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The Prairie Blazing Star, *Liatris pycnostachya*, is a striking wildflower native to central prairies. This composite plant produces tall spikes of vibrant purple blooms that emerge from the top and cascade downwards. Its unique flowering structure supports pollinators like bees and butterflies and...

The Rough Blazing Star, *Liatris aspera*, is a striking wildflower found in prairie ecosystems of eastern North America. Its distinctive tall spikes of densely packed, button-shaped purple flowers are notable for their drought tolerance and ability to thrive in open landscapes. This plant provides v...

The Somnium Files – nirvanA Initiative is a visual novel developed by Spike Chunsoft continuing the investigation into the unsettling Half Body murders. Uchikoshi Kotaro returns to lead this sequel exploring new psychic abilities and interconnected mysteries. The game focuses on Detective Miyano’s p...

Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE is a 2023 mystery adventure game developed by Too Kyo Games and co-developed and published by Spike Chunsoft. It follows amnesiac detective trainee Yuma Kokohead and the death god Shinigami as they investigate crimes in the rain-covered city of Kanai Ward. The ga...

Purple prairie clover, Dalea purpurea, is a perennial legume native to prairies and open grasslands across central North America. In summer it bears dense cylindrical flower heads in which small purple blossoms open progressively around the spike, above finely divided leaves. Symbiotic bacteria asso...

The Joe Schmo Show is a comedy reality parody series that premiered on Spike TV in 2003, created by Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese. The premise centers on a single genuine, unsuspecting contestant who believes they are competing on a real reality show, while all other participants, including the host,...

Swamp Candles (Lysimachia terrestris) is a herbaceous perennial in the Primulaceae family native to wetlands of eastern North America. It produces erect terminal spikes of bright yellow, star-shaped flowers that often have a reddish-orange spot at the base. The plant typically grows in acidic bogs,...

White Prairie Clover (Dalea candida) is a native perennial legume of North American grasslands and prairies. It develops a deep taproot and produces cylindrical flower spikes of small white tubular blossoms that open progressively from bottom to top in mid-summer. As a legume, it fixes nitrogen and...

Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) is an aquatic perennial plant native to wetlands and shallow waters throughout the Americas. It is easily recognized by its large, glossy, heart-shaped leaves and distinctive vertical spikes of small purple flowers that bloom throughout the summer. The plant plays a...

Lupines (Lupinus) are a genus of over 200 flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, native to the Americas and the Mediterranean region. They are easily recognized by their tall, erect spikes of densely packed pea-like flowers and their palmately divided leaves. As legumes, they form a symbio...

Echium is a genus of roughly 70 flowering plant species native to Europe, Africa, and Asia, notably including Viper's Bugloss, which produces tall spikes of vibrant blue flowers.

Hoary Vervain (Verbena stricta) is a prairie perennial native to central North America, covered in dense silvery hairs that give it its common name and help reduce water loss in dry habitats.

Blue vervain (*Verbena hastata*) is a tall, moisture-loving perennial native to North America that was widely used by indigenous peoples for its medicinal properties.

Torch Lily (Kniphofia uvaria) is a South African perennial known for its tall, poker-shaped flower spikes in red, orange, and yellow that attract hummingbirds and sunbirds.

Kniphofia is a genus of African flowering plants named after 18th-century German botanist Johann Kniphof, distinguished by tall, brightly colored flower spikes.

Gladiolus is a genus of perennial cormous flowering plants native primarily to South Africa, cultivated globally for their tall spikes of colorful blooms.

Liatris, commonly called blazing star, is a North American genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, recognized by its tall purple spikes.

Stock (Matthiola incana) is a Mediterranean biennial or perennial cultivated since ancient times for its dense spikes of clove-scented flowers and widely grown in cut-flower production.

Tut is a 2015 Canadian-American historical miniseries about Pharaoh Tutankhamun, notable as Spike's three-night drama starring Avan Jogia.

Tattoo Nightmares is a Spike TV reality series that aired from 2012 to 2014, in which tattoo artists based in Los Angeles covered up clients' regrettable or poorly executed tattoos.

Common Agrimony is a perennial herb native to Europe and Asia, historically noted for its medicinal properties and distinctive spiky flower clusters.

Water Smartweed (Persicaria amphibia) is an aquatic native perennial of the Northern Hemisphere, forming floating mats on ponds or sprawling colonies along stream and lake shorelines.

Pennsylvania Smartweed (Persicaria pensylvanica) is a native annual of moist North American habitats, bearing dense spikes of pink flowers and producing seeds important to waterfowl.

Common mullein (Verbascum thapsus) is a tall Eurasian biennial plant naturalized globally, historically used in herbal medicine, and distinguished by its densely woolly, grey-green leaves.

Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) is a wetland plant native to Europe and Asia, classified as invasive across North America where dense stands displace native marsh vegetation.