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Month long time lapse of daisies wriggling their petals

May 3, 2018October 18, 2019 Posted in The Secret Lives of Plants

Cornish Mallow tracks the sun and remembers its location

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It’s mid April, most plants are coming back.

 

I too have noticed the over sized foliage on all the perennials. I’ve dug and dug and not been able to find anything other than it’s a combination of drought and freezing stress that causes it.  If I find out more I’ll let you all know

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