Weekly Puzzler #158: Striking Red Flower is a Hummingbird Magnet
Years ago I lived on a river in eastern New York State. I spent many hours canoeing the river and getting to know the surrounding wetland. One summer, this beautiful
Weekly Puzzler Answer #155
Last week’s puzzler was a shrub seen in the eastern United States called, appropriately, eastern sweetshrub; other common names include Carolina sllspice, strawberry shrub,, sweet-scented shrub, bubby blossom, sweet bubby,
Weekly Puzzler #155: Red Flower and Fruity Scent
I came across this scrub recently on a rainy day walk at the North Carolina Arboretum. It was full of these lovely red flowers in the center of each bunch
Weekly Puzzler Answer #154
Hello and Happy Saturday! Happy July! Also happy 4th of July weekend! I hope you are having a great weekend filled with lots of memorable events. Were you one of
Weekly Puzzler Answer #153
Greetings friends. Were you able to identify last week’s mystery plant? A handful of people correctly identified it as Galax, or Galax urceolata, which is also called beetleweed and wandflower. Wandflower
Weekly Puzzler #154: Spiral Fern
Hello and happy Saturday to you all! Now that summer is officially here, what exciting things do you have planned? Hopefully some outside time is on the agenda. I saw
Weekly Puzzler Answer #143
So last week’s puzzler was a video, showing a lot of one plant on a bank beside a stream. Were you able to recognize it? Here’s a clue… perhaps you’ve