I'm amazed at plants that put out a flower in the cold and drippy dark, but there sure are some that can do this in the northwest. This picture doesn't do it justice, because I got the camera out too late. You just have to imagine the sun slanting through the blossoms of this crimson flag lily that Pixy gave me.
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And with the strangely warm last few weeks, this yarrow tried again.
I can't believe that so many plants are continuing to bloom. My Acanthus spinosus is doing so for the first time in 8 years. They typically bloom into mid-summer, or so I had read. November seems a bit late.
I have a couple of Dals that are still trying to bloom, colors are a little wash out.
I have some hells that have started to bloom, can't recall the name on this one, but have it. One from Heidi. It has 4 buds.
Is this a little to soon?
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HI MaureyHill,
I also have a group of those gorgeous lilies blooming. I think they are called Kaffir Lily or more properly - Schizostylis coccinea. Mine are still blooming! It's a garden color like no other!
See below google search
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=Schizostylis+coccinea&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2
It is a wonderful plant!! very photogenic. some nice photos Highmtn - and to all of you others.
I have some plants still blooming also. One of my double click cosmos has a tiny blossom on it!
I took a few pictures of some other things still blooming.
This is a David Austin rose, carnation type.
Here is one of my 'purple tails'. I have been really surprised at this plant. It has kept blooming all summer and fall. I repotted it mid summer with some really good compost. And it just keeps blooming. True, not a lot, but a little! This picture was taken 11-10-08 It is still showing some color!
Yes, I know, there is also some dead stuff there....what can I say...
How about a Stokes's aster...
around 25 years ago, I was really into learning all the wild flowers. One of my favorites was of the silene family - better know as 'catch fly'. so, of course I have the 'tame' kind.
Here is one that I found this past summer. It was expensive, but I finally bought it.
It is a double Silene, 'firefly'. It has been blooming since mid July! and is still covered with blooms!
One more picture of one of my wall flowers. This in one of the smaller ones that is called a ground cover. I got a bunch of them from a nursery , in late Aug or early Sept. They were is 4 inch pots, looking terrible, about to die. The nursery was throwing them away. I talked them into giving them to me. Took them home and repotted all of them. They have grown like mad! and need to go into gallon pots! And some are blooming!! This one has a lot more blossoms open today.
Highmtn, i had no idea there were so many colors of Schizostylis. Now I simply must go out and procure some more varieties. They are one of my favorite plants. Where is Cliff Dwellwer, WA located?..seems like an unusual name.
I'll have to go looking for some of these other late blooming plants that people have posted, so my Schizos have company in their floriferousness.
I got a new camera, so I got a bit snap happy. This is Abraham Darby. The bloom is not going to open. I have others that are still putting out a little bit here and there, but this one is in too much shade by this time of year. I was practicing getting this close with the camera. So fun!
I was noticing a pic of Stoke's asters that was posted 11/22 and am wondering if it can successfully be grown from seeds? Thanks, Lee
leeflea51: Stokesias are easy to grow from seed & should do quite well for you.
Katye, thank you. There is a large clump of the at the hosp. where I go for Physical Therapy 2x week following total knee replacement and I thought of 'stealing' a few seeds. When should they be planted, if it's not too much trouble? Thanks. Lee
I sow perennial seed in July/August, because I need to be able to overwinter them outside when they are more established (no greenhouse). Otherwise I would shoot for late winter.
Germination 1 - 1 1/2 weeks at 70°.
I have never winter sown them, but you might try the winter sowing forum to see if others have.
Aren't those last little blossoms wonderful?!
My crimson flags are putting on a show, there are a few red roses, and the last of the dahlias.
Everything else is mush. :)
okay, I know this isn't blooms, but look at what this tree did this year - I'm just in love.
Beautiful tree Laurie.
Gorgeous! What a beautiful Fall panorama with the bright colors of the trees closer by, and the dusky hills beyond.
Love them Laurie, To cool
Hugs
Thank you all - the copper beech on the right is one of the stars of the garden - in summer it is almost black leaved (that may sound a bit oppressive, but it isn't - it is just the most elegant tree), and then it does this (some years). I am just so grateful to however it was that planted it - just a stunner. I should try and figure out its age (there is a formula for measuring the girth a few inches from the dirt - must find that) but it is large enough at shoulder height that I can't get my arms around it, and I have long arms!
Edited to add: For those of you looking for something to do after eating all of that Turkey and stuffing and pumpkin pie - heres a little project for you:
http://www.athensclarkecounty.com/documents/pdf/landscape_management/tcn_age.pdf
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To much math for me LOL
Hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving.
TILS! You're in retail! You have to be one of the most numerate here! (Katie59 is a d#*& fine mathmatician, and Holly has to be - little minds keep her numerate) Me, I'm literate - resolutely non-numerate! If asked how big/how much I use the hand measure: 'about this much' showing the distance between my palms (if its a small measure you can do it with fingers).
Close enough for me!!
Remember, I've been stuck in first grade math for 18 years, but I do have to get creative in the teaching of it, since the concepts do not come easily for all. Just now I'm taking a break from...going through math assessments to find out what children understand and what they are confused about. What wins as the most difficult for many? Telling time to the half hour on an analog clock. Whoever decided the hour hand should be short (an hour is loooong to these little guys, so this makes no sense to them), and the minute hand long (after all a minute is small, they think, so shouldn't the minute hand be the small one too?) And money....why on earth is the nickel bigger than the dime when clearly the dime is worth more? Why that dime is even smaller than the penny! This just does not fit with 6 year old logic.
Anyway, I did like math when I was in high school, and I did find this tree aging technique interesting to read about. I even printed it out to give to a fifth grade teacher whose children are paired with mine as "study buddies"
Laurie, I didn't mean it that way, have been working to much, and was not thinking. have to much on my plate right now, I know the math. LOL
I have Had so much stress at work, with one of the managers out for surgery, and I have been picking up the slack. He is back as of today, thank godness. Maybe things will get back normal.
oh my gosh..... there's math here??? this may be the wrong thread for me then :-p
Laurie, i loved that picture of yours... especially the copper beach. What a garden you have.
I really like everyones photos. Especially that abutilon Pixy, I can't believe it's still blooming for you.
I'm not sure if there's a general garden photo type thread for the PNW or not. But, I found this one. Most of the pics that I took today are of blooms. Unfortunately, I didn't take these in my garden. I took them in a garden that belongs to some folks that I'm house sitting for.
schizostylus
a really tall canna!
can you believe these are still blooming. Most of the flowers and buds died in the frost we had weeks ago and I thought that all of the young buds were dead for sure. Well, look what a week of warm weather can do!
another view of schizostylus
a fuschia
