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| Native Red & Yellow Golden Tickseed (coreopsis tinctoria) blowin' in the wind. 6-21-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
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| June 21, 2008! Thanks for staying on the tour! 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. |
| Golden Tickseed (coreopsis tinctoria) in my yard has a variable amount of red because the garden variety has hybridized with the wild one. 6-21-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Bee's eye view of Water Primrose ludwigia grandiflora blossom. 6-21-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Wild Golden Tickseed coreopsis tinctoria, prettiest up close. 6-21-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Water Cannas are hardy to at least Zone 6. 6-21-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Native maroon red & yellow Golden Tickseed coreopsis tinctoria in all its fiery fury. 6-21-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Hardy Water Canna Lilies sport unusual flower heads. 6-21-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Dusty purple Hardy Water Canna Lily blossom, complex and interesting. 6-21-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Apricot Accent Impatiens finally blooming again, after recovering from the shock of being returned to the front porch from inside the house. 6-21-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Creeping Water Primrose ludwigia grandiflora is pretty, but it tend to take over ponds unless pruned every spring. 6-21-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |









| Water Primrose ludwigia grandiflora defines the word "yellow" 6-21-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |


| Ludwigia grandiflora Water Primrose flower is thick and sweet. 6-21-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |


| Though beautiful, yellow Creeping Water Primrose ludwigia grandiflora can be invasive 6-21-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |