controlled.  Contact me by email anytime I can be of assistance.  John

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Date:

Tuesday, June 24, 2003

Time:

07:43 PM

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actually a question - how do I transplant wild geranium from my back yard to front yard? They don't seem to be reacting well. Thanks

Wild Geranium is easily transplanted in spring.  Transplanting in summer is a little more difficult but should be successful.  Since some of the root system is destroyed in digging you may need to cut back some of the foliage, this will decrease  the shock from transplanting.  It will do best in hummus rich soil in partial to medium shade.  Water heavily when transplanting with occasional watering until established.  Using mulch will also be beneficial.  Thanks, John

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Date:

Wednesday, June 18, 2003

Time:

06:28 PM

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ahh, so good to find you. Can I put a link from my website to yours? www.nativeanduncommonplants.com Leslie

Hi Leslie, I checked your website and a link would be fine.  Good luck with your flower nursery (Native & Uncommon Plants) in Jacksonville, Florida.  904-388-9851  thanks, John

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Date:

Friday, June 13, 2003

Time:

05:22 PM

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We live in the Flint hills of Kansas and have 30 acres of an immense variety of wildflowers. do you buy seeds from individuals? 

Yes, I do occasionally purchase seeds from individuals, please contact me by email.
Thanks, John

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Date:

Sunday, June 08, 2003

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08:46 AM

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Great site, great deal. I received the seeds very quickly. Quite a large quantity of seeds when compared to other seed sites that give you 25 seeds or so for the same price (or more). Look forward to future purchases from you. Thanks Steve in Pittsburgh

Hi Steve, let me know if I can be of any assistance.  Thanks, John

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Date:

Wednesday, May 28, 2003

Time:

05:23 PM

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Hello, I was wondering if you could send me some pictures of these 20 flowers: Nodding Pink Onion, Northern Blue Flag, Pointed Blue-eye Grass, Shooting Star, Southern Blue Flag, Closed Gentian, Wild Blue Phlox, Wild Lupine, Virginia Bluebells, Creeping Jacob's Ladder, Sky Blue Aster, Marsh Marigold, Wild Columbine, Grey Goldenrod, Golden Alexander, Three-Lobed Coneflower, Alumroot , and Black-Eyed Susan. Please could you send me theses pictures today 5/27/03. Thank You

I am unable to send pictures to you.  Without your contact information I do not know where or how to send them.  What will you use the pictures for?  Do you need copies for use on your computer or do you need to make prints?  Most of my photos are saved at a low resolution not suitable for printing.  If you contact me by email  I will try to be of assistance.  Thanks, john

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Date:

Tuesday, May 27, 2003

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05:02 PM

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I was really surprised to see you recommending herbicides (i.e., Roundup). They are so over used and end up in the water supply. People use them without even considering the environmental impact. Otherwise, it's a great site promoting the use of native plants. Jen

Hi Jen, many herbicides, pesticides and even antibiotics are greatly over used.  I prefer not to use chemicals if possible.  Some herbicides, like Roundup, seem to breakdown faster than others hopefully creating less damage to our environment.  John

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Date:

Friday, May 23, 2003

Time:

03:27 PM

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I Think you Guys should give A place that you can type in the name of the plant that the person is looking for and you give them the sertain info on that flower or plant.

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Date:

Thursday, May 22, 2003

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07:05 PM

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Am hoping you can help. I have a wildflower(?) perennial in my sunny lawn that I need help naming. It is 6-8 inches tall, has 6 or so small quarter sized flowers on it that are day lily shaped (although much smaller) and grow only at the top of the stem - they are gray-green in color edged in white. It is too pretty to mow down - so I dig them up and plant them elsewhere - can you help me identify these? Thanks in advance. Pam

Hi Pam, if you have a photo of your flower please email it to me along with your city and state.  Thanks, john

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Date:

Thursday, May 15, 2003

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01:34 AM

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Our local Friends School hosts a wildly popular and successful plant sale each year. However, it would be great if they would avoid invasive species (which they do not). Could you please send them info? Friends School of Minnesota • 1365 Englewood Ave. • St. Paul MN 55104 • 651-917-0636 • 651-917-0708 fax

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Date:

Wednesday, May 14, 2003

Time:

12:28 PM

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Do you know where I might be able to find the flower called goat's beard in the Ft worth area. My son is doing a wild flower project for school and needs this flower. Thank you... Vincent

Hi Vincent, Goat's Beard is a common name for both the perennial listed on this site (Aruncus dioicus) and for the biennial weed Tragopogon dubius, a plant  common in old fields, pastures, disturbed sites and along railroads.  T. dubius is a native of Europe  introduced and naturalized in the United States from New York to Washington, South to Virginia, Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, and California.  It has a yellow flower and seed head like a Dandelion but much larger.   I don't know a source for plants your area but do have a list of wildflower nurseries in Texas if you will contact me by email.  Thanks, John

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Date:

Monday, May 05, 2003

Time:

08:35 AM

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Have a question for you... Can I grow this plant...CATS CLAW in New Hampshire....Is it a Perennial??? I just love this plant and would like to know more about it... Thank you for the information you may give... Claire

Hi Claire, thanks for visiting my wildflower site.  Cat's Claw (Mimosa quadrivalvis) is a perennial and should grow ok in New Hampshire.  Contact me by email with questions or anytime I can be of assistance.
Thanks, John

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Date:

Sunday, May 04, 2003

Time:

11:19 AM

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I have added this site to my list of favorites. It is so informative! I was actually looking for information on paw-paw and it's cancer-fighting possibilities. How great to find that this site mentions the annonaceous acetogenins that are the cancer-fighters. I will return to this site again & again to find information about my own plants - and to order seeds as well. Thanks so much!

