October 2014 in the Northern Hemisphere

[johnw]

Maybe Catalpa ovata.  The ones I've seen in northern Nova Scotia where the other species are borderline were desparately brittle.

johnw

[meanie]

Very cool flowers meanie. Do they have a scent ?

No scent I'm afraid.
It usually blooms outdoors over the summer but it caught a late (and surprising) frost in the spring which meant it had to start again.

[Robert]

There are many Salvias blooming in the garden now.



Generally, Salvia patens 'Cambridge Blue' blooms on and off from mid-summer on into the fall. These are the first flowers of the season. 



Salvia darceyi looking good.



I'm very happy to have Salvia sinaloensis blooming again. For years they have been without flowers. A good addition of humus has them back blooming again.

[PaulM]

The blue color of S. sinaloensis is just stunning ! I hve grown it once too, but it was several years ago. It is only annual here in Sweden I think. Salvia darcyi I got to survive outdoors several winters though. Beautiful pictures !

[Robert]

The blue color of S. sinaloensis is just stunning ! I hve grown it once too, but it was several years ago. It is only annual here in Sweden I think. Salvia darcyi I got to survive outdoors several winters though. Beautiful pictures !

Thanks Paul. I'm impressed that you had Salvia darceyi survive over the winter in Sweden. It can be a challenge here in California, however I think that this is more a soil issue. In light, sandy soil there seems to be no problems.

[meanie]

Lovely Salvias Robert!

The last raceme of flowers on my Sesbania for this year..................

[ruweiss]

Now flowering:
Chirita sclerophylla and a big flowered Gentiana hybrid.

[Gene Mirro]

Cyclamen purpurascens, three foliage forms:

 

 



Cyclamen hederifolium:



Cardiocrinum giganteum seedpods:


 

[Maggi Young]

You could never get bored with cyclamen, could you? Always something different.

Is that a type of silver stemmed oak behind the cardiocrinum?

[Gene Mirro]

That's what happens when you photograph an oak with flash.  It's a scarlet oak, Quercus coccinea.

[Maggi Young]

That's what happens when you photograph an oak with flash.  It's a scarlet oak, Quercus coccinea.

Thank you. It's an attractive youngster.

[brianw]

No scent I'm afraid.
It usually blooms outdoors over the summer but it caught a late (and surprising) frost in the spring which meant it had to start again.

In the summer you usually see the blue bottle flies first before you notice it is flowering or the smell. A useful plant to grow alongside Sarracenia etc.

[Brian Ellis]

We saw this houseplant recently, can anyone enlighten me as to what it is please? (Sorry about poor quality of picture but it was rather dark).

[fermi de Sousa]

Is it some kind of bromeliad?
 
cheers
fermi

[Gerdk]

At the end of its growing season Impatiens namchabarwensis looks best

Gerd