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| Upright Cholla Cactus cylindropuntia imbricate, seven years old. 6-8-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
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| June 8, 2008! Another great day for wildflowers! 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. |
| Upright Cholla Cactus cylindropuntia imbricate with fat buds that are about to burst open. 6-8-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| This white African Iris is actually violet, white, and yellow. 6-8-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Cholla Cactus cylindropuntia imbricate loaded with buds. 6-8-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Native lavender Sensitive Briar, mimosa nuttallii the original fiber optics! 6-8-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Lance Leaved Coreopsis lanceolata in full bloom, in the wind. 6-8-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Lavender Winter Vetch is in the legume, or pea, family. 6-8-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Upright Cholla Cactus cylindropuntia imbricate. Anybody up for acupuncture? 6-8-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Wild Lance Leaved Coreopsis lanceolata. Hello, Yellow! Check out the honeycomb center. 6-8-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Beautiful closeup of African Iris dietes iridioides or vegeta. 6-8-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Winter Vetch, a wildflower. 6-8-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| African Iris dietes iridioides or vegeta sword like leaves in a southwest window, a nice tropical touch for the office/den. 6-8-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| African Iris dietes iridioides vegeta blooming again. 6-8-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Wild Sensitive Briar (mimosa nuttallii) is pretty but full of stickers. 6-8-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |






| A patch of Wild Yellow Lance Leaved Coreopsis lanceolata in my front lawn. 6-8-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |









| Although the flower is out of this world, the stems of Sensitive Briar mimosa nuttallii are full of stickers. 6-8-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