Thanks for your comments, email me when you are ready to order or anytime I can be of assistance.  John

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Date:

Wednesday, April 30, 2003

Time:

01:44 PM

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it would really help if the invasive plant info had pictures of the plants. I am not sure what some of those plants are.

I would like to add photos of invasive plants but do not have any available.  There are photos of several invasive plants at The Nature Conservancy website http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/photos.html  thanks, John

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Date:

Sunday, April 20, 2003

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02:59 PM

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I enjoyed going through your site very much. It was very interesting. I look forward to planting the shrubs and seeds I have ordered from you. Where we live here in AL. there are some wild flowers already, we want to add more to our sunny and shady nature trail, for others to see and to love wild flowers as we do. I have just become a wild flower lover. Thanks, Beverly

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Date:

Saturday, April 19, 2003

Time:

10:17 PM

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I just purchased a tamarix ramoissima (showy tamarix) from a mail order catalogue. I wanted to learn more about it, and to my astonishment I learned it is considered an invasive plant in the western u.s. where it sucks waterways dry with its huge water requirements. I was curious why this plant was not included in your list of invasives??   

There are many plants that may be invasive in different areas of the US.  I have tried to list some of those giving the most trouble in the Midwest & Eastern part of the US. and will try to add more information as time permits.  Thanks, John 

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Date:

Saturday, April 19, 2003

Time:

02:16 PM

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HI, I WAS JUST WONDERING IF YOU HAVE A PICTURE OF A SOUTH TEXAS HORSEMINT FLOWER IM DOING A SCHOOL PROJECT AND I'M NEEDING TO FIND THIS ONE CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME! SUE ANN SALLES

Hi Sue, I need more information about your flower, do you know it's botanical name?  Contact me by email and I will try to help you.  Thanks, john

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Date:

Saturday, April 12, 2003

Time:

10:35 PM

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HI! I'm looking for a bush native to Arkansas. It bears flowers followed by berries and turns yellow in the fall. I saw it in a catalog and then lost the catalog. Any help you can give will be appreciated. 

I need more information to identify the bush you are interested in.  What color are the flowers/berries.  Do you have any other information?  Contact me by email and I will thy to help.  Thanks, John

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Date:

Friday, April 11, 2003

Time:

09:06 PM

Comments

I'm looking for the white or red tabacco plant. I don't see them on your plant list, do you know where I can get the seeds? 

Sorry, I don't have a source for your plant.

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Date:

Saturday, April 05, 2003

Time:

02:29 PM

Comments

Excellent site! I'm happy to find Passiflora incarnata seeds (for a good price, too!) as well as Paw paw seeds, which I'd given up trying to find. The list of invasive plants is also very informative. I also have a suggestion for a plant to add: Mimosa strigillosa (Sunshine mimosa), which is a close relative to the Sensitive Briar but is lower-growing and thornless. It's beginning to catch on in the Southern states as a native alternative to turfgrass. It doesn't require sprinklers to keep it green in summer, which is great for conserving water!

M. strigillosa sounds interesting, I would like for you to contact me by email about it.  thanks, John

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Date:

Monday, March 31, 2003

Time:

01:39 PM

Comments

Hello, I am browsing your website... I have a question. Could you tell me if you carry or know where I could obtain the Oil Of The Wild Bergamot? I have checked out a number of Heath Food Store etc. to try and find "Monarda Fistulosa" (the wild variety of Bergamot) with no luck. Many health food stores do carry oil of Bergamot but not of the Wild Species (Monarda Fistulosa). If you know where I could obtain the oil it would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Cheryl Rhodes

Hi Cheryl, I don't know of a source for the oil of wild bergamot, you could post your question on one of the forums at Garden Web.  You could possibly produce your own, Wild Bergamot plants are fairly easy to grow and have the added benefit of attracting both hummingbirds and butterflies, they are also fragrant and attractive in a flower bed or meadow.  let me know anytime I can be of assistance.  Thanks, John

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Date:

Tuesday, February 11, 2003

Time:

06:20 PM

Comments

Is tabacco a plant?

tabacco is a common misspelling for tobacco.   tabaco was an earlier Spanish spelling.  Tobacco is the common name for plants in the night shade family including several species of Nicotiana.

Another common name with a slightly different spelling is tabacon aspero, this is the common name for Solanum rugosum, a plant growing in Puerto Rico 

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Date:

Tuesday, January 21, 2003

Time:

04:16 PM

Comments

I luv ur site I got an A* for my research off your site ThANK YOU!

That's Great, keep up the good work.

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Date:

Sunday, January 12, 2003

Time:

02:11 AM

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Wonderful, wonderful site! I think I will be ordering some seeds from you very soon. I didn't see Celastrus scandens, the native American bittersweet vine. Is this just an availability/hard to grow from seed thing, or is there a reason not to plant this in Missouri? (I have acquired some berries of this plant very recently).

