Focusing on the Patuxent Research Refuge Plant Inventory Project and urban botanical foarying,. Why the North Tract is so Special. Dave standing next to a patch of sphagnum moss. The area was very pristine with no noticeable infestation of exotic plant species.

They may look alike, but palms and cycads represent two very different groups of plants. When one thinks of a garden, it is difficult not to think of flowers, and in some gardens flowers dominate the scene at least part of the year. Certainly one of the most recognized groups of flowering plants are flowering bulbs. Much of traditional Japanese culture originates from its nearby neighbor China. Cycads in my home garden, July 2016.

Plants to see before I die. There are 40-50 species of.