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Color
Oklahoma Plantings
Since 2003, Color Oklahoma
– Sow Some Wild Seeds has been a leader in beautifying
Oklahoma’s roadsides.
Thousands of native wildflowers bloom across the
state thanks to Oklahomans who buy the Color Oklahoma
state license tag, buy Color Oklahoma t-shirts and tote
bags, and have raised money to qualify for our matching
grants.
Our largest
contributor has been the Public Service Company of
Oklahoma which for three years has enabled us to add
wildflowers on highway rights-of-way near Lawton, Oologah,
Tulsa and Bartlesville.
In 2003 wildflower seeds
were sown along I-40 near Seminole and Henryetta.
In 2004 seeds were sown along the Creek Turnpike in
south Tulsa, and Interstate-40 at Elk City, Clinton and
near Erick.
In 2005, wildflowers seeds
were sown in mid-town Tulsa, near Bartlesville and along
Interstate 40 at Sallisaw, the state Information Center
and the Arkansas-Oklahoma state line.
In
2006, Color Oklahoma began offering matching grants to
individuals and groups throughout the state.
The
winners:
2006
-- Riverfield Country Day School in Tulsa, Let Turley
Bloom in Tulsa County, Choctaw County Arts Council and
Iris Garden Club, the City of Edmond, Hennessey 2010
Beautification Committee, Piedmont Kiwanis Club and Lawton
Beautiful.
2007 – Williams Landscape
of Randlett, Muskogee County 4-H, Ardmore Beautification
Council, Cameron University Biology Club, City of
Weatherford, Susan Hill and Jeannie Ho Coley of Norman and
the Oklahoma City University Department of Biology.
2008
– The City of Weatherford, the Delaware Nation at
Anadarko, a Tulsa couple and the City of Enid.
In
2009, Color Oklahoma provided seeds which the Oklahoma
Turnpike Authority planted along the Kilpatrick Turnpike,
near Arcadia Lake on the Turner Turnpike, and near
Chickasha on the H.E. Bailey Turnpike.
The
most popular and best performing species are Black-eyed
Susan, Indian Blanket, Indian Paintbrush, Plains
Coreopsis, Prairie Coneflower, Purple Coneflower, Clasping
Coneflower, Lazy Daisy, Lemon Mint, Missouri Primrose and
Tickseed.
Sites
for the 2010 fall sowing will be selected in August. |
