Blooms keep going in October
It’s October and rebloom keeps going. Due to much summer rain, my plants have never looked so lush and green this time of year. I wanted to sneak these in before the color threads begin as well as post some other fall color.
Boundless Beauty in the morning
Boundless Beauty today in the afternoon
Silky Twilight in the rain
Memphis
Jellyfish Jealousy
A 7 inch noid…great fall color!!
Voila Francois has put up a scape as well as Alabama Jubilee both of which have never rebloomed.
And look how green these are—totally not normal for this time of year.
A new dwarf lantana-only grows 12x18 inches. I love this color
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lilykate7a
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoNow for other blooms
Dianthus has never stopped blooming
Blackfoot has been a great new annual and has new small plants from dropped seeds. I will be collecting seeds for sowing next year!!
Blanket flower continues to put out blooms
Native swamp sunflower in the woods behind my house
Intereresting mushrooms
Glorious fall sunset
mantis__oh
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They just keep going, and going, and going...
Comments (2)It is nice isn't it?! These are still going for me AFTER 5 frosts since Sept. 20th. There were some Morning Glory, Marigolds and Zinnia I lost in various beds, but many are still going...don't ask me LOL! Scabiosa atropurpurea Petunia Marigold Morning Glory....not as prolific yet but geeeeez! Zinnia Sweet Alyssum Statice Rudbeckia hirta Snapdragon 'Black Prince' (actually been perennial here tho) Venidium 'Jaffa Ice' (not frost sensitive a bit...thought these would be the first to poop out!) Geranium Cerinthe major...Blue Shrimp Plant Asarina scandens...Climbing Snapdragon Coreopsis tinctoria Sunflower Viola Moss Rose Of course lots of perennials still too :D Vera...See MoreNEW: Blooming Friends-October Swap-Bulbs!
Comments (136)hellow everyone. shirley, i guess in certain areas, men are scarce and in other areas,women are. i hear alaska is 10 men for everyone woman....beth, is this right? that yummy cowboy is sounding real good. i love yummy! trish, it's always nice to hear from you and so glad you stay with us and are considering getting back into a swap. and yes, december is a christmas swap. i will be hosting that one. i give you a lot of credit taking care of your mom. i did my uncle until he passed away in april. life around you sort of goes on hold but i found it to be worth it. i wouldn't have traded my time with him for anything in the world. i'm just now cleaning up my garden(s). speaking of which.... i am SOOOOOO mulched out. my back is broke, but everything looks so clean and nice. i have 7 beds done - cleaned up, weeded, mulched. i even bagged up what needed to be because i can't get close to my compost pile. as a matter of fact, i think the weeds swallowed that. when you go into the yard, that's a whole other story - it's such a mess and my way back is a total disgrace. another month and i should have it done, especially since it gets darker earlier these days. i push every minute of daylight. my dogs are getting better adapted every day. they sure have come a long way, although i still can't get collars on them, nor can i take them for a walk and i really need to get them to a vet - they need to be fixed. i have a visiting vet coming after the dog man comes - i am not sure if he is a psychologist or behavorialist, but he's supposed to work wonders. gracie is actually claiming my bed as her own, and sometimes she comes upstairs. i think she goes into my room because her sister won't, so she has her own space, at least until i want my room. they will not go out to do their business without the other, even if one doesn't have to go, the other has to keep watch. they are such freaks, but i love them. tina, i think we all cheat and eat a bit unhealthy at times. one thing i like for dinner on occasion is breakfast. it tastes different when it's for dinner. i'm not big on sandwiches though, it really has to be something spectacular for me to eat a sandwich, well, other than a tomato sandwich when they are fresh from the garden, then i can eat one every day. fresh bread, slab on some mayo, salt and pepper and delishhhhhhhhhh. mary ellen, a little early for homecoming, isn't it? how is everything going these days? back to "regular"? skoal...lol when you travel further upstate here, trucks, gun racks, skoal, tooth or two, oooh and those chains that connect to your belt or belt loop and then to a wallet, baseball caps...you get the picture. we don't call them bubba's though, but it's kind of the same. okay julie, i just had to google...and found the love sponge! LMAO carol, good decision on not buying that house. stay where you are, add on, paint and tell the old man you want the entire lawn! ......See MoreBlooming in October!
Comments (27)Ha! I can't believe my post brought Kem out of lurking in the shadows! Laugh. Welcome back, old friend. We've missed you. When I first stuck my nose to the bloom yes, it was strong but it didn't waft but I could definitely smell it. Only fragrant during the day. It's growing in its original hanging basket from the nursery and is probably a foot wide and maybe two feet long? Don't know since I've never measured it and I'm at work now. Can measure it later for you and of course I'll send you a cutting. :)...See MoreBlooming in October '16!
Comments (26)Thanks, Mike! You're way better at orchids than me though. :) This orchid grew in our south facing kitchen window over the winter and has been growing outside under the dappled light of a brugmansia since spring and has pretty much been neglected except for being hosed down when we water. I was shocked to see two flower spikes. I'll bring it in when nightime temps are in the 50's. I normally don't spray my plants when I bring them in though I probably should. If I see any pests I'll spray with a mixture of rubbing alcohol and Neem oil. I do use lights. I have some T5 lights in my bedroom and shop lights in the basement....See Morelilykate7a
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Julia WV (6b)
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shive
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2 years agoThanks Julia. What color crepe myrtle did you get? I love all the different varieties. I thought the same thing about that mushroom!! I always carry my phone when riding around the gardens-never know what one might see!! Last year I had those beautiful red mushrooms but they are not showing this year. Here is another one of the brown ones-it looks like a seashell!!
And here is a pic of the red one last year.
lilykate7a
2 years agoDebra, I moved Memphis this year after you kept posting pictures and mine was in such a poor spot. It flourished in its new place and multiplied well. This is the last bloom today on the rebloom scape.
And I forgot to post my firecracker plant. It is a fall bloomer and adds color to the garden.
sherrygirl zone5 N il
2 years agoJulia WV (6b)
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Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
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Brad KY 6b
2 years agoJulia WV (6b)
2 years agoKate: What a cute little turtle. I bet it likes the garden to eat the bugs. The ones we get here are big with varied colors on the shell.
Today my husband spotted these mushrooms but thought they were at first flowers till he looked more closely. .Not sure what type they are. Mostly I see white here. Must be something in the soil.
This is another grouping.
Julialilykate7a
2 years agoSherry, these blooms just keep going! we have had record setting warm temps so I am sure they won’t stop until frost unless I cut the scapes.
Julia, I got us so off topic with our mushrooms!!! I put your picture through my phone plant ID app and it identified it as (get ready!!!) Bondarzewiaceae (you can impress people at your next party with that info!!!)
Here is a new one I saw today.
Isn’t it pretty? And huge!! The size of a large platter. And it is reportedly Physalacriaceae.
Mushroom Education 101. lol
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