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• Skunk cabbage is a swamp-loving plant that is well named. It blooms in February and March in swampy areas and produces an odd-looking flower before producing any leaves. The flowers resemble pins in a pincushion. When the plant is bruised, it smells awful. • Native Americans used the orange sap of the bloodroot plant to color or paint their faces for warfare or ceremonies and to dye baskets. The flowers on a bloodroot plant are so delicate that it cannot be picked successfully. The petals fall off with the slightest touch or breeze. The sap comes from the stem. • Mistletoe is a plant we traditionally associate with Christmas. Unlike most wildflowers that are rooted in soil, this plant is termed a “semi-parasite” because it draws water and minerals from a host plant. It typically grows on hardwood trees in the southern United States producing small white berries coated with a sticky substance that is toxic to humans. • Dodder or Love Vine is unusual because it is a true parasite. Unlike semi-parasitic mistletoe, which produces green leaves, dodder vines are gold in color. Shortly after dodder seeds sprout, root-like structures attach themselves to a host plant, and the dodder plant draws all of its nourishment from the host plant. Common Dutch clover is a host plant for several dodder species. • The Southern or evergreen magnolia is emblematic of the Southern states in America. The flower is the State Flower for Louisiana and Mississippi. What some readers may not know is the large size of this flower. Flowers range from 7 to 10 inches across — That’s the size of a dinner plate! Also interesting is that magnolia flowers are pollinated by beetles. • Wildflower festivals are popular in many different areas. The 25th Annual Mountain Flower Fine Art & Wine Festival in Dahlonega, Georgia, is held the third weekend in May. The Dahlonega Master Gardeners present wildflower displays, walks and tours.

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January 20– February 18 Less talk and more walk, Aquarius. You can talk about it all you want, but no one is going to listen until you get busy and prove to them there are merits.

February 19– March 20 Your opinion matters, Pisces, so go ahead and say what you think. It may ruffle some feathers, but perhaps that’s what’s needed to get the job underway.

June 22– July 22 Whom do you really trust, Cancer? Better answer the question before you sign on the dotted line. The deal might not be as juicy as it was presented.

July 23– August 22 Snap out of it, Leo. You’ve stayed in your comfort zone for far too long. Take the plunge and you will come out on top. An auto issue gets ugly.

August 23– September 22 The cornerstone of your belief system is put to the test this week with the arrival of a foe. Stand firm, Virgo. Money matters begin to look up.

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