Herbarium of the Bizarre

We will resume my trilogy of invasive plants next week once I find my mind. Has anyone seen it?

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If you’re thinking of planting a Privet, you should pivot and plant something else. Well, if you live in North or Central America, anyway, but that doesn’t rhyme.

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I have a complicated relationship with this stinky dead fish tree.

For your entertainment, a Reddit thread about Bradford Pears: https://www.reddit.com/r/arborists/comments/1bn1wpv/why_bradford_pear_i…

Meet the world’s biggest (and possibly stinkiest) flowers.

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If you’re in the U.S., I hope you try and have a happy 4th of July. And as a public safety professional in my day job, I must remind you to please not start any fires or injure anyone with fireworks.…

Be a lavender menace.

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• Flowers and Their Meanings: The Secret Language and History of Over 600 Blooms by Karen Azoulay (2023)
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Support the Pansy Project and get a cute shirt: https://birdscanflystore.com/collection/the-pansy-project/

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Roses are (sometimes) red,

Violets are (sometimes) blue,

And if you ask Sappho,

Violets are gay, too!

Happy Pride Month 🌈

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These extra-special trees are similar to both conifers and fruit trees, but they are actually something much, much older. Ginkgoes are the only tree species around today that was alive at the same ti…

Is it really possible that these trees walk around the rainforest like the Ents in Lord of the Rings?

I forgot to mention that there won’t be an episode next week. Here’s your one-week notice that I’l…

Today, at long last, I am revealing my favorite fact about witches’ flying ointment. 🧹

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A.k.a. the California Pitcher Plant or the Cobra Lily. It’s not a lily, not even a little bit, but it does look surprisingly serpentine. 🐍

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The carnivorous plants are back, and this time we’re looking at my favorite bug traps, Sundews!

I forgot to mention in the intro that I’m going to be at RavenCon in Richmond, VA this weekend—actually,…

Watch the real-life Zombie Fungus in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuKjBIBBAL8

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Sometimes plants come in very silly shapes.

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• Species composition of ant pr…

While researching this episode, I stumbled across an Insta called @horrorcultureplants that I highly recommend giving a follow.

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"They took all the trees, and put ‘em in a tree museum…”

—Counting Crows

That will kind of make sense in about 10 seconds. I should totally make a playlist for this podcast. Drop your recommendations i…

I would like to introduce you to a tree that you can eat, brush your teeth with, and also use to make nanoparticles.

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The Snowflake Fairy

Robed in white comes Snowflake Fairy,

braving wintry winds and ice,

pearly "Maid of February,"

whom the glistening frosts entice.

Gladly welcome Snowflake Fairy,

on your terrace give he…