I like American Bittersweet but do not have a seed supply at this time.  It is nice on walls, fences, banks and especially trellises but probably should not be allowed to climb small trees, the twining habit of this strong vine although loose on small trees may form tight constrictions as the tree diameter increases damaging the tree.  It's fruits are ornamental in winter  and are eaten by birds, rabbits and squirrels and the bark has medicinal uses.  Thanks, John

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Date:

Friday, January 10, 2003

Time:

03:04 PM

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Hi John. It's been a while since I last visited your website! It looks great! Very informative and easy to follow! Pictures are wonderful. I will be placing my order soon. kh, missouri

 Hi KH, I will be looking forward to receiving your email or letter.
Thanks, John

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Date:

Saturday, January 04, 2003

Time:

06:22 PM

Comments

Hello, I am a landscape contractor in Northeast TN. I have an idea of using dogseed mixed with wildflower seed on a slope. The area will never be maintained. Will the dogseed fold over or stand upright? Will the dogseed go dormant and loose its green color? Thanks, Han

Hello Han, sorry, I'm not sure what plant (dogseed) you are referring to, please email me and I will try to answer your questions.  Thanks, John

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Date:

Monday, December 02, 2002

Time:

03:30 PM

Comments

Thank you for including the Invasive Plant Info. this is not usually addressed by suppliers. another plant that you should add is Saltcedar or tamarisk spp. It is very invasive, spreads by seeds and vegetatively, will salt out the ground from the leaf litter, and uses a tremendous amount of water, up to 200 gal/day. I believe it's also listed in Missouri as an invasive species. Thanks, Larry

Hi Larry, thanks for the information.  I want to add more species and more information to the invasives page as soon as I have the  time and energy.  Thanks, John

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Date:

Monday, November 11, 2002

Time:

11:12 AM

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I have been looking at many websites for flowers. I have lots of room to plant. Your site is the absolute best site I have been on. You give me all of the information that I need to know. I really like the enlarged photos and the height information as well as the number of seeds and planting distance. Thank you for such a wonderful site.

Thanks, John

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Date:

Friday, October 18, 2002

Time:

11:50 PM

Comments

We have a raised brick wall flower bed in front of our house it is approx. 25 ft. long and 3 ft. deep. With a big picture window centered. We are thinking of planting some of the callirhoe involucrata with maybe the missouri primrose, do you think I should add something else and when should I plant the seeds, now? We live in Kansas. The flower bed gets full sun and not much of any water. Thank you, Steve

Hi Steve, This will look great late May through July, you may want to add other species for earlier in the spring and late summer.  If this bed is next to the house under the roof overhang where it doesn't receive rain water you may need to give it additional water during the summer.   You can plant native perennial wildflower seeds anytime between now and midwinter.  If you will contact me by email I will try to be of more assistance.  Thanks, John

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Date:

Thursday, October 17, 2002

Time:

09:49 AM

Comments

I have heard great things about your website from my neighbor. I'd like ask a couple of questions: I live in Manchester, CT. I have a retaining wall that is made of cement bricks and is an eyesore. Do you have any suggestions for perennials/evergreens that will grow down over the wall? Also, just above the wall which is eye level are sweet peas - they are pretty and I'd like to keep them, but unruly - I'd like to find an aesthically pleasing way to tie them up, so I can plant more perennials around them. Right now there are lots of weeds - I just moved into this house. Our soil is very dry-sandy-acidic. If anyone can help, I'd really appreciate it. Thank you. Cheryl 

Hi Cheryl, you might consider planting Callirhoe involucrata (winecups, purple poppy mallow) above the wall and letting it hang over or possibly Passiflora incarnata (passionflower) although it may become unruly but probably not as bad as the sweet peas, I have a lot of trouble with them (sweet peas) and have been trying to remove them for a couple of years even though they are pretty.  Let me know if I can be of assistance.  Thanks, John

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Date:

Thursday, October 10, 2002

Time:

06:06 PM

Comments

Enjoyed your site and I will be placing an order. SO glad to see Paw-Paw seeds offered---I have been looking high and low for these. Do these need pre-treatment? Another great site for wildflower photos is www.biosurvey.ou.edu/okwild/ Thanks! Marilyn, Oklahoma

Hi Marilyn, yes that is a good site, it's title is Oklahoma Wildflowers by Charles Lewallen.  Pawpaws need exposure to several weeks of cold temperatures, plant them outside in the fall or winter or give the cold treatment in a ziplock bag in the refrigerator.  Cover the seeds about 1 inch deep in good rich soil and partial shade.  They need shade the first two years of growth.  thanks, John

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Date:

Saturday, October 05, 2002

Time:

09:44 PM

Comments

Do You have a packet of mixed seeds that will provide all season blooms in Virginia? S. Lasher 

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Date:

Friday, October 04, 2002

Time:

03:09 PM

Comments

Hello, I live in England and am looking for CD of photographs of flowers, are you selling a CD of your pictures? I am an artist and want to use photos for a collage. Thanks for letting me know any alternative websites I could look up too. 

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Date:

Friday, September 13, 2002

Time:

08:21 AM

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Hi everyone Your website is great and will be a great help as we start to establish a wild area in our garden. Do you have any information as to which of your plants offer some degree of deer resistance? We are in New Jersey. Many thanks Tim

Hi Tim, unfortunately deer in urban areas are often overpopulated and without enough to eat, under these conditions they eat plants normally avoided in areas where their population is in balance with nature.

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Date:

Thursday, September 12, 2002

Time:

11:10 PM

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Hi, I'm delighted to see that you included information on invasive plants. They are incredibly destructive to our native ecosystems and often times, to our economy as well. Educating people about the invaders is necessary to preserve native plant communities, wildlife habitat, recreation areas, agriculture, etc. Thanks for making the effort. Kudos to you!

