

| Pics & Tips 93: Flowers By Gale Chester Whittington ==Copyright 2004-2009== |
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| The leaves of Black Runner Elephant Ear colocasia esculenta will turn darker as the plant adjusts to the sun. 6-15-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
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| June 15, 2008! A beautiful mild day. 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. |
| Black Runner Elephant Ear, Colocasia esculenta, just now breaking dormancy. I store it in the garage every winter. They're supposedly hardy, but rodents in my garden find them particularly tasty. They've eaten nearly a dozen. 6-15-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Daring Deception Daylily closeup is a special shade of delicious! 6-15-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Black Runner Elelphant Ears colocasia esculenta, a closeup showing her ribs. This plant will grow in most soil or shallow water. 6-15-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Bee's eye view of Former Tree Rose's pollen. 6-15-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Another Former Tree Rose gone back to its roots. 6-15-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Grandpa Ott Morning Glory reseeds itself in my gardens. 6-15-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Daring Deception, first of the fancy Daylies to bloom. 6-15-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Daring Deception Hemerocallis Daylily after a light rain. 6-15-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Former Tree Rose's red blossom basking in the sun. 6-15-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Grandpa Ott, an heirloom Morning Glory. 6-15-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| You didn't think you were gonna get through this page without a shot or two of Orania Hybrid Lillly, did you? 6-15-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| I just can't pass by apricot colored Orania Hybrid Lily without taking a pic. Check out those burgundy tipped stamens! 6-15-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Hemerocallis Daylilies, like Daring Deception, are one of the few plants that will grow anywhere. 6-15-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |













