Flowers blooming in November.

At the Arby's about 10 miles from here, they are iris blooming. In my back yard, I have some nigella (love in a mist) blooming. Isn't that weird? Does anyone else have anything blooming at this late date? (besides the wonderful fall mums, of course.)

My perennial forget me nots just decided to start blooming about a week ago :) But it doesn't really suprise me since I planted them from seed last march, just odd that it's starting to get so cool and the decided to bloom anyway.

I have a lot that is still blooming, but nothing is as showy as they were earlier. Usually have something in bloom at least until the middle of Dec. unless we get an unusual cold snap. It's been cold and wet here most of the time, but no frost yet! Went out and took a 'bloom inventory' This is what I found in bloom...
Impatients, penstemon,hollyhock,malva, cosmos, coreopsis,gaura,toadflax,daisies,strawflowers,forget me not,sunflowers,salvias,pineapple sage,evening primrose,petunia,obedient plant,morning glories,viola,bachelor buttons,cat mint, oregano,campanula,calendula,verbena, mullen,blue lobelia and I even have a rhody that's re-blooming!

Here in Atlanta my Azaleas still have a few blooms. The impatiens are still in full bloom. The crepe myrtle have just a few blooms left.

Daylilies are still going strong.

Dave

Joy and Dave, if you have all that stuff blooming, you haven't had a hard freeze yet. The strange thing about here (zone 6) is that we HAVE had several hard freezes. I sure do enjoy these last season beauties !

I have gomphrenas, plumbago, lantana, celosia, agastache, four o'clocks, petunias, crepe myrtle, rose of sharon, nicotiana, asters, blue sage, Maximillian sunflowers, alyssum, okra, gaura, basil, datura, echinacea, statice, pansies...I think that's all...oh yeah, the strange shrub on the west side...have yet to id it...I found it growing at an old abandoned farm house and can't find a picture of it anywhere...the leaves are very pleasantly aromatic and the flower are bright fuchsia shaped like a sage flower. But it's not a sage...don't have a clue.

I have a few azaleas with blooms now, and tassel flowers which I consider weeds since they are in the yard instead of the flower bed. Hmmm time to dig them up.

All that is left here are my yellow mums and some daring little pansys. All else is toast.

I have never seen queen anne lace blooming at this time of the year before now. Mine are gone but I have seen several blooming along the roadway. It has been unseasonably warm and dry here this summer. Boy it has confused me (a newbie) as much as the flowers! It has rained today for the first time in 28 days here in North Alabama Zone 7. I really did pick an unusual year to start gardening.

Today, I was looking through what is left of my flower beds, and the changing from summer to fall has always been depressing to me, but I looked down at my painted daisies, and found one bloom that had just opened, and perched on top of it was a monarch butterfly, It was like a beautiful omen when I saw it, such a lovely sight to my eyes. I had to share this with you kind folks. Moonflower

Moonflower, that was a special blessing just for you for today. That's one of the neat things about this group of people - they appreciate the things that others just pass by.

In the spring I scattered a package of Australian Cottage Garden Mix, I bought last year in Australia.

Lo and behold I went out to that bed and what was blooming but Aubretia?? (not sure of the spelling) but is that not a spring blooming flower - does it think it is still in Australia and has to now bloom?? I also have Pink Larkspur blooming out of the same package. Plus the darned Gazanias (perennials) just keep on blooming everytime the sun comes out!!

Maybe that is the secret to gardening, buying seeds from South of the Equator and planting them in your garden to fool them into blooming in the fall & winter?? Food for thought.

i have huge rudbeckia and calendula, purple n pink toadflax, sunflowers, anthemis, honeysuckle, gaillardia tall and goblin, allisum, bachelor buttons, verbenas, nite stock, canary climber, poppies, a lone hollyhock, knautia, lantium pink and a few foxgloves...i had a cup and saucer vine that was just starting to bloom...everything is covered with snow today here in michigan. *SIGH*

dori