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10 Neat Things about Blue

1. Blue impatiens. Impatiens namchabarwensis is a semi-woody, branching, one-foot tall plant with delicate true-blue blooms that was discovered in

1. Lily of the Incas. Deep in South America, in the southern Andes, clumps of richly coloured flowers grew from

1. Herb or ‘erb? Dropping the h-sound at the beginning of “herb” is an American affectation, so if you’re from

1. Live fast, die young. In the plant world, an annual is a plant that completes its life cycle in

1. Names. Earthworms are of many different species. The common one we tend to recognize as an earthworm is Lumbricus

1. Tooth of the lion. The English common name “dandelion” comes from the French dent de lion, meaning tooth of

1. The story of Molly, Tom and their confused friend, Gib. We all know that male cats are called Toms,

1. Turtle island. Turtle myths abound in creation stories throughout the world. The Hindus tell of a great flood that

1. Skunk diet. Skunks have a varied diet that includes roots, seeds and berries; small mice, birds and eggs; and,

1. What’s so great about peonies? They are drought tolerant, deer resistant, fragrant, hardy to Zone 2 and they can