Although fall is almost here, I do still have lots of things blooming and budding. There is still over a month until the first frost of the season, so there is plenty of time to enjoy them.
Candy Lily aka Blueberry Lily winter sowed for this season. I am very pleased they are blooming the first year in the ground. Kudos to winter sowing!
Purple Mist Shrub - I love this! It is just starting its show for the season.
Great Blue Lobelia still going strong. This plant is around 5 foot tall. I think it will continue to grow and bloom until the frost comes. Certainly one of my favorites, this was dug from the creek side last year and seems to be thriving in this location.
H.F. Young Clematis still putting out buds. Japanese Beetles did a number on these earlier in the season, so it is nice to have a flush of blooms without pests eating the petals.
H.F. Young seed heads
One of several Jasmine that I have in pots. This is the most fragrant plant I have ever grown. I bring them in for the winter and they will continue to bloom and give the indoors a wonderful aroma.
My only surviving Canna's from last year. I love the lush, tropical foliage of this plant and hope these will winter over in the garage better than last year's batch.
Zinnia's in the wheel barrow still putting out blooms. I only leave them on the plant for a day or so, then cut them and put them into vase indoors. I like how cutting them encourages more flowers.
One of my many volunteer Cosmo's that is just now starting to put out flowers.
Unknown variety of mini-Hosta blooming for the first time since we've lived here. Neglected until we came along, it is now flourishing.
Sweet Potato Vine that I started from cuttings. Holes in the older foliage is from those pesky Japanese Beetles. I will be taking cuttings from these before the first frost to keep for next spring.
I can't tell you how much I really, really like this Purple Majesty Millet. Winter sown, they have grown beautifully!
Another PMM, with Dianthus blooming at its base. The purple foliage really stands out, getting darker and darker as it grows.
2 comments:
Hi, Stopping by from Garden Voices. You have a lovely collection of plants. I would love to see the H.F. Young Clematis when it blooms...I want to add that one to my garden. Nice to hear it re-blooms in fall!
Thanks for stopping by Connie. H.F. Young is my favorite out of my collection so far. I hope to add to it, there are so many beautiful ones to select from. I actually have 2 H.F.'s. I cut it back after each flush of blooms and it keeps on budding up. I will show another picture in a few days.
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