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July 24, 2004 John Rottet [/assets/story/image_buynow.comp]
If plants could cry. That certainly looks like what this caladium in northern Durham County is doing as a drop of dew works its way down the center of the red-veined leaf. The heart-shaped South American native is a popular choice to grace our Southern shade . But don't let this tearful beauty fool you. It's poisonous if ingested.

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