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Date:

Monday, September 09, 2002

Time:

09:37 AM

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John----what a wonderful website. THANK YOU. I don't have enough resources (time and money) to do my entire property at one time. However, I'd like to identify and remove invasives from the areas that are not being restored to natives at this time. Your invasive list is helpful----any idea where I can find pictures or other identification tools? Jodie---in Athens, OH

Hi Jodie, you will find photos of several invasive plants by visiting http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/photos.html 

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Date:

Sunday, September 08, 2002

Time:

03:22 AM

Comments

Do you have a store or nursery (or possibly could you recommend one) where my wife and I can browse and shop? We live in Missouri and would like to meet knowledgeable gardeners that can answer our questions in person.

Between weeding, planting or gathering seed in the fields, cleaning seed and filling orders it is much easier for me to answer your questions by email while I am taking a break or at night while working on the computer.  email your questions and I will be of as much assistance as possible.  Thanks, john

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Date:

Wednesday, August 28, 2002

Time:

03:54 AM

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thank you for your color and information site.

Thanks

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Date:

Friday, August 16, 2002

Time:

04:23 PM

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To John and all interested: I have located a site that has some invasive plant pictures: Michigan Invasive Plant Council- for those in the area. Anybody find anything else? Thanks John for your great info.

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Date:

Saturday, August 03, 2002

Time:

02:06 AM

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hi this is a cool and funky web site and this is my first time on your site and i'm coming back. U have all the info which is good and also very helpful. To i think all the people that have come on your website would agree with me. YOU HAVE ALL THE INFO WE NEED. Good pictures as well its excellent JUST KEEP IT UP OK THANKS JOHN FROM CHIARA 3/8/2002 OF JULY SATURDAY WELL BYE BYE TO YA ALL

Thank You, Let me know anytime I can be of assistance.  john

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Date:

Monday, July 15, 2002

Time:

11:42 AM

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Great site--very informative--photographs very useful.

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Date:

Monday, July 15, 2002

Time:

10:38 AM

Comments

your info on invasives is good. it could be better with pictures. Carl Lahser

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Date:

Sunday, July 14, 2002

Time:

09:50 PM

Comments

What terrific work!! I work with wild foods and have www.pinenut.com. My neighbor called me on the phone and said, you have to look at this site. I very pleased to see your products!! Thank you, Penny,  Licking Mo.

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Date:

Friday, July 05, 2002

Time:

08:40 AM

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Thank you for a colorful and informative site. I have bookmarked you for future. Could you consider having photos of invasives to help with identification? Can't seem to find that anywhere. Also shade tolerant list. Thank you.

Thanks for your comments.  I would like to show photos of invasive plants but unfortunately do not have access to any pictures at this time.  Does anyone out there have pictures of the invasive plants they would like to share on this site?  If you do please contact john Thanks

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Date:

Thursday, June 13, 2002

Time:

03:28 PM

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This is an outstanding website. I am a member of the Beautification Committee of a small municipality in New Jersey. We hope to re-establish wildflowers in our parks, including small wetland areas. You have seeds for several plants for such growing conditions, but we don't know how to sow seeds in standing water that is either permanent or periodic after rains. Can you include planting instructions for such conditions. NJ finally realizes that our wetlands are highly beneficial.

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Date:

Monday, June 10, 2002

Time:

01:34 PM

Comments

Your website provides a great service! I planted three Japanese Privets (under the recommendation of a "professional") in my yard last fall. I had no idea they were invasive. It's the only thing I planted that wasn't a native and now I regret it.

I'm going to dig them up, and let the garden center where I bought them know that they are damaging the environment.

Christine Columbia, South Carolina

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Date:

Sunday, June 09, 2002

Time:

01:02 PM

Comments

When do i cut down the growth, anytime in the winter? and what happens if I plant them too close together? kplradio@yahoo.com kl

You can cut down your native wildflowers anytime after they go dormant in late fall.  I prefer to leave them until early spring, the plants provide food and habitat for wildlife over the winter.

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Date:

Thursday, June 06, 2002

Time:

07:02 AM

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Your website is one of the best I've seen - I'm pleased to have found it and will be studying it for some time to come! The information alone is extremely valuable, and is presented in a very simple and easily accessed format. I hope to see more offerings in the future.

If you're curious, I've been engaged in a long-term project of reestablishing native plants on a 40-acre property here just east of Athens, Georgia. The property has a large variety of environments on it. It was cotton land about a century ago and has since moved into various stages of succession. Some is heavily forested in a good diversity of hardwoods and understory plants and some is still in the pine stage, and some intermediate with lots of sweetgums and grapevine. A number of open spaces, and I continue to clear some open spaces that would be very suitable for many of these species as nuclei for colonization. One big problem we have is deer, which is probably one reason why the diversity of natives is somewhat low.

For this reason I tend to like to start my plants from seed in pots for more control and for studying them - I'm also a botanist at UGA here, and study seed dormancy.

Anyway, I get my seeds where I find them. I also get plants by plant rescue through the Georgia Native Plants Society, as well as online ordering.

Thanks for your positive comments, good luck with your wildflower project.  John

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Date:

Wednesday, June 05, 2002

Time:

02:07 PM

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re invasive vines. I'm in the Austin, TX, area and have several vines that are trying to take over mature trees. Would it be possible for you to add photographs to your invasive tree/shrub/vine page so that we can identify what we have to best rid the area of these. I'm told the best way is to cut the offensive vine close to the ground this year, then next spring when it begins to grow again, to spray it with Roundup.

