Audio Article - Challenges with Cultivars

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Audio Article - Challenges with Cultivars

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Mar 3, 2021

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Long-running native plant cultivar debate stems from concern about their ecological functionality and possible environmental consequences. This is the audio version of an article from the March/April 2021 issue of Mother Earth News magazine. Music is “Fingerlympics” by Doctor Turtle.

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