https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/21/adkins-arboretums-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-2/ Nonpartisan and Education-based News for Chestertown Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:19:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/21/adkins-arboretums-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-2/#comment-764628 Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:19:48 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/21/adkins-arboretums-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-2/#comment-764628 The article doesn’t mention that May Apples are spring ephemerals, meaning they die back and disappear by the time summer heat arrives, not to be seen again til the next spring. There will be some of these delightful native plants available at the Chestertown Garden Club’s May Mart Plant Sale at Memorial Park on Friday, May 2. 9am to 1pm.

]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/21/adkins-arboretums-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-2/#comment-764542 Mon, 21 Apr 2025 20:59:59 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/21/adkins-arboretums-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-2/#comment-764542 This very nice article doesn’t mention the interesting fact that box turtles love to eat mayapple seeds. Apparently the seeds that pass through the turtle’s digestive tract are much more likely to germinate. We can be grateful to these creatures for helping to spread mayapples to new locations.

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