I will add pictures when possible.  See if your local library has a copy of the book Shrubs and Woody Vines of Missouri by Don Kurz., it contains nice line drawings and descriptions of several vines.   I only use herbicide as a last resort.  If you do use herbicide you could cut the vine and paint the stump with a brush killer.  If you spray you may damage desirable plants.  email me with a picture or description of your vine and I will try to identify it. Thanks, John

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Date:

Monday, June 03, 2002

Time:

06:35 PM

Comments

add passionflower to your invasive plant list. I don't know if it is native or not. I was given a vine several years ago, and have been digging it out of the yard ever since.

The nature of most vines is to grow aggressively.  Our native Passiflora incarnata, with good conditions will be aggressive but is not in the same class as the vines on my invasive plants list like kudzu or Japanese honeysuckle.  Thanks, John

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Date:

Friday, May 31, 2002

Time:

11:24 AM

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I think you should have the vinca vine on this web page and have pictures that you can copy and past somewere else. well thats me comment Leah

Hi Leah, Vinca major (vinca vine) grows over a large portion of South Eastern and Western US but is not native to the United States.  I have over 100 wildflower pictures on this site and will be adding more as time permits.  To look at the picture of a flower go to the seed list page and click on the flower's common name.  Click on the thumbnail image for a full size picture.  Thanks, John

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Date:

Monday, May 27, 2002

Time:

09:31 PM

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Round-Up Problems:

Compiled by the Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides- (NCAP)

Roundup, and related herbicides with glyphosate as an active ingredient, are advertised as products that can "eradicate weeds and unwanted grasses effectively with a high level of environmental safety." However, an independent, accurate evaluation of their health and environmental hazards can draw conclusions very different from those presented in the ads. Consider these facts:

For more information go to Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides (NACP)

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Date:

Thursday, May 23, 2002

Time:

04:46 PM

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When growing wildflower seeds how do I know what is a weed and what is actually a flower? Help!

      This is often a problem.  The above ground portion of Perennial wildflowers grow slowly, the first year they put most of their energy into producing a large root system.  When you pull weeds the first season you will often accidentally uproot the small flowers.  Most perennial wildflowers will grow less than 6 inches tall the first summer.  If you have a lot of weeds it may be best to keep everything cut to about 6 or 8 inches high the first year., this will allow sunlight and moisture to reach the small flowers and prevent the annual weeds from making seeds.  
      I prefer not to use herbicides but you may need to do spot treatments with RoundUp herbicide on problem weeds and grasses that you recognize.  Put a rubber dishwashing gloves on to keep the herbicide from touching your skin, put a cheap cloth glove on over the rubber glove.  Dip the fingers of the cloth glove into the herbicide and rub only the weeds you want to kill being careful not to drip on other plants.  This is a very controlled method of applying roundup.
      It is best kill as many weed seeds in your area before planting.  This can be accomplished by tilling the ground  1" deep several times over the summer or covering it with plastic for an extended length of time before planting, this will let the sun heat the soil and kill most of the weed seeds in the top layer.  Do not disturb the soil after removing the plastic, if you do you will bring more weed seeds to the surface.
       You can plant wildflower seeds in seed flats and transplant into your flower bed.  Fill the flat with potting soil, spread small seeds on the surface, larger seeds can be covered.  Place the flat outside, out of direct sunlight and cover with window screen to keep out small animals and prevent hard rains from splashing out the seed.  Plant your seeds in the fall, winter or very early spring and transplant them when they have developed 2 true leaves.   
     If you have questions email me - john

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Date:

Sunday, May 19, 2002

Time:

12:31 AM

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Is there a shady--sun challenged list??? Also we are in snow country with a growing season officially just shy of three months (sunset western garden book zone one). Thanks.

      Most of the plants on this site are best grown in sunny locations.  Seed for some of the best shade wildflowers must be planted as soon as they ripen, if they dry out they will not grow.  This includes plants like Bloodroot, Ginger, and Celandine Poppy.  
      Here are a few plants that will grow in shade - columbine, white goat's beard, new jersey tea, shooting star, purple coneflower, joe-pye weed, geranium, bristly sunflower, wild hydrangea, wood betony, sweet black-eyed susan, skullcap and northern seaoats.  I hope to be able to begin selling potted plants like ginger and bloodroot in the future.  Contact me by email when you have time.  John

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Date:

Sunday, May 12, 2002

Time:

10:25 AM

Comments

Your list does not include RHODE ISLAND

I have listed only the states where these wildflowers are shown as growing wild on the usda plant website.  My wildflowers grow over most of the Midwestern and Eastern United States and most of them will be fine in Rhode Island.  Thanks, john

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Date:

Sunday, May 12, 2002

Time:

05:05 AM

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Please make your pictures clearer. Anyway, if you have got more flower pictures, please let us view it on this website. Or if you are free, please e-mail flower pictures to this email-address. cherylz_2002

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Date:

Tuesday, May 07, 2002

Time:

04:15 PM

Comments

I picked up a few cuttings of a tree chola ( catus) just west of tucumcari nm. about 7 or 8 yrs ago.  It would have been much bigger now but grand son kept mowing it down.  Fired grand son kept cati.  It weathers the ice storm as if it was not there. does well in mid-west

Send me an e-mail when you have time, I would be interested in knowing what city you live in.
Thanks, John

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Date:

Tuesday, May 07, 2002

Time:

02:01 PM

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I've been told that goats beard is not a good candidate for the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. I used to have it in PA. and loved it and would like to plant it here south of Ft. Worth. Will it survive the hot summers in the shade and where can I find the plants (not the seeds)? Mimi

Hi Mimi, I think White Goat's Beard (Aruncus dioicus) will do ok if planted in partial shade with good soil.  You should add compost or other organic material to the soil and give some extra water when it is dry.  If you use plants rather than seeds be sure to mulch around them.  Contact me by email and I will find a supplier of live plants for you.  Thanks, John 

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Date:

Saturday, April 27, 2002

Time:

06:50 AM

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the pictures of the flowers are too small, try to make it bigger. thank you.

The small pictures are called thumbnails, if you click on one it will become a full size picture.
email me if you have any questions or anytime I can be of assistance.  Thanks, John

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Date:

Sunday, April 21, 2002

Time:

04:54 PM

Comments

John,

You've got a great site. I'll be visiting it often. We've some courtyards at school that are going to go "prairie". While I'm not directly involved I'm going to supply the kids with seed... from your place of course.

Thanks, let me know anytime I can be of assistance. 
John

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Date:

Friday, April 19, 2002

Time:

06:17 PM

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hello from Grande Prairie Alberta - we are just!!!! melting the last of thw snow about 2 feet left.

I am on an acerage and we have a minasoda mound for our septic system. "They" tell me some wildflowers can be grown instead of grass - any ideas. email rpmcneil@telusplanet. net

Hello Grand Prairie, let me know later this summer know how the seeds I sent you do .
 Thanks, John

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Date:

Sunday, April 07, 2002

Time:

10:20 PM

Comments

I see in your wildflower list, goat's beard in white. I have yellow goats beard and some say it is an invasive plant. I found it growing in an alley way in town, and it has never spread from that one area. Is yellow goat's beard invasive in W. PA.

You are probably referring to Tragopogon dubius, a biennial plant that is common in old fields, pastures, disturbed sites and along railroads.  A native of Europe  introduced and naturalized in the United States from New York to Washington, South to Virginia, Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, and California.  It has a seed head like a Dandelion but much larger.   This plant is not related to the white goat's beard listed on this site.  I think you will find it to be weedy rather than invasive.  John

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Date:

Friday, April 05, 2002

Time:

12:56 PM

Comments

THE PICTURES ARE BLURRY WHEN YOU GET A CLOSE UP

Some of my pictures are not as good as I would like but they are the best I have until this summer when I am able to take new pictures.  John  

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Date:

Monday, April 01, 2002

Time:

10:12 PM

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my mother-in law said that she remembered a flower that was called "Arbutus" It was a plant that did not grow very high and it did vine. It was found in Somerset, pa. do you have any info on this flower

      She may be referring to Trailing Arbutus (Epigaea repens L.), a small shrub growing in shady, humus-rich, moist well drained soil over the eastern portion of the USA.  This relatively slow growing , noninvasive small shrub has pretty pink flowers, colorful berries, and handsome leaves and is suitable for use as a ground cover.  John

 

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Date:

Sunday, March 31, 2002

Time:

01:25 AM

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Please join us in celebrating the 14th annual National Wildflower Week. National Wildflower Week 2002 will be celebrated the first week in May, the 5th thru the 11th.  National Wildflower Week - A Celebration of the Beauty of Nature that surrounds us.

Take yourself on a journey of exploration, visit a garden sanctuary, a state or local park, national forest or refuge, public or private garden or backcountry location. Go in groups. Especially take the children. Show them the beauty of the biological diverse places that give rise to the majesty of wildflowers.

Contact your local Photography Clubs, Schools, Newspapers or Civic Clubs to sponsor a Wildflower Photography or Poetry competition.  

Propose a wildflower planting or restoration project to re-establish or introduce native wildflowers to key local surroundings. Involve your local church, synagogue, mosque as well as your school, civic organizations in the project. Contact your local nurseries and ask them to begin to stock native seeds and plants. Tell your friends when you find resources. Share the treasures you find.

Thank you,

John A. Hadaway National Wildflower Week Volunteer

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Date:

Saturday, March 23, 2002

Time:

11:00 PM

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Your site gets better every time I visit. This is a wonderful resource for those of us wanting to plant native wildflowers, keep up the good work.

Deb

Thanks Deb, good to hear from you, let me know anytime I can be of assistance.
John

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Date:

Thursday, March 21, 2002

Time:

01:01 PM

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This is an excellent website for those just beginning in wildflowers or those fluent in the process. I found the instructions for preparing and planting extremely helpful. The pictures are excellent, as well.

Thanks, John

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Date:

Wednesday, March 20, 2002

Time:

01:02 AM

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I love your web site. I decided to try planting a butterfly garden this year and found your web site to be a great resource for the native plants I am looking for. I was not able to find one plant, however. It is the partridge pea(Cassia fasciculata). It is listed in my butterfly book as a larval host plant for the Clouded/Cloudless Sulphur and the Gray Hairstreak butterfly.

Do you know where I can get seeds for this plant?

Thanks.... Doris

Hi Doris, I don't have Partridge Pea seed at this time but may add it to my list this summer.  It may help to know this annuals name has been changed to Chamaecrista fasciculata.   Thanks, John
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Date:

Sunday, March 17, 2002

Time:

10:57 AM

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Hello, I am looking for "Bunny Blossum, Larkspur seeds. Can you help?

