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Weed Watch: Was that 4-foot plant (Erechtites hieraciifolius) growing in my garden yesterday?

Posted on September 15, 2021 by MGNV Webmaster

Written By Mary Free, Extension Master Gardener Summer is waning or fall just beginning and our gardens are awash in the bright and muted colors of asters, goldenrods, lobelias, pink muhly, sages, turtleheads, and zinnias, and with due diligence, relatively … Continue reading →

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Word of the Week: Pappus

Posted on August 9, 2021 by MGNV Webmaster

The word pappus might bring to mind dandelions and the “puff ball” seed heads you may have played with in your youth. However, if the word conjures up the silky “parachutes” of milkweed, think again. Although both appendages aid in the dispersal of their seeds, a pappus is an appendage to cypsela, the fruit of plants in the Asteraceae (aster family). Dandelion is a member of the aster family; milkweed is not.* Continue reading →

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Weed Watch: Lion’s Tooth, Blowball, Pissabed…A Dandelion by Another Name*

Posted on April 11, 2021 by MGNV Webmaster

Most people, adults and children alike, recognize the dandelion, but how well do they really know it? Continue reading →

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