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Plants of the Week: August 6

Plants of the Week: August 6

2018 Summer Intern Lilium leichtlinii Lilium leichtlinii, commonly known as Leichtlin’s lily, was named after Maximilian Leichtlin, a German botanist who lived during the mid to late 19th century. The plant’s golden-yellow, highly reflexed flowers measure 2 inches...
Plants of the Week: June 4

Plants of the Week: June 4

by Liam Erskine, 2018 Summer Intern Pinellia ternata Pinellia ternata, also called crowdipper, is a weedy member of the Araceae family and used to be sold as an ornamental. Native originally to Japan, this corm has become an invasive pest in the United States,...