Thank You,

Don G

Hi Don, I'm not familiar with Bunny Blossom larkspur, you could post this question on one of the Garden Web Forums.  http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/peren/ 
John

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Date:

Friday, March 15, 2002

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12:50 PM

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What a find!! I can't wait for my order to arrive - and I so appreciate having an order form to send in with my check -- even though I didn't need to hand write it!! Nice touch!! Beth, Chester Springs, PA

Hi Beth, I usually ship orders within 24 hours of receiving them.  You can also place orders by email.
Thanks, John

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Date:

Sunday, March 10, 2002

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12:24 PM

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great site! lots of great information....

Thanks, John

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Date:

Saturday, March 09, 2002

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10:36 PM

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good pictures and lots of information, I will be sending in my order soon.

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Date:

Saturday, March 09, 2002

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10:36 PM

 

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Please consider adding Russian Comfrey to your list of plants that should not be planted. I live in NE Ohio and am now in my second year of trying to eradicate comfrey from our property. When I began, it covered approximately 8000 square feet, all from one plant that was apparently put in the ground less than a dozen years ago. It chokes out everything in it's path, and has invaded the surrounding area as well, infesting what were, not long ago, forests, pastures and fields of wildflowers; I can all too easily envision a time in the not-too-distant future when Russian Comfrey is the only thing that's growing for miles around. Trying to get rid of it, just on the 8000 sf of our property that it's infested, is a real nightmare, and yet I see this plant advertised for sale in many catalogs. Please help spread the word.

Thanks for the information, 
Russian Comfrey sounds like it could be a serious problem. 
 John

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This is one of the best websites I have seen! You are to the point and easy to understand. I am not much into reading a treatise on how to propagate cone flower. The pictures are really nice too. I like the maps, since I have moved to Connecticut I have had a hard time finding a really good list of natives for this area( 3 cheers for Mo dept of Conservation). Since I did have enough sense to gather a few seed from my home and work I still do not have every thing I want (most of us don't :).

Date:

29 Jan 2002

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17:26

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Please give information about each flower along with its picture.

Go to the seed list and click on the flowers common name for information and pictures.  
Send questions, comments, and orders to John

Date:

29 Jan 2002

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10:27

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Wonderful site, Thank you for pointing out invasive species. other sites do not do this, therefore novice gardeners could unknowingly plant these plants thinking they are doing good.

Thanks

Date:

17 Jan 2002

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16:36

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Nice sight.

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Date:

23 Dec 2001

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18:29

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Enjoyed a brief tour of your product.  I thank you for saying overgraze Kudzu. I have been telling fellow ranchers and farmers this for years. Mr. Johnson Grass can also be controlled by overgrazing. For people who wish to protect the environment, cut undesirable trees- drill up to 6 or 8 holes in the stump -fill the holes with buttermilk- plug with a stick. The stump will rot in about 2 years. Hope all of you have A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and may God Bless. George

Thanks

Date:

12 Dec 2001

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10:26

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Dear Easyliving,

I love your website -- it's quite a find! However, I have one suggestion that would make searching your site easier for your customers, and that is to have a search available by state. I live in Maryland, which means that as I go through your wonderful photographs I have to scroll down to find out if a flower is within my state/region. You have so many photographs, that scrolling down each time is time-consuming. If you divided the flowers by region/state, then it would make it a lot easier.

I just moved to Maryland from New York City and for the first time in my life have an opportunity to plant a garden. I want to do it right, which means planting native species. Your business and website provides quite a service to people of like mind. Thank you.

By the way, your site doesn't seem to have many flowers/shrubs available for Maryland people in the Gaithersburg area. Could you suggest some flowers and shrubs I might plant? I found only Blue Flag. Also, I will be gardening a tiny little plot of space -- I estimate it to be about 15 square feet. I noticed that often your description of the flowers includes a suggestion that they be planted a certain amount of space apart -- 24 or 36 inches, for example. Does this mean to place each seed at 26 or 36 inch intervals? (As you see, I'm truly new to gardening!)

Thanks again. Jenny Rabinowitz

Hi Jenny, Most of the plants on this site are ok grown in USDA Zones 3-9 and will be ok in your area.  Approximately 50 of the species listed  grow wild in Maryland.  The suggested plant spacing is for mature plants in a mulched flower bed in good soil.  Contact me by email and I will try to help,   john

Date:

07 Dec 2001

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12:40

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Cool Site

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Date:

07 Dec 2001

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12:35

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This site rocks

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Date:

13 Nov 2001

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11:11

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Do you have any pictures of "Baby Blue Eyes", "Yellow Buttercups", and California Golden Poppy? I'm doing a Landscaping Project for my Housing & Interior Design Class for school. Thanks.

Jennifer, Placerville, California Union Mine High School

Hi Jennifer, I'm sorry I don't have the pictures you need.  Good luck with your project.

Date:

24 Oct 2001

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14:54:26

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Would you consider selling the rights to use some of your wildflower photographs? These would be incorporated in a website.  I appreciate your consideration.
Sincerely,
Michael Shepherd

HI Michael, contact me by e-mail  - john

Date:

18 Oct 2001

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11:28:37

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You need to have pitchers of the Blue Sky Aster because I'm doing a report on it and I need a pitcher. Your wed site is the best I ever been on!!!

Thanks, I have placed a  photo  on the Sky Blue Aster page. John

Date:

17 Oct 2001

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21:13:12

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What a lovely collection of photos, and excellent information. Makes me want to start planting seeds this very moment. Congratulations!

