WHAT'S IN FULL COLOR NOW? 9-16-10 TO 9-30-10

We came from here: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1127791/

Gads, with roundup looming, I totally spaced on the fact that it was time for a new thread!

What is in full bloom/color in your yard now? Help me build our bloom database by sharing what you feel is at it's peak right now.
Pictures are not necessary, but are always very much enjoyed. Snipets of other people's gardens are always a joy, and what a wonderful way to discover new plants that you simply MUST have!

As I didn't do a lot of annuals this year, the color in my yard is really winding down. Add the dumping rain over the last week, and I have lots and lots of green and brown and not much else. I know that there is a lot of color still out there, and I will be interested to see what people post as fall comes upon us, because I would love some ideas of how to color up my rather bland fall world.

I will say that my Autumn Joy sedum is showing lots of color now....

I still have daylilies reblooming (of course they were not showing off when people were in my garden, but the next day they are bright and cheery!)

My pink anenome is fabulous right now.

My varigated sedum (can't remember cultivar..will look at tag and edit if I can find it) is lovely right now as well.

Aha! Now I know what those pink flowers are in my garden! Anenome! That sedum is luscious.

Some of the last flowers of the season. A white japanese anemone.

This fuchsia died down to the ground last winter and is only about 15" heigh now but is finally blooming a little. I have to dig it out and will have about six extras if anyone wants them.

I have to say nothing is in 'full' bloom for me, but I do have a whole lot of valiant plants putting out a bloom or two here and there, long after their buddies have retired for the season: honeysuckle, a couple roses, a stray elecampane bloom, a final sprig of lavendar, comfrey, chives, yarrow, couple blue hydrangeas among the dusty ones. Nothing big, just a random splash of color here and there. Makes fall clean-up a little treasure hunt. Here's an interesting annual, tagetes lucida, Mexican tarragon, which has a very definite anise scent to the leaves. As indicated by the name, a tea made from the leaves can be relaxing, a stronger one can be more so. (A bit out of focus)

That's interesting. I think my neighbor and I were just talking about this. It's a hard-to-find herb, so she bought a plant. She's hoping it survives the winter. Deb, what's your experience? Is it hardy?

This bed of Tithonia and dahlias is in full bloom- and very over crowded. I really need to learn to plant less babies in a bed when using Tagro soil. Sheesh. There's a row of hibiscus plants hidden in the middle of that bed that will never bloom because they're squished. Another job for when my shoulder heals up- hibiscus rescue!

(That's one of the new beds that I just built a couple months ago- you'd never know it!)

Kathy, this is the first year of Mexican tarragon for me, and I am treating it as an annual (not sure what its hardiness zone is). The single plant was a bit spendy for an annual, but it grew nicely and I plan to gather seeds from it. I'm happy to give some to your friend. I found the plant itself at Crimson Sage - $5.95 for a little start and their shipping is expensive ($14.50) so you have to order enough to make it worthwhile. Great source for hard-to-find herbs though and I've had 100% survival with all my orders. Might be a good idea to 'pool' an order next spring if anyone is interested.

My evergreen magolia is still blooming along - blossoms are up too high to get a good photo - but they are there and they put a smile on my face!

Deb, that's good to know. I'd love to share seeds with her - I'm not sure that hers has blossomed at all.

I have some buds on one of the phloxes I got from Julie last summer! So excited. I hope it opens before bad weather sets in. Since it's supposed to be nice, I have high hopes.

Several things are still blooming around here, but I've already posted pictures of most of them (asters, sedum, dahlias, amaranth, kaffir lily). New bloomers include this Cardoon in my veggie garden. Kathy this is the little dude I bought on our trip to the Gray Barn nursery. Little dude no longer!

The second crop of nasturtiums is in bloom now, after the first succumbed to aphids and was ripped out.

These cosmos are much less blurry in real life! I seeded these in July and have been happily surprised to see them do their thing, even with such a late start.

Rudbeckia triloba - one of my scores from a combined Bluestone order (thanks Kathy!) - I can't believe how big it has gotten. Supposedly it will seed about as well which is great, can't wait for seedlings from this guy.

And the spring primroses have been revived by the fall rains, and are currently outrunning the slugs - for now anyway.

Nice Kym. Love your colors.

Kim - your Cardoon must be very happy there. I don't know anybody who has gotten so many blooms in the first year. That's awesome. And I'm so glad that you like the Rudbeckia. It looks so happy there. I hope it reseeds for you.

I have about 50 little yellow pear tomatoes ripening on the heater. They are really a good tomato. YUM! Thanks Kym (i think)

Pretty pink aster finally bloomed. It is a very late bloomer.

And some fall color on the Witch Hazel.

A pic of the tiny mini-fuchsia. The blooms are only 1/2" long. And it's hardy.

I am sooooo sorry that it has taken me this long to bump this thread. No time to play on the computer at all over the last several weeks, so I am very behind.

I did (finally) start a thread for the fall... I figure that I will summarize the next couple of months in one thread as the gardens have started to rest for the winter and it should be easy enough to track the postings in a slower season.

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