blooming in October

Greenthumb, I wish you were closer to me. I'd give you all the beautyberry your little heart desires. It grows wild here and I do agree with Debin the berries are purple not pink in this area. I have seen it at Lowe's and I just think that I have a gold mine in my garden. I can try to save seeds if you like.
B

Ardesia love your picture of the Fritillary.


Hansa

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Coastal Plain Tickseed

Here is a combination that looks good together ... the elephant ears and the pink begonias. I spoke to the owner of the house yesterday and he says he is able to winter over both types of plants by cutting them to the ground and covering them with pine straw. He has other areas in the front yard with these same combinations.

Karin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

That is a nice combo, Karin. I usually tuck elephant ears in a corner or at the back of a bed, but that's a nice way to have them featured on their own more. Hmmmm. Ideas...ideas....
Deb

(Blue Daze)

Deb- that's a great pic of Blue Daze. This is my first year growing it and I love it. I've taken lots of pics of it trying to do it justice.

I also love the rich color of Hansa. Rugosa roses are under appreciated IMO.

Hemophobic, is your Bloody Cranesbill in sun or shade? I've planted two varieties this year and only seen a single bloom from one of them.

Chamthy: My first year with the Blue Daze, too. It's in my windowboxes, and I've been dithering about how to get them through winter.

The photos around here seem to have been brought up a notch. I think Red was right we could make a book out of a years worth of pictures.

Chamthy: It's in full sun. It needs dividing badly and I think I also have Johnson's Blue, but they're almost devoured by weeds. It's one of the beds in the back that will not get redone until next year.

Is that Blue Daze a petunia?

Blue Daze is Evolvulus.

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/194/

I think it will become more available as time goes on because it is such a good performing annual.

Thanks for the tip. Where did you get yours?

Foxi Pavement has put out blooms all through the summer and fall.

Hemophopic- Mine came from our local community college greenhouse but I would think that most good nurseries(that sell annuals) would be selling it in the spring. I wouldn't be surprised if the big boxes have it next year.

I think the Blue Daze just looks sort of unimpressive in the nurseries when it is young and one overlooks it easily. It has been around for many years but all of a sudden people are talking about it. A good friend from Columbia had huge pots of it back in the mid 90's.

Confederate rose. Yesterday was a white day...

Salvia madrensis 'Red Neck Girl' (Forsythia Sage)

I got my Blue Daze at a local produce/flower stand. They're in a window box with white impatiens and petunias, and worked out really well. I plan to try that again next year. No special care or attention. Have bloomed steadily all summer.

B&J: "red Neck Girl" LOL, Who names these plants?? ;-)

Deb- Tony Avent named that one( you couldn't tell? LOL). In that pic it looks like she should've been named Red Legged Girl since the stem turns green at the top;)

B&J- I've always wanted that one. I'll get around to it one day. I'm a sucker for salvias.

Sweetbay- Foxi is fitting for that rose. Do you know the story behind where the "Pavement" part came from? Since there are others with that name I figured it must mean something.

Shari

How are you keeping Red Necked Girl in check??? I had to shovel prune that one because she was 7' tall by April and never bloomed until October. What a mess she was in between. She took up a lot of valuable real estate sprawling all over the place. Now maybe if I had your 30 acres.......

This is my Blue Daze purchased at Lowe's this spring. It is in part shade and I find it blooms better if not in direct sun. I can not get it to overwinter in our area and even on my sunporch or greenhouse it will shed and look bad. I agree with Ardesia that it is not noticeable in the nurseries because it is usually not blooming. Look for the grey/green leaves.

Confederate rose day 1.

Same bush-----Confederate rose day 2

Chamthy-That's funny when you think about how Tony always criticizes the names other people have given plants in his catalog. I do enjoy his plant descriptions.
BSD: Pretty! That's interesting about the Blue Daze. I guess I'll pop the window boxes in my makeshift GH this winter just to see what'll happen. But based on what you've said, I won't expect much. (Mine only get A.M. sun by the way, and seem to be happy.)

Deb

Shari I believe the name "Pavement" comes from the fact that the roses were bred to be planted beside highways in Germany.

That's interesting. I always think of the New England states when I think of rugosas. Well the name certainly is a testament to their toughness then.

The rugosa is originally from Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Siberia) but naturalized in New England.

I remember DH telling me about all of the beautiful rugosas along the coastline in Rhode Island when he went up there for his brother's wedding.

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I lived in MA for a while and the rugosas thrived in the harshest of conditions. They are all over the beaches of Cape Cod and along roadsides. I found some growing into the pavement at Acadia National Park in Maine. When they are in bloom during the summer the rose scent in the air is awesome.

I would love to go up to NE when the rugosas are in bloom and when the sugar maples are turning.

Such great photos everyone!

Deb...Love that Nasturtium and Blue Daze!

greenthumb_NC, What a great combination that guy did with the Elephant ears and begonia!

My confederate rose didn't bloom, Too small I guess!

I got Knock Out Rose blooming..

#2..

And Still toad lily..

Seed head on Onion plant..

Anyone submitting photos for the contest??? A few in here and last month have a shot.

I don't think I am unless I can find something good.

Ice plant still blooming...

IRIS I think you should enter at least one photo if not many:)

Chrysanthemum 'Single Apricot Korean'

I love to take backlit pictures.

Buddleia 'Potter's Purple'

Well Thankyou chamthy! Nice Chrysanthemum photo and really like the Buddleia!

Chrysanthemum "Venus"

Crinum, probably x digweedii, syn Nassau Lily syn "Royal White"

Iris,
How about one of yours with the Hummingbirds?
Lynda