Eating Guide
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IrisIrises are flowering plants with showy flowers. This popular garden flower has bulbous roots, sword shaped leaves, and flowers on tall, erect stems. Colors may vary from purple to blue, red, yellow, orange, black, and white, however purple and blue a... Click to read more.
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Jack-in-the-PulpitThis plant is a trifoliate, meaning the leaves are grouped together of three. The Jack-in-the-pulpit, or Indian Turnip, is known by many different names and looks similar to poison ivy before its flower appears. The flower has a greenish-yellow and o... Click to read more.
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JasmineJasmine plants are shrubs and vines in the olive family. They come in several different varieties but typically have the same small white flowers. Jasmine is widely cultivated around the world for their fragrance.... Click to read more.
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JessamineJessamine is a twining vine generally with smooth, green leaves and bright yellow trumpet-shaped flowers.... Click to read more.
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Jimson WeedJimsonweed is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family. This plant stands out with is foul-smelling, trumpet-shaped, pale purple or white flowers, white roots and stem, and toothed leaves. Jimsonweed also has seed capsules with many thor... Click to read more.
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JonquilJonquil, also known as rush daffodil, is a bulbous flowering plant native to eastern Europe. Although this plant is in the same family as common daffodils, an outstanding characteristic is that the smaller yellow or white flowers sprout and bloom in... Click to read more.
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Lady Slipper OrchidAlso known as slipper orchids, lady slipper orchids are a subfamily of orchids with a slipper shaped pouch and two petals on the side. The pouch on the bottom of the flower traps insects in order to make them climb through the flower while collecting... Click to read more.
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LarkspurThese flowers are often brightly colored blooming on tall stems that tower over their leaves. The flowers cover them stem when fully bloomed. Colors can vary from red to white, purple, pink, and so on.... Click to read more.
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Lily of the ValleyLily of the Valley is a flowering plant that blooms in spring. They have large, thick green leaves and shoots that have sweetly scented, bell-shaped, white flowers hanging from them.... Click to read more.
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LobeliaLobelia is a genus of flowering plants containing large and small perennial, annual, and shrub species. Many differ in shape and size but all have similar simple leaves and tubular flowers with five lobes. The plant is usually covered with flowers wi... Click to read more.
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LocoweedLocoweed is a name in any plants that contain swainsonine. Swainsonine is a phytotoxin harmful mostly to livestock although other animals can become ill after ingesting. Oxytropis and Astragalus are found in North America and Swainsona in Australia,... Click to read more.
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LupineLupine, or Lupin, is a genus of flowering plant in the legume family found in North and South America, the Mediterranean, and North Africa. These plants have pale green leaves with little white hairs and flowers called bluebonnets that grow erect, co... Click to read more.
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Marsh MarigoldAlso known as king cup, marsh marigold is a perennial herbaceous plant in the buttercup family. These plants have a variety of different shaped green leaves but have a signature yellow-orange 5-petalled flower.... Click to read more.
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Mauna Loa Peace LilyThis plant has large, oval shaped, glossy leaves and one or a few erect, white flowers. The flowers have one single petal that wraps around the center of the flower. This flower resembles a calla lily, however is not a true lily.... Click to read more.
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Meadow SaffronAlso known as autumn crocus or naked ladies, meadow saffron is a toxic flowering plant found in temperate areas and native to Great Britain and Ireland. The flower blooms with several pink or purple petals, long before the leaves actually grow. This... Click to read more.
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MoonflowerMoonflower is a perennial flowering plant native to tropical areas. The white or pink flowers are star shaped, or more likely pinwheel shaped with 5 grooves, bloom at night and retract in the morning. The leaves are round or heart shaped.... Click to read more.
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Morning GloryOver 1,000 species of flowering plants are known as Morning Glory. Unlike moonflowers, most morning glories bloom in the early morning and retract during the evening. Many colors of morning glories range from deep purple to pink, white, green, red, b... Click to read more.
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Mountain LaurelAlso known as spoonwood or calico-bush, mountain laurel is an evergreen shrub native to the eastern US. This plant contains clusters of hexagonal pink and white flowers, broad leaves, and fibrous roots. All parts of this plant, beautiful as it may be... Click to read more.
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NarcissusNarcissus (daffodil) is a yellow or white flowers that grows shoots, which die back to expose bulbs where the flower then grows with around 7 petals surrounding a funnel shaped petal in the middle.... Click to read more.
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NicotianaNicotiana is a genus of herbaceous plants and shrubs native to to many places throughout the world including North America, South America, Africa, Australia, and more. These are also known tobacco plants, used for several different things including p... Click to read more.
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OleanderOleander is a shrub or small tree used as an ornamental plant or landscaping plant. You can find oleander as dividers on roads and highways, properties, and more. The oleander leaves are thick, dark green, and leathery, while the flowers vary in colo... Click to read more.
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Patience PlantImpatiens, also known as patience plants, is a genus or over 1,000 species of flowering plants found throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Many names include jewelweed, touch-me-not, snapweed, and more. Impatiens are widely used as garden plants and or... Click to read more.
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Peace LilyPeace lilies are evergreen perennial plants with large, green leaves, and a large flower growing from a spadix with a spathe(in this sense, similar to a petal) varying in shades of white, green, and yellow. Although this plant is called a lily, it is... Click to read more.
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PeonyPeony or paeony is a genus of flowering plants native to Asia, Europe, and Western North America. Most are herbaceous perennial plants, some are shrubs. All have deeply lobed leaves and flowers ranging in colors from red to pink, purple, yellow, and... Click to read more.
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PeriwinklePeriwinkle, also known as myrtle, is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family. Periwinkle is a trailing subshrub used for ornamental and landscaping purposes for groundcover. This plant is also an invasive species, smothering native plants... Click to read more.
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PoinsettiaPoinsettia plants are native to Mexico and Central America and it well known as a significant plant for Christmas floral displays. These plants have thick, dark green leaves and extremely bright red, almost velvety smooth bracts, also known as false... Click to read more.
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PoppyPoppies are herbaceous flowering plants often grown for their bright and colorful flowers as well as symbols of remembrance. Although poppies can vary, many species have thin, brightly colored showy petals that die shortly after flowering. Colors of... Click to read more.
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PrimrosePrimrose is a flowering plant found in Europe, northwestern Africa, and parts of Asia that blooms in early spring. The leaves are deeply wrinkled and the flowers are a soft yellow or cream color with 5 or 6 heart shaped petals.... Click to read more.
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PrimulaPrimula is the genus of flowering plants containing different species of primrose, cowslip, auricula, and oxlip.... Click to read more.
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PrivetPrivets are flowering plants that are talls shrubs and small trees that are found in Europe, northern Africa, and Asia. These plants have white flowers and black berries. Privets are cultivated for the use of ornamental plants, hedges, and medicinal... Click to read more.