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Geranium
The Humble Geranium. Some varieties are splashy and over-stated, others are worthy of a second look.
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Morning Glory
Morning Glorys grow wild across the country. This one is no exception. Growing at the base of a derilect windmill out in the middle of nowhere it brings cheer to the intrepid voyager.
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Blackberry Blossom
In just a few short weeks these fragile blossoms will transform into succulent blackberries. Oh what a wonderful thing that is! In my part of the Ozarks blackberries don't grow wildly out of control as...
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Poison Ivy Blossom??
What is this? Is it poioson ivy? I don't think so. It doesn't grow like poison ivy and the leaves are slightly different. The problem is that there is poison Ivy growing by it and I seem to get a rash...
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Purple Aster
This one is also known as "oblongifolus" or "long leaf." It's stems are not nearly so woody as the white asters that can swallow entire fields out here in the Ozarks. The purple aster seems to show up...
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Purple Milkweed
In some parts fo the world this is known as Silkweed because of the silk-like down that carries the seeds off. You can find this plant or one of it's cousins growing just about anywhere around the world....
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Red rose
"My love is like a red, red rose.."
least that's how that old poem goes
and to save you from reading my bad verse
this picture's worth a thousand words.
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Starfire Lily
The brilliant Starfire Lily, its scarlet flower with pointed spots of burgundy are like fireworks in your garden. It is a sturdy and prolific flower bulb that increases it's numbers anually.
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Two Flowers
Two Flowers indeed. Unfortunately, in my bulb buying binge my records became a little muddled. So I cannot say exactly what these pink lovelies are. But I can count to two and that's how many of them there...
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Pink May Apple
In the Missouri Ozarks there is a native plant called the May Apple. It appears in the woods early May creating patches of it's umbrella-like leaves. It grows to maybe a foot and under the cover of the...
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Gladiolus Flower
Lovely and delicious, this Gladiolus is saying "reach out and touch me." You may not have too much experience talking to flowers, but that's the klinds of things they say. Sometimes they are saying "smell...
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