Tropicals & Tender Perennials: can you believe this bloomed today?, 0 by jkom51

jkom51 wrote:
And you can hate us CA gardeners, too, our temps are in the high 50's-low 60's and with the winter rains starting, our garden will be really bursting into bloom in another month or so! I have a passiflora very similar or identical to Rylaff's. The occasional nighttime cold temps have shriveled a few blossoms but at the least hint of sun the vine pumps out more flowers.

Here's a picture of an unnamed dark purple iris that I have planted in various beds; it has bloomed sporadically ALL YEAR -- it's like getting a surprise present every week to see where it's blooming next. At the moment I have at least a dozen of them sending up flowers.

On the down side, I've been spreading the Sluggo as I keep catching baby snails emerging. And the rain makes the fallen leaves stick to the ground so they're hard to pick or rake up.