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Post by GeneW on May 24, 2006 8:22:23 GMT -5
Wild blue phlox, the first plant to blossom this spring in our native plant garden  Canon A620 Gene |
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Post by herron on May 24, 2006 13:13:57 GMT -5
Gene: Careful! Hat or no hat, you keep this up and we're going to expect your pictures to always be nicely composed and interesting, like this one! Nice picture, Gene. This is another I wish I had taken!  |
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Post by John Parry on May 24, 2006 15:12:40 GMT -5
Excellent Gene,
Lovely shot, and continuing on the stump theme.... LOL
Regards - John
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Post by PeterW on May 24, 2006 15:39:56 GMT -5
What delicate little plants these look, Gene. Very attractive, and nicely photographed. The leaves behind the tree stump look the same, so I assume in a month or so it will be encircled by them. Most of the phlox plants I've seen have been cultivated 'giant' phlox (I'll never get used to spelling that word, it looks phunny!  ) which grow almost like bushes. I've seen them in red, purple and white as well as blue. Some people here grow a low 'creeping phlox', very similar looking to those wild ones, across rock gardens where it spreads like fury. Peter |
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Post by GeneW on May 24, 2006 19:22:40 GMT -5
Ron, John, Peter, thanks! My wife and I are new to native plant gardening so we scarcely know what to expect. These were past blooming when we planted them in late summer last year. What a pleasant surprise to see how they turned out!
Gene
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) which grow almost like bushes. I've seen them in red, purple and white as well as blue. Some people here grow a low 'creeping phlox', very similar looking to those wild ones, across rock gardens where it spreads like fury.