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| Dianthus superbus Crimsonia is fragrant like cloves. 6-12-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
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| June 12, 2008! Wait until you see the pictures of Crimsonia Dianthus. I hope you're enjoying your virtual trip through my gardens. More flower varieties are blooming daily in my Oklahoma Zone 7 beds! For photo permissions, questions, or comments, please visit the Ask Gale Page. |
| Exotic red Dianthus superbus Crimsonia. 6-12-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Pale Blue Spiked Lobelia (lobelia spicata) is so tiny, she's easy to overlook. 6-12-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Hey, Crimsonia Dianthus superbus, where's the fire? 6-12-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Native Fine Leaved Sneezeweed (helenium amarum), a wildflower that blooms all summer. 6-12-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Do you see the two spikes at the top of each Spiked Lobelia spicata flower? Horny little devils, are they not? 6-12-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Blue Vinca Minor Periwinkle blooming again in the midst of ragweed seedlings. 6-12-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Native Yellow Fine Leaved Sneezeweed helenium amarum, bird's eye view. 6-12-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Native Blue Spiked Lobelia spicata, a lovely shade of pale. 6-12-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Spiked Lobelia spicata will grow on the bank of a pond. 6-12-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Native bright yellow Fine Leaved Sneezeweed helenium amarum will bloom even during a drought. 6-12-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Wild yellow Fine Leaf Sneeze weed helenium amarum grows where nothing else will. Unfortunately, cattle, horses, or poultry won't eat it. 6-12-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Ultra close view of newly opened Black Eyed Susan. 6-11-08 |
| Blue Vinca Minor Periwinkle makes a tough ground cover. 6-12-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Despite its name, Native Fine Leaved Sneezeweed doesn't make me sneeze. 6-12-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| A pretty steel blue butterfly on ragweed leaves. 6-12-08 |














