Celebrating Plants and the Planet: This month's focus at the News page of www.zooplantman.com is again on pollination and the incredible survival strategies...
Hi Everyone, I am keen to use Crinum pedunculatum in our new Orang utan / Siamang exhibit. Does anyone have any experience with using Crinum or a related ...
Does anyone know of any type of plants that Lorikeet parrots will leave alone? Perferably plants hardy to zones 5-6. Quit laughing..........wishful, hopeful...
Call Pearl Pearson at the Oklahoma City Zoo-- she oversaw the planning of a lorikeet exhibit's plantings 2 years ago. Her number is: 405-425-0237, Oklahoma...
Does anyone have signage/displays/etc on invasive plants at their facility? If anyone does work with invasive plants, do you talk about your work with visitors...
Hi Everybody, We have had good success growing a range of plants with several parrot species, including Macaws, Conures, Budgies and other Aust parrots. We...
I think it should be imperative that in interpretive panels and programs we discuss and educate about invasives. The Science and Industry Museum in Chicago has...
A couple years ago at the Santa Ana Zoo in California I helped in the initial planning of a temporary exhibit on exotic invaders. The exhibit was to center...
Due to a number of enquiries regarding the use of credit cards to register for the conference, the registration material on the web site has been updated. It...
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Celebrating Plants and the Planet: The News page of www.zooplantman.com this month features stories on medical botany with a couple of plants well worth...
Hi, I'd like to remind everyone of the poll on the AZH Discussion Group site asking, basically, who is using this discussion group. I posted it awhile ago just...
Hi! I am attending the conference in September, and wonder if any female would be interested in sharing a room. I'm paying for the conference, and looking for...
Just a note to let you know that the AZH newsletter deadline for the September/October issue is August 24. Please forward any articles, updates, news, reports...
Julie I'm going and right now I don't have a roommate. I didn't make the arrangements so I will have to check and make sure that it is a double room. E-mail...
Celebrating Plants and the Planet: We make the case for plants by listing their economic and medical benefits to humans, but then what happens? September’s...
Hey, it was great to see everyone at the conference and kudo's to Dave and his staff for a job well done. If anyone has a good photo of the big timber we...
Several people asked about a plant in our African Savanna exhibit. It is the spiny, green-stemmed plant with tubular white flowers. It is a species of...
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Does anyone know if Privet is toxic to birds?? And if it is, is it species specific or the entire genus?? We are having some difficulties getting a straight...
Does anyone know where I can find a Bertholletia excelsa or Brazilnut tree? Does anyone have seeds or cuttings they can spare? SusanPierce Gardener The...
Do you mean Ligustrum sp.? In the U.S., it's definitely not toxic and that has caused all kinds of ecological problems with invasive privets taking over...
I have it listed as 'toxic' in a publication,,,'Poisonous Plants' printed by Arnoldia in 1974. (actually purchased this at Longwood Garden's at the very first ...
You're quite right, Liz, that it's confusing. As I understand it, there is evidence of the toxicity of ligustrum, but it's unclear how it works and what the...
Celebrating Plants and the Planet: Every October brings stories on the changing leaf colors. The first story on this month’s News page at www.zooplantman.com...
