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
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10 Neat Things about Alstroemeria
1. Lily of the Incas. Deep in South America, in the southern Andes, clumps of richly coloured flowers grew from
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10 Neat Things about Herbs
1. Herb or ‘erb? Dropping the h-sound at the beginning of “herb” is an American affectation, so if you’re from
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10 Neat Things about Annuals
1. Live fast, die young. In the plant world, an annual is a plant that completes its life cycle in
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10 Neat Things about Earthworms
1. Names. Earthworms are of many different species. The common one we tend to recognize as an earthworm is Lumbricus
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10 Neat Things about Dandelions
1. Tooth of the lion. The English common name “dandelion” comes from the French dent de lion, meaning tooth of
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10 Neat Things about Cats
1. The story of Molly, Tom and their confused friend, Gib. We all know that male cats are called Toms,
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10 Neat Things about Turtles
1. Turtle island. Turtle myths abound in creation stories throughout the world. The Hindus tell of a great flood that
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10 Neat Things about Skunks
1. Skunk diet. Skunks have a varied diet that includes roots, seeds and berries; small mice, birds and eggs; and,
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10 Neat Things about Peonies
1. What’s so great about peonies? They are drought tolerant, deer resistant, fragrant, hardy to Zone 2 and they can
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