Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ohio is home to about 1,800 native plants, and some of them get more love than others. The state wildflower, large-flowered ...

Half a century ago the AM airwaves included a tune by a momentarily famous rock singer who crooned about Polk Salad Annie. While not exactly epic lyrics, it did have a catchy beat which made it to ...

When birdwatcher Patricia Scanlon wrote to ask if I would write a column on pokeweed and all of its benefits for wildlife, I had a nice little feeling of affirmation. Just last year, I decided to let ...

Q. These weeds suddenly, and prolifically, sprouted in an area of the garden after I scrubbed it of pine needles and ivy vines. We’d never seen them before, in our almost 40 years here. They pull up ...

Common pokeweed is a perennial herb that grows in plant hardiness zones 2 through 11. New plants propagate only the seeds, which drop from the plant or are eaten and dispersed by birds. To rid your ...

Claim to fame: This common Ozarks plant gained national recognition thanks to Tony Joe White’s 1969 top-10 song “Poke Salad Annie.” Long before pokeweed became a topic of song lyrics, young leaves and ...

Pokeweed is not exactly a garden lover's favorite plant, but the birds will send you a nice thank-you chirp if you find some corner where it can grow. Most gardeners don't want pokeweed, in part ...

Pokeweed is a native plant that thrives throughout eastern North America. It is a large-rooted perennial that may reach eight feet in height. Flowers are borne in clusters, which develop into fleshy ...

I was wondering if you might be able to identify this plant that has been growing in my garden for the last two years. It survived the winter and flowers in July with small white flowers which then ...

Ohio is home to about 1,800 native plants, and some of them get more love than others. The state wildflower, large-flowered trillium, is a spectacular sign of spring, and it's oohed and aahed over.