Thanks

Date:

06 Oct 2001

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2:40:26

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Phalaris Arundinacea is native to some parts of Europe (primarily the Baltics and thereabouts I belive) and is SERIOUSLY invasive, but is also native to North America from Canada to as far south as Utah originally. The culprit your looking for is P. Aquatica (also known as P. Tuberosa) Only mistake I found I QUITE love your site!!!!!!

Thanks for bringing this mistake to my attention, email me when you have time.  John

Date:

03 Oct 2001

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12:46:45

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We are looking for Spiderwort (tradescantia virginiana) Are these Bulbs?

We would like to try and grow here in Central Kentucky. (Lexington)  Thanks, Jim Taylor

Date:

22 Sept 2001

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20:07:58

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Great site!!

Date:

18 Sept 2001

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2:07:58

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John, Pictures of the invasive weeds would really be helpful. Also is fall really the time to plant wildflowers? We have our back field dug up for a ground loop heat pump and it seems a shame to waste all that tilled soil.  Thanks, DEB Boling, Kirksville, MO

      Hi Deb,
Yes, fall really is the time to plant wildflower seeds.  plants can be planted now or in the spring but fall or early winter is the best time to plant wildflower seeds.  This is when nature plants it's seeds.  Many perennial wildflowers need to be exposed to several weeks of cool, moist conditions before they will germinate.  This is natures way of making sure they start growing in the spring when they have plenty of moisture and not in the summer when they would die because of drought.  Some seeds require stratification or scarification if planted in the spring or summer.
     I would like to have pictures of weeds and invasive plants on this site but don't have the pictures to use at this time.  Thanks, John

Date:

12 Sept 2001

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14:29:10

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TO Judy Zuk and all staf members, we at the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens sharing your horror and tragedy. We stand by your side and supporting you at this difficult time.

God bless

Itzhak Ayalon and all staf members.

Date:

05 Sept 2001

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9:30:38

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I think your web site is very helpfull.

Date:

04 Sept 2001

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14:11:58

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cool site

Date:

19 Aug 2001

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23:26:36

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Do you have a paper catalog? 

I don't have a printed catalog, all of my wildflower information is on this website .  If you have questions or need more information please email john 

Date:

18 Aug 2001

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21:42:12

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Excellent site and information! I've been collecting true native wildflowers for many years and this is the best site I've found on the subject! I'm very impressed with the large collection of seeds you have available!

Date:

14 Aug 2001

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23:31:54

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This is a great, informative site. The pictures are wonderful. Do you know where I can see a list and pictures of herbs native to Missouri?  I appreciate any info you can give me.

Date:

23 Jul 2001

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09:05:58

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Hello -- found your Web site and love it! What a great resource for any native plant enthusiast.

Date:

11 Jun 2001

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17:01:52

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I have a fine verbascum 'mullein' plant I'd like to save seed from to multiply. This plant is the only one of over 200 seeds to sprout. Does Mullein need some sort of special treatment to do well? 

Date:

09 Jun 2001

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20:04:10

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Can I use the order form to order the book by Edgar Denison "Missouri Wild Flowers"? 

Yes, the shipping charges are included in the price listed for each book..

Date:

18 Apr 2001

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16:01:42

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I would like to buy a mixed bag of wildflower seed to cover a one+ acre of land in North Georgia. Help!

Contact me by e-mail with more information about your area and I will do what I can to assist you.  It is usually recommended to  use a mix of native grass and wildflowers.  john

Date:

07 Apr 2001

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14:47:14

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Do you have any pictures on the Pink Rhododendron?

 This is a picture of Rhododendron roseum, mountain azalea, wild honeysuckle.  john 

Date:

30 Mar 2001

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18:13:43

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where are the web for native flower?

All of the species listed on the wildflower seed list are native to areas of the Midwest and Eastern US. with several extending North into Canada.  A plant distribution map is included with the plant description for each species.  john

Date:

24 Mar 2001

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15:42:24

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An invaluable resource for the native plant enthusiast. More books, as you gain access to them, for other areas of the US. Very nice! 

Date:

16 Mar 2001

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15:45:05

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How do I find out which ones are native to New Hampshire?

Go to the wildflower seed list, click on the common name of a flower and the page that comes up will give the flowers natural distribution.  Smooth aster, new england aster, joe-pye weed, wild geranium, roundhead bush clover, cardinal flower, wild bergamot, foxglove beardtongue, mountain mint, gray goldenrod, golden alexander, big bluestem, little bluestem, indian grass, new jersey tea, and buttonbush are some of the plants native to New Hampshire and will grow in partial shade or full sun.  Most of New Hampshire was northern hardwood forest and a lot of the native wildflowers are species that will tolerate shade.  If planting in full sun you could use prairie species from farther west.  john

Date:

16 Feb 2001

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10:57:06

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I have a question. What does a petuna (sp.) look like? Deb Sadlier  

  Hi Deb, this is a native wild petunia,  Ruellia humilis (rue-ELL-lee-uh  HUE-mill-is) john

Date:

02 Feb 2001

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09:55:28

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Your site is delightful and informative. The individual plant descriptions, as well as, the specimen photos and information on wildflower (garden) combinations are very beneficial.

Date:

02 Feb 2001

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09:47:10

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WOW! Love the new format. Your site is very informative for the TRUE native wildflower enthusiast!

Date:

31 Jan 2001

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18:05:28

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A very informative site. It is refreshing to find wildflower information and seed that are truly native wild flowers. The pronunciations for the scientific names are a nice addition.     

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cool site

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