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General Subjects => Flowers and Foliage Now => Topic started by: Steve Garvie on October 07, 2018, 10:36:43 PM
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Erigeron aureus “The Giant” -a second flush of flowers possibly brought on by the hot dry Summer.
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Cyananthus incanus -In flower since the third week of August.
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Lychnis senno -A rather classy Japanese perennial which produces eye-burning red flowers with bluish anthers in late-Summer/Autumn. Needs moist but well-drained humus-rich soil and light shade (except in Scotland).
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Good photos, Steve. Great to see the hoverflies finding a food source.
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Hi Steve,
I don't think the Erigeron is chrysopsidis 'Grand Ridge' - both leaves & flowers look different. What do you think? Either way, it's nice to get late flowers pushing the season into Autumn.
Cheers
Paul
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Hi Paul,
Driven by the conviction that I was right I marched up the garden in the rain to check the plant’s label.
.......You are correct it is Erigeron aureus ‘The Giant’ and not E. chrysopsidis. ::)
Cheers,
Steve
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Petunia exserta flowered a second time after cutting it back in August
Gerd
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Chrysanthemum weyrichii still going strong after many nights at -5C
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Habaranthus robustus blooming in our garden.
A number of Habaranthus and Zephyranthus species have been blooming off and on over the past 4 to 6 weeks. They perform very well here in our part of California.
My wife and I had some time over the last few days to get many of our bulbs out of pots and into the garden. :) The majority are California native Allium, Brodiaea, Dichelostemma, Trileleia, and Calochortus species. Many of the Calochortus bulbs are large enough to bloom this coming spring. We are looking forward to this event. :)
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Sternbergia lutea
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the lychnis is superb. I imagine he is making his seeds too late for srgc exchange?
I also like Erigeron aureus with its very clean lines.
Clematis cirrhosa
Aster ericoides prostata
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Véronique,
Do you cultivate the Clematis outside?
Gerd
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Yes; it is oriented southwest, in a corner, well protected. sunny in winter, shaded in the afternoon in summer .
It is not long since I have it and lately, the winters have been mild. (-7 °).
this clematis is widely distributed, and some clones are perhaps less hardy (like var balearica)
Clematis cirrhosa 'Freckles', this one, seems rustic until -12 ° C, or even beyond. this October weather is beautiful and it blooms well.
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Thank you Véronique - I guess it will be a little bit risky to cultivate the species here (7 b) (?)
Gerd
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I bought a clematis many years ago as C. cirrhosa. It has pale green petals with a faint touch of pale purple. It grows well against a wall facing west.
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The mid October look in SW Ontario, with golden foliage sugar maples (Acer saccharum) and ever beautiful Hepatica in the woods; in the garden, autumn Crocus, C. speciosus and these ones in the picture which I have no idea what they are (sold as cartwrightianum) plus few other late flowers.
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Salvia viridis (annual)
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Nice set of Pictures, Gabriela. The Crocus looks like a pulchellus hybrid, maybe with speciosus.
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Nice set of Pictures, Gabriela. The Crocus looks like a pulchellus hybrid, maybe with speciosus.
Thank you Stefan.
C. speciosus is hardy here so maybe these ones will be OK. Last year I bought other bulbs as 'speciosus' which were looking similar but they didn't return this fall.
All stock is brought here from Holland, I don't understand why this confusion with such well known species.
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A short walk not far away home in search of the last Colchium. I found only 2 spots in good state, it's so warm for the season that most were faded. The surprise was a Caltha palustris in full bloom. The Arum are aldready showing a good foliage. It's spring???
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Yann,
What a magnifcent view there!
Is Arum italicum native in your area - even in this fine variety?
Gerd
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the subspecies italicum is naturalized in several zones. It grows near wet meadows, under trees.
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in the garden Aster bring lots of colors, perfect to end the season.
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Nice asters, Yann. :)
Here the autumn has been exceptionally warm, only three mild frosts so far, and this has been a very good autumn for my Asters, in the first picture last week-end in the morning sun.
Also Colchicums flowered well and many earlier than usually, so September was the best month for them this year. Here are my last Colchicums this week, 'Poseidon' being the latest in the foreground ,and 'Beaconsfield' in the background.
