Last shots from September Aconitum carmichaelli Kelmscott. The tallest and latest of named cultivars. Selfsupporting. Here with Helianthus Loddon Gold. Loddon Gold is lower than Soleil d'Or and the flowers are slightly smaller, but otherwise identical. Aconitum carmichaelli The Grim Reaper. Short. Here with Rudbeckia laciniata Goldquelle Aconitum seoulense. For collectors. Less spectacular than A.carmichaelli. But it stands well in shade and the foliage looks like that of the oak trees. Helianthus , bought as Capenoch Star. I can't see any difference between this one and Morgensonne. A good plant anyway. Aster X frikartii Wunder von Stäfa. Marginally hardy for me. One division died this winter, but 3 survived. Extremely useful and beautiful plant. It must be planted in full sun, then it stands up well. I have found out that the only difference between this one and Mönch is , that Wunder can stand up, and Mönch cannot. So Mönch was sent out to the compost pile. I have found another Meconopsis cambrica still blooming Rebloom on Campanula lactiflora Superba. Another variety , Pritchard's variety, is less hardy and got nailed by the winter.The whole clump sent only two shoots, I do not know if it comes back next year. Helianthus Lemon Queen. A very good plant. Another Meconopsis cambrica. Isn't it charming? Hosta Fragrant Bouquet. After 4 years of leaves, it surprised me with flowers, opened September the 30th! It does smell nicely of lilacs. Aster Pink Star. Described as running in good conditions. Not for me. A very polite and healthy plant. Many small pink stars on nicely standing up plant. Helianthus Happy Days, semidouble. I put some champignon compost around it this year, and it literally doubled its height. Last bloom on Leucanthemum Manhattan. Very useful plant because of its late blooming time, from August on. It expands fast, but does not send those ugly runners as Becky did(thrown out!). Up to 1,5 m tall with wide branching, but standing up in normal situations. Aster amellus Sternkugel. Many small dainty flowers on robust plant. Chrysanthemum Citronella. The best yellow for me. Survived 2 killer winters without protection. Selfsupporting. Liatris scariosa alba. The only Liatris alive with me. All the others were eaten by rodents. A butterfly The only healthy and selfsupporting Aster novi-belgii. Unfortunately I have found that identity is mistaken(does not fit to any description and picture). But look at this foliage! This is foliage on Veronicastrum virginicum album, nearly 2 months after the blooming. Does it look good or what? Eupatorium Chocolate. It made flower buds, but I doubt it will bloom. It rarely does. Rudbeckia subtomentosa Henry Eilers'. Robust and healthy plant with zero garden visibility. Anybody want it? You can get it. Sedum Postman's Pride. A very good plant for me. I do not understand the bad reviews in English trials. They always write the opposite what really happens. Do not believe in them. Daylily Baronet's Badge. Very late this year A clump shot of Aster novi-angliae Andeken an Paul Gerber. Aster glehnii Aglehnii in combination with Aconitum carmichaelli and Phlox Hera. Beautiful and big flowers on Hera, but the plant is floppy. It will be replaced with something I hope you enjoy the pictures. There will be much less to talk about in October.

And so do I! I planted sunflowers for the first time this past spring. I just bought seed packets everywhere I saw them , so had sunflowers from 12" to 12', lemon, orange, red, and even a couple of black ones! They made the side yard look so bright and cheerful, I'm going to do it again in 2015! I just need to find a way to keep the seedheads on the stalks till the birds have had their fill - I ended up cutting some and putting just the heads on a privet hedge next to my driveway. The cardinals went crazy for them - I LOVE SUNFLOWERS!!!

Such a nice thread, I like Helianthus as well. @campanula: only reason I could think of is too much rain? My Lemon Q I got from neighbours at the alottment, plonked them in the ground, hardly any TLC, and even in the next dry year they thrived. now we had a terribly dry hot summer, some of the few things not bothered at all are the increasing clumps of LQ, growing through dry spells of 4weeks without rain. my soil is heavy, "well wormed" and with a good organic part due to mulching every plant bit instead of composting it. and I need to look for those other cultivars, have a nice weekend, bye, Lin

I just looked up Crossbow in my zeal to find a good killer of Epitactis and found some interesting info, mainly that it still Roundup, but in much higher concentration, Here's what one customer review said about Crossbow: Most commercially available Roundup products contain between 1-2% glyphosate. This concentrate is 41%. Once a certain saturation level is reached within the weed, applying more (or stronger) glyphosate will not accelerate its death. It is more effective to treat several times with 2% solution over the course of a month, than to treat once with a stronger solution. Sinxe I already have a gallon of Roundup concentrate, I can make my own Crossbow in a nearly two to one ratio. Or, maybe I'll just continue treating my thug with repeat doses of lower strength Roundup.