Sunday, July 8, 2007

Globe Thistle



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Rattlesnake Master






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Rattlesnake Master ... are native to prairies ...
Shot in Lurie Garden ... in July, 2007.

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Oregano



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Shot in Lurie Garden ... in July, 2007.

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Shot in Lurie Garden in July, 2007.

Saturday, July 7, 2007

Lurie Garden







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Shot in Lurie garden ... in June, 2007.

Blazing Star



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Blazing Star are native of the prairies ...

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Drumstick Allium



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Shot in Lurie Garden ... June, 2007.

Drumstick Allium ... Allium sphaerocephalon ...
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Geranium "dilys" / Cranesbill



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Geranium
Shot in Lurie Garden ... in June, 2007.

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Geranium / Cranesbill



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Geranium / Cranesbill
Shot in Lurie garden ... in June, 2007.

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Shot in Lurie garden in June, 2007.

Masterwort



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Masterwort
Shot in Lurie Garden ... in June, 2007.

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Soapwart



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Shot in Lurie Garden ... in June, 2007.

Soapwart ..
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Friday, July 6, 2007

Gardners at work






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Gardners at work ... Lurie Garden ... May, 2007.

Black Locust Tree



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Shot in Lurie garden in May, 2007.

Black Locust tree ....
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Bowman's Root



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Bowman's Root ... native to the prairies.
Shot in Lurie Garden ... in May, 2007.

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Thursday, July 5, 2007

Windflower






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Wildflower...
Shot in Lurie Garden ... in May, 2007.

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Wednesday, July 4, 2007

Peony



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Herbaceous Peony ... Paeonia lactiflora 'Jan Van Leeuwen'...
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Willowleaf Blue Star





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Shot in Lurie garden ... in May, 2007.

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Phlomis



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Shot in Lurie Garden ... in May, 2007.

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Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Meadow sage



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Shot in Lurie garden, in May, 2007.

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Burnet



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Burnet ... Native of the pariries ...
Shot in Lurie Garden ... in May, 2007.

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Avens / Indian Chocolate



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Avenes or Indian Chocolate ...
Shot in Lurie Garden ... in May, 2007.

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Hybrid Wild Indigo



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Hybrid Wild Indigo..
Shot in Lurie Garden ... in May, 2007.

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Wild White Indigo





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Wild White Indigo ... native to prairies ...
Shot in Lurie Garden ... in May, 2007.

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Allium "Purple Sensation"



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Shot in the Lurie Garden ... in May, 2007.

Allium aflatunense 'Purple Sensation'...
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Allium Atropurpureum



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Allium Atropurpureum
Shot in Lurie Garden ... in May, 2007.

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Allium "Summer Beauty"



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Allium "Summer Beauty"
Shot in Lurie Garden ... in May, 2007.

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Allium "Star of Persia"




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Shot in Lurie Garden ... in May, 2007.

Allium "Star of Persia" / Allium christophii ...
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Monday, July 2, 2007

Shooting Star






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Shooting Star are native to prairies ...
Shot at Lurie Garden ... in May, 2007 ...

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Prairie Smoke





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Prarie Smoke As the name suggests, these are native to prairies ...
Shot in the Lurie Garden ... May, 2007.

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