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Herbarium of the Bizarre

by Meredith Hemphill

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Bird-catcher Trees

October 23, 2026 · 14 min

Get ready for the first of two special Spooky Season episodes! 💀 Music by James Milor from Pixabay Information provided by: https://www.amusingplanet.com/2021/03/pisonia-tree-that-kills-birds.htmlhttps://www.bbc.co.uk…
National Plants of the USA (America 250)

July 9, 2026 · 12 min

Anyone feel like starting a campaign to make tomatoes the national fruit? Music by James Milor on Pixabay Information provided by: https://www.arborday.org/perspectives/americas-national-tree-mighty-oakhttps://www.cong…
Bonus Episode: What's Your Favorite Plant?

June 27, 2026 · 8 min

Attendees at the Exotic and Carnivorous Plant Expo join the podcast to talk about their own favorite bizarre plants. I intended to post this episode a week or so after the expo, but then I caught the con crud from hell at ConCarolinas and…
Rainbow Plants (Byblis)

May 13, 2026 · 11 min

Come see me at the Exotic and Carnivorous Plant Expo this weekend: https://www.carnivorousplants.org/about/CEPExpoDetails Music by James Milor from Pixabay Information provided by: https://www.burymeinthebog.com/grow/r…
New Species Discovered in 2025

March 31, 2026 · 14 min

I learned some lessons from the 2024 discoveries episode, and I think this one is not quite so messy. I also managed to contain it all in one episode this time! Music by James Milor from Pixabay Information provided by…

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Pohutukawa

January 25, 2026 · 9 min

Merry Christmas? Happy New Year? Happy Holidays! That covers it. Personally, I celebrated four this year. Enjoy this more-or-less seasonal episode about the New Zealand Christmas Tree. Music by James Milor from Pixabay. Information…
Cranberry

December 1, 2025 · 11 min

Pass the cranberry sauce! Did you read that to the tune of the Bob’s Burgers song? I hope so. Music by James Milor Information provided by: https://www.cranberryinstitute.org/cranberry-health-researchhttps://www.pbs.or…
Skeleton Flower

October 10, 2025 · 11 min

Sorry it sounds so echo-y. I’m dog/housesitting for my parents, so I’m not in my usual recording space. Ruby the Beagle says “hi.” Music by James Milor from Pixabay Information provided by: Diphylleia grayi-inspired stretchable…
Narrow-leafed Campion

September 26, 2025 · 13 min

There seems to be disagreement whether it ought to be spelled narrow-leafed or narrow-leaved. Neither is easy to say, for the record. Music by James Milor from Pixabay Information provided by: https://www.bbc.com/news/…
Dutch Elm Disease

September 14, 2025 · 17 min

This episode ended up being way more involved that I expected, but I learned so much, and I thought I knew Dutch Elm Disease pretty well already. Hopefully, y’all will learn a lot, too. Music by James Milor from Pixabay Information…
Vegetable Lamb

September 6, 2025 · 17 min

We will resume my trilogy of invasive plants next week once I find my mind. Has anyone seen it? Music by James Milor from Pixabay Information provided by: https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/running-ponies/animal-o…
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August 28, 2025 · 1 min

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