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Category: Flora

FLORA: A November bouquet

Posted on October 26, 2012March 2, 2013 by Staff

By Ken Moore
Flora Columnist
I’m returning to the words and paintings of Cornelia Phillips Spencer, who took a closer look at our local flora 139 years ago.

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FLORA: 10 things I love about gingko trees

Posted on October 18, 2012October 18, 2012 by Staff

By Carol Ann McCormick
Guest Flora Columnist
The earliest gingko trees were found in the Middle Jurassic (180 million years ago), and the seeds were probably dispersed by carrion-eating dinosaurs.

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FLORA: A plant nut’s paradise

Posted on October 11, 2012October 11, 2012 by Staff

Many years ago I learned that “plant nut” is an endearing term for any man or woman who is truly passionate about plants.

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FLORA: Ponder the post oak

Posted on October 4, 2012October 5, 2012 by Staff

It is hard for us not to see time through the lens of our species; humans have life spans measured in decades, at most about a century.

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FLORA: What are lichens

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Staff

Lichens are pioneer plants, colonizers on boulders and other bare surfaces, slowly developing layers of soil particles for the establishment of larger plant communities.

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FLORA: Again remembering Persimmon Pete

Posted on September 20, 2012September 21, 2012 by Staff

It’s time to begin gathering fruit from our native persimmon, Diospyros virginiana.

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FLORA: From roadside waif to garden star

Posted on September 13, 2012September 14, 2012 by Staff

Before I launch into this week’s Flora story, I want to describe my plans for the next couple of months.

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FLORA: ‘Late summer woods’

Posted on September 6, 2012September 7, 2012 by Staff

“Late summer woods” is Cornelia Phillips Spencer’s description, in the “Young Lady’s Column” of The N.C. Presbyterian, Oct. 8, 1873, of a late-summer walk.

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FLORA: A stroll in the garden

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Staff

I am constantly surprised by the amazing succession of cool blooms, leaf shapes and plant forms.

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FLORA: Let nature help you garden

Posted on August 23, 2012August 24, 2012 by Staff

I love the new landscaping around the three buildings of the N.C. Botanical Garden’s visitor education center.

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FLORA: Don’t blame goldenrod for hay-fever season

Posted on August 16, 2012August 20, 2012 by Staff

Please don’t blame hay-fever sneezes and stuffy noses on beautiful goldenrod.

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FLORA: Chapel Hill’s mystery tree

Posted on August 9, 2012August 10, 2012 by Staff

Several years ago I received a call from Bill Massengale, who was keen about the history of the California coastal redwood standing tall in front of his law office.

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FLORA: Go out after dark to see this one

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Staff

I had all but given up on the reappearance of my very favorite annual wildflower, jimsonweed, which usually appears in the yard and garden by early June.

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FLORA: They have stories to tell

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Staff

I don’t think a day goes by that I don’t reflect on Weaver Street Market staff member Teresa Hutson’s response in February.

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FLORA: Carolina lily update and hot-pink wildflower sighting

Posted on July 19, 2012July 19, 2012 by Staff

Accompanied by a dozen Citizen readers on July 4, I revisited the Carolina lilies on Occoneechee Mountain.

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