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The Purple Flower That's Actually An Invasive Weed (& Native Alternatives To Grow Instead)
Discover the truth about the vibrant purple flower that is an invasive weed in some areas. Explore native alternatives that ...
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Shiny leaves and purple flowers? Check that it’s not a poisonous rubber vine
Shiny leaves and purple flowers led to the plants’ popularity as an ornamental, and the plant spread from its native Madagascar to Hawaii, Australia, the Caribbean, East Africa and India.
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Wyoming FFA Agronomy Contest
it is a common garden weed. A rounded, bushy, much branched annual, 1/2 to 3 feet tall, reproducing by seed. Stems are usually red or purple striped. Leaves are alternate; the first are long, ...
December Weed of the Month: Japanese barberry
December’s Weed of the Month is Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii). This species is a specially regulated plant on Minnesota’s Noxious Weed list.
Releasing the beetles
A Minnetonka tamarack swamp is the new feeding grounds for helpful beetles released to munch away at purple loosestrife, a noxious weed that if left to thrive, can easily take over a wetland. In ...