Flowers in December(what!!)
We have had such a warm fall there are still plants blooming in Albany! No snow yet and coldest so far only 25°F! It has been unaturally warm, 50 degree days and 40 degree nights are unheard of in December. Here are photos for viewing pleasure. Nice to see you all.
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Tiffany, purpleinopp Z8b Opp, AL
8 years agoHi! Good to hear from you. That's way more unusual than having a long fall down here. How cool! (As long as you don't own a ski resort? LOL!)
Here's some pics from here this past week. Zinnias are still blooming, giant Kalanchoe x houghtonii has tons of buds.
Ornamental purslane & purple heart are still blooming. (With red spider lily foliage, Lycoris radiata.)
Some plants stepped outside for a few hours to get some rays & a drink.
Narcissus and spiderwort are blooming in the lawn.
My Mom's yard is amazing! Hydrangeas, red Geraniums, Azaleas, Camellias, Narcissus, roses.
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8 years ago
myermike_1micha
8 years agoLol...My petunia is still hanging on and I live in New England!!
And, my potted citrus trees are still outside!
The potted Mint and Oregano are still hanging on!
And the Cabbage still looks untouched by a winter that has yet to happen..
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8 years agoTiffany, purpleinopp Z8b Opp, AL
8 years agoYes, pansies are winter entities here. I've put a few out front a couple weeks ago. And a few purple cabbages too!
IDK what kind of Azaleas those are, I really don't like them. I do a lot in Mom's yard, but the Azaleas are all her doing.
The weather here is at the mercy of wind direction. When it blows up from the gulf of Mexico, it's warm, windows open weather. But when Canada leaves the door open, it can get down to single digits. Let's hope our great neighbors up north are more fastidious this winter about keeping that door shut!
Rhamel (aka teengardener1888)
8 years ago
emisanwald
8 years agolast modified: 8 years ago
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8 years agoNear 70 f here in NJ today. My mint is still green.., so we had a round of mojitos. Camellias are in full bloom now. They bloom again in March-April.
greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a
8 years agoStill mild here, too, although we've had a little snow and lots of rain.
Josh
Rhamel (aka teengardener1888)
8 years agoSusu
8 years agoThis is what's flowering in my yard as of today. Usually everything is very much dead by mid December. But we are having a record breaking month. My snapdragons are in a pot next to a south facing wall of the house. A moms still hanging in the in second p. and wild violets of course.
Steven
8 years ago
Still going strong down here in GA but I could do without the upper 70's... I mean really, it's almost Christmas. I've even found a tomato growing among the weeds.
Rhamel (aka teengardener1888)
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