Weekly Puzzler Answer #247
Some names in nature are fitting while others seem out in left field. Buttonbush, Cephalanthus occidentalis is one that is perfectly named, as its white flowers look like fuzzy buttons.
Weekly Puzzler #247: Shrub with Pin-Cushion-Like White Balls
If you’re local in Western North Carolina, have you been to Hendersonville since they finished the bee mural? It’s a great story about this artist and his work and even
Weekly Puzzler #246: Evergreen Shrub with White and Pink Flowers
Hello and happy Memorial Day weekend! I hope you have fun plans and enjoy the holiday whatever neck of the woods you call home. When I was looking over the
Weekly Puzzler Answer #238
Did you recognize the prolific shrub as Mountain Doghobble, Leucothoe fontanesiana? Between the arching, dense stems and the toothed leaves that can be quite sharp on the edges, it’s easy
Weekly Puzzler #238: Evergreen With Waxy Leaves and White Flowers
If you live in Western North Carolina you’ve likely seen this next plant as it it very common here in the forests, especially along rivers. Seems like every trail I’m
Weekly Puzzler Answer #211
The small shrub from last week’s puzzler was Japanese Barberry, Berberis thunbergii. It is non-native, invasive, yet common shrub used in landscaping–it’s hard to go down any road in any
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,