The bush this yellow flower is on was here when we moved in 40 years ago. We still don't know what it is.
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It's a good year for the onions (allium) in our front yard.Lots of plants with multiple flowers.
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Bugs too.
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alliumwithinsectcloserP1050438
We've had this red sage for only 20 years.
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These asters hung on through the drought and this year they are prospering and multiplying.
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There are buds on our keckelia plants and the flowers are starting to open.
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This one adopted a striking pose.
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keckeliaP1050440
Our black sages keep getting bigger, year after year. I think that the deep purple stamens make a wonderful contrast again the white petals.
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We have hundreds or maybe thousands of elegant clarkia plants in the backyard. Elegant indeed.
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I didn't notice the white crab spider when I photographed this malacothamnus flower.
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