Weekly Puzzler #168: Fall Blooming Purple Flower that’s a Butterfly Magnet
Here is western North Carolina, there are subtle changes that fall is right around the corner. Our cherry tree has lost most of its leaves, the ferns at the edge
Weekly Puzzler #167: Wooly Leaves and Tall Spike
Regardless of where you live in the United States, you’ve probably seen this next plant. It often grows in abandoned lots, along roads, in wild fields where nature has taken
Weekly Puzzler Answer #165
If you’ve been following along, you know that my puzzler theme for the last few weeks has been HEART shaped. Last week’s puzzler was a tree with heart shaped leaves–
Weekly Puzzler #165: A TREE with Heart-Shaped Leaves
Like last week’s puzzler, the wild ginger plant, that has heart-shaped leaves, I am doing one more with this shaped leaf. This one is a TREE and is likely one
Weekly Puzzler Answer #163
Did you recognize the vine with the heart-shaped leaves from last week’s puzzler as Ducthman’s Pipe or Pipevine or Aristolochia macrophylla? (Or, if it has a hairy stem, rather than a
Weekly Puzzler #163: A Vine with Heart-Shaped Leaves
Several years ago I was leading a backpacking trip into Great Smoky Mountains National Park and we kept seeing a vine with large, heart-shaped leaves that we commented on, wondering
Weekly Puzzler #162: A Fast Growing Vine with 3 Leaves
Last week’s puzzler was Virginia Creeper, a shade-loving vine that twines its way onto stone walls and trees and has lovely red leaves in the fall. Let’s do another vine: