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Mother’s Day bouquet

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Showy evening primrose (Oenothera speciosa) (20080422_04421)

Showy evening primrose (Oenothera speciosa)

Firewheel (a.k.a Indian blanket or blanket flower; Gaillardia pulchella) (2009_05_31_021051)

Firewheel (a.k.a Indian blanket or blanket flower; Gaillardia pulchella)

Seedbox (Ludwigia alternifolia) (20080921_12589)

Seedbox (Ludwigia alternifolia)

Purple horsemint (a.k.a. lemon beebalm, horsemint, lemon-mint or plains horsemint; Monarda citriodora) (2009_05_31_021019)

Purple horsemint (a.k.a. lemon beebalm, horsemint, lemon-mint or plains horsemint; Monarda citriodora)

Wild carrot (a.k.a. bishop's lace or Queen Anne's lace; Daucus carota) (2009_05_31_021020)

Wild carrot (a.k.a. bishop’s lace or Queen Anne’s lace; Daucus carota)

Berlandier's yellow flax (Linum berlandieri) (2009_05_31_021054)

Berlandier’s yellow flax (Linum berlandieri)

Downy phlox (a.k.a. prairie phlox or fragrant phlox; Phlox pilosa) (2009_04_11_015027)

Downy phlox (a.k.a. prairie phlox or fragrant phlox; Phlox pilosa)

Texas greeneyes (Berlandiera betonicifolia) (2009_05_31_021013)

Texas greeneyes (Berlandiera betonicifolia)

My favorite color – Part 2

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From amethyst to aubergine…  From lavender to lilac…  From periwinkle to plum…

Purple by any other name would still entice the eyes like the most powerful aphrodisiac.

Winecup (a.k.a. purple poppy mallow; Callirhoe involucrata) (20080701_08824)
Wild petunia (a.k.a. common wild petunia, violet wild petunia or violet ruellia; Ruellia nudiflora) (20080614_06538)
Purple horsemint (a.k.a. lemon beebalm, horsemint, lemon-mint or plains horsemint; Monarda citriodora) (20080601_06054)

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Photos:

[1] Winecup (a.k.a. purple poppy mallow; Callirhoe involucrata)

[2] Wild petunia (a.k.a. common wild petunia, violet wild petunia or violet ruellia; Ruellia nudiflora)

[3] Purple horsemint (a.k.a. lemon beebalm, horsemint, lemon-mint or plains horsemint; Monarda citriodora)