What's blooming? #16

love the mantis too, told mantis eating sibling stories at work today to the disbelief of my audience

Do they have another name? Gazanias, I mean. I love them too.

I have three different colors/varieties of blue/purple asters blooming now.

Here's another kind.

pretty asters Carrie

Yet another other type. Anyone know which any of these are? The only ones I really remember are my sheffield pinks. They're not blooming yet.

I don't know Carrie - there are a million blue/violet ones.

Victor - did you buy that mantis at Andy's yard sale?

Yup, Al, that's kinda what I figured. I think we saw a pretty one at HD for three separate years - and said "oh, that's pretty, like the one at home. Let's put it on the OTHER side too." Now we have these three different, pretty, separate but equal blue-purple asters.

A rose still still blooming in Oct......can't complain.

Rebloom on 'Night Dreams' is amazing......4 blooms @ once and more buds to go!!!

Vinca blooms in the spring.....I think it's confused.

another DL rebloom.

I love this 'face.'

Now I really can't wait for next year! If you're still getting all those blooms this late in the season, I am hoping that we will as well!

Beautiful ... simply beautiful.

Yes, still looking good Celeste!

Thank you both, but I can't take credit....Mother Nature is being nice this fall!!

She is, isn't she?
I hope I can get outside while the little one is napping and get some photos of what's still blooming in our gardens.

This weekend, after RU of course, I know that I will have to take a few more 'mapping' photos, as everything has changed or been changed since the beginning of the season. Ah, the challenges!!!!

I have been off line for a few days and have a lot of catching up to do, great pics of mantis, asters roses and everything.

Welcome back, ngam. I had wondered where you were.

Carrie - the astors are beautiful. Mine is finally blooming. I didn't take a pic of the bottom of the plant cause that looks awful but the blooms are numerous and pretty. Pixie - wow, you still have many beautiful blooms!! Eleanor

Blanket Flower is still blooming. Eleanor

Bailmer Endless Summer Hydrangea is still blooming. Eleanor

This is another Bailmer just a few feet away still going strong. Eleanor

I still also have roses blooming - the folliage doesn't look to good but buds are still coming. This is a miniature red rose. Eleanor

Another rose bud. Eleanor

Anita, I've missed your collages. that's a nice one! terrific pic of the dragonfly!!

Sandy, doesn't matter what you call that rose...it's gorgeous!

Eleanor, your beach pic proves how tough those old rugosa roses are. I would love to be on the beach this time of year.

Al, I like your Bluebird aster and the flax, too

Victor, I'm jealous of your mantis. have never seen one in my garden. I'm trying to be 'more' organic. that is more careful not to use any chemicals, although I've always tried to avoid them. maybe someday... but I know all of my neighbors spray. and it probably drifts.

pixie, the color on Night Dreams is fantabulous

Eleanor, I'll have to think about Endless Summer. it looks so nice. the red mini rose is so pretty!

Carrie, I like all of your asters :)

My one and only hollyhock has reached the top bloom

malva zebrina

dahlia 'Bliss'

dahlia 'Jean Marie'

'Lauren Michelle'

and the roses...

Ivor's Rose

Sunsprite

Freckles

Miami Moon

Hot Cocoa

Lavaglut

Dublin Bay

Beautiful pics Jan. I do use chemicals sometimes but when I do I try to use the least toxic one to do the job. Also, spot treatments are much better than systemic approaches - like using lawn fertilizers that contain herbicides and pesticides. That ends up everywhere, including the water supply.

thanks, Victor. amen to that. it's the lawn stuff that's the worst because everybody does their lawn.

Jan - as always you have such beautiful blooms. Is this the same mallow, Zebrina, that you have? I didn't know the name of it other that it was a mallow. Eleanor