| Flowers are a great addition to the landscape of your home, this page
discusses types of flowers you can add to your landscape of the yard |
| Oklahoma state flowers |
- Official flower emblem - Mistletoe
- Official state wild flower - Indian Blanket
- Official state flower - Hybrid Tea Rose, "Oklahoma"
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Flowers are grouped into 1 of 2 catagories they are Perennial and
anual. - Perennial flowers come back year after year they are able to survive the winter.
- Annual flowers are seasonal
they usually cant survive the winters and have to be replanted every year.
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| Perennial Flowers |
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| Salvia, Perennial |  | Comes from the mint family also refered to as sage, over 700 species with
some being annual and brush forms as well as perennial. Produces showy disply of flowers in wide variety
of colors.
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| Dahlia | | Summer blooming tubers. Generaly hardy only in zones 7-11
otherwise a annual. Thousands of varietys ranging in height from 12" to 8', comes in many colors. |
| Cannas |  | Cannas ar an easy to grow tropical plant that come in a variety of colors, even
though they are perenials they do not handle freezing conditions well and may need to be lifted and stored for
winter in zones other than 7 thru 10. |
| Annual Flowers |
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| Portulaca (rose moss) | | Comes from the purslane family, flowers from summer to fall, colors
include orange,red,yellow and white. Grows to about 8" and likes full sun. |
| Zinnia | | Long blooming annuals providing lots of color. Can be considered a perenial
in tropical climates. |
| Marigolds |  | Genus name is Tagetes they come from the daisy family and originate
from southern us and mexico. The common name, "marigold", is derived from "Mary's Gold", and the plant is associated
with the Virgin Mary in Christian stories. |
| Impatients | |
| Begonia |  | flowers throughout the summer up to the first frost. Used as bedding plants and outdoor containers plants.
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