I don't have many autumn crocuses, but C.pulchellus seems to do well for me, picture also from last week-end.
Fourth picture is a view to the woodland bed area.
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I Guess this is Colchicum Beaconsfield. Pronounced as in Bee... if from Montreal or Beck... if you are from Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire, UK. ;-)
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Beautiful garden, Leena!
Sally
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Thank you Sally. :)
Brian, of course, I will correct my typing error. Thanks! :)
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Leena here it's also a very nice autumn but very very dry, i'm still watering in the garden!!!
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Leena here it's also a very nice autumn but very very dry, i'm still watering in the garden!!!
The dry period ended here in late summer, and it has rained here in September and October, but not too much, just perfect.
Last night was freezing, 'Poseidon' is still up and growing but 'Beaconsfield' thought that was enough. ;)
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the last flower for this year ...
- not clusii, not acaule. .... unknown :-( ... perhaps dinarica or angustifolia ???
Bernd
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October has been a dry month for many parts of Northern California. Except for nice rainfall totals in the higher terrain of the Sierra Nevada Mountains during the early part of the month, it has been very dry.
Temperatures have been running about average for the month. Currently temperatures are well above average for this time of year. It would be nice to have some “autumn” weather and have the rainfall season start. My wife and I were in the Sierra Nevada a few days ago. The autumn leaves are spectacular in some locations.
Moraea polystachya has been blooming for many weeks now. Bulbs that have some moisture during the summer/autumn come into growth early and bloom early. In other parts of the garden where the ground is keep dry during the summer, the bulbs came into growth only recently and will start blooming for the first time soon. We will get about 12 weeks, or more, of flowers this way, not bad!
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Helianthus angustifolius blooms very late in the season. It is a magnet for butterflies, hover flies, and a number of bee species. The metallic green Sweat Bees, Agapostemon sp., are attention getting.
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The late blooming Salvia species have started to bloom now. Salvia semiatrata will bloom well into the winter.
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Salvia chiapensis blooms well in the autumn and continuously into the spring. With good soil fertility they will bloom during the summer too.
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Salvia elegans blooms autumn into the winter. It will continue to bloom into the spring, however we cut our plants back hard in the late winter just before they start into active growth. With some additional compost during the growing season they will be spectacular during the next autumn blooming season. Hummingbirds love Salvias in general.
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I enjoy our simple garden. The autumn vegetables are coming along very well. The first of the radishes are ready to pick now, as well as tender baby greens. I plant the tubs with herbs, greens, bulbs and flowers. The tubs with California native bulbs (a few South African species too) share space with California native annuals. Heirloom pansies are another favorite, with larkspur. The cinder blocks in the background have been planted with California native bulbs species, California native annuals, Dudleyias, Lewisia rediviva and a few other odd and ends such as Sternbergia species. Various forms of Salvia sonomensis (a must in our garden) flow around the base with silvery forms of Cirsium occidentale. This autumn my wife and I planted many California native bulbs throughout the garden (summer dry areas). If all goes well there will be a good display from early spring (Dichelostemma species) through early summer (Brodiaea elegans ssp. elegans and late high elevation forms of Triteleia).
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End of October in SW Ontario; sunny days become rare at this time and it's good to seize the good moments.
Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium'
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Allium thunbergii 'Ozawa' and thanks to a kind forumist, also the white form.
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No name Tricyrtis
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A great performer in a sunny, super dry spot this year - Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Arizona Red Shades'
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Robert and Gabriela, you still have flowers and it doesn't look at all like late autumn over there. :)
Here we had a cold couple of days, -6 at them coldest on Monday, but now it is warmer again, and it looks like the warm spell continues for a while still.
I enjoy the evergreen foliage of some plants, and ferns. :)
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Robert and Gabriela, you still have flowers and it doesn't look at all like late autumn over there. :)
Here we had a cold couple of days, -6 at them coldest on Monday, but now it is warmer again, and it looks like the warm spell continues for a while still.
I enjoy the evergreen foliage of some plants, and ferns. :)
We soon will be enjoying only evergreens and ferns Leena :) Lots of rain for now, it makes up for all summer dryness, although a bit too late.