Well, with these it will be rather easy because I have some more sunflowers growing here at work that i can take home to feed them. and i just happened to have a large empty terrerium at the house just waiting to be occupied. Whatelse should I feed them?
Show me your fall blooms
That is all you need, just give then fresh sunflower leaves everyday. They develop pretty fast because they are small. You will have a ball.
Josephine.
Oh yes! My little girl loves "bufflies"!!
God bless....I knew we were here
Bronchbuster,( I have been away, so I couldn't offer you some plants) If you mulch mexican bush sage well it will likely come back . I have had 4 plants for over 10 years.
I also love the grasses in the fall.
I cut Mexican Sage to the ground after first frost....don't even mulch and it comes back bigger than ever. It is beautiful. Banana, the grass is great. Never thought about combing grasses.
and this morning, this one is in bloom. Justicia ~
ooohhhhh
yes, kind of sad knowing it will soon be over...
Morning glory that has been blooming its head off...
Pink Favorite brug also been blooming all summer long...
Turk's cap...
Hibiscus callyphyllus...
ooohh ooohh ~ what beautiful colors~
Outstanding photos!
Now my poor photograghy.
This is white rainlily and oxalis. The sunlight is distracting, but you get the idea.
I love round blooms! Chives!!!
Gorgeous blooms, Bananna!
Blue eyes, do you have any seeds from that MG? If so, could I get some?
Here are some more fall blooms. I'll start with my beloved Sweet Alyssum. First is 'Carpet of Snow'.
Next 'Royal Carpet'
Then 'Rosie O'Day'
And last my rose bush that's starting to bloom one last time before the cold.
Bronc, how smart. You have the rose in some sort of container that would keep the leaves dryer and less black spot. Goodness, with all the rain this year mine lost the leave over and over. Now about to flush with blooms once again.
Thanks Lou, but I assure you it had nothing to do with my intelligence! I got that rose from my MIL in very bad condition in January. I've been nursing it back to health. It came in that container and I just moved it out into the yard where it could get more sun. I was planning on finding it's ideal location and putting it in the ground this fall.
Here's some more blooms from around my work
This looks like Goldenrod but I'm not quite sure.
Grey vervain reblooming after taking the summer off
I don't know what this is but it has bloomed constantly since early spring.
How pretty. There are lots of people that will be able to ID.
O.K. #3 is Prickleleaf dogweed, http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=THAC
#2 Verbena Halei
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=VEHA
and #3 Canada Goldenrod for sure.
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SOCA6
Josephine.
I knew you'd help, Jo.
Josephine, look at the petals on my #3. See how they split at the ends to form two tips on each petal. The dogweed just have regular petals.
There are many types of Dogweed. You are right about the petals, so I could be mistaken, but i have always knows that plant as dogweed, maybe I was told wrong, I hope you can get to the bottom of it, I have to go to work now.
Josephine.
Bitter Rubberweed
http://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=10432
You are right, it is Bitterweed, good detective work!! I checked and there is another Bitterweed by a different scientific name; Helenium amarum http://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=14654
Check this one too and see which one is closer, because I posted a picture on the plant files thinking it was Dogweed and i have to ask them to move it to the proper place.
We learn something every day, don't we?
Josephine.
Yes, Josephine, I know I do!
It's hard to say which one I have here. They look very similar. Do you notice any differences? If you can list the differences you see, maybe I can I.D. these.
Thank you Josephine!
I think Helenium amarum is the plant I have here. It's bloom period is April thru September. That's much longer than the other. Thanks again, Josephine!
I think Helenium amarum is the right one too, especially by the form of the plant.
I will ask them to move my picture as soon as I get a chance.
It also reminds me of Tetraneuris scaposa var. scaposa
Bitterweed, Four Nerve Daisy, Stemmy four-nerve daisy.
Edited ; having trouble with the link.
This message was edited Sep 22, 2007 10:11 PM
http://www.wildflower.org Now that I look closer, they are quite different.