The Late Late Flower Show
By AndrewR
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The long mild autumn has had a strange effect on some plants. I took all these photos this afternoon – none of these should be in flower now.
Ceanothus ’Gloire de Versailles. This flowers both in the summer and the autumn but obviously thinks it’s still in California
And this is a Mexican enjoying life – salvia microphylla ‘Hot Lips’
I gave up deadheading rudbeckia ‘Goldsturm’ a week ago but still it carries on flowering. I’ve only ever known it to be in bloom this late once before
According to the books, I shouldn’t be able to grow lobelia laxiflora var angustifolia outside all through the year, let alone have it in flower now
Hypoxis hirsuta flowers from spring to summer – and now
This anemone japonica ‘Whirlwind’ is getting its second wind too
While clematis ‘Jackmannii’ has lots of stamina
For sheer number of flowers, rosa ‘The Fairy’ winds hands down
Not to be outdone, this lemon verbena is celebrating St Andrew’s Day
What flowers are unseasonably late in your garden?
30 Nov, 2009
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they are late ones andrew, i have a sunflower which has a tiny flower struggling, it was seeded in my garden so i potted it up and its hanging on by its petals lol
still have some labelia which has been wonderfull, and some fuchsia buds just opened to, dont think they will be much longer its getting so cold here now,
lovely pics andrew
30 Nov, 2009
Lovely Andrew.....can you confirm Salvia "Hot Lips" as mychrophilla....thought it was Jamesii
30 Nov, 2009
AA - the seller told me it was microphylla and the label said microphylla so that's what has gone on my plant database
30 Nov, 2009
it's nice to see some late flowerers still around. I lost my Hot Lips last year :(
1 Dec, 2009
Thanks Andrew.......Grindle.....I'm sure you will get them back soon....LOL :))
1 Dec, 2009
Lovely pics Andrew, I have lots still flowering. A couple of my Hebes look even better than they did earlier this summer, my Whirlwind is flowering again too :-)
1 Dec, 2009
Yes, lots, Andrew - too many to list, really, but Salvia greggii, jamesii and microphylla, Chrysogonum, Hebes, Corydalis ochraleuca, Gazania, Scabiosa, Aster frikartii 'Monch' and Dianthus are just some of them. Only an odd rose now, though.
1 Dec, 2009
I'm suprised (and jealous) that your Clematis jackmanii is still in bloom; mine gave up months ago.
1 Dec, 2009
If you look carefully, you can see it made so much growth this year, the weight has pulled the supporting wire mesh off the fence. I think I might forego feeding it next year
1 Dec, 2009
LOL Spritz
2 Dec, 2009
I would be impressed with the line up at any time of the year! It scares me though. Many of my perennial poppies have put forth a love head of new leaves. Surely they wont survive the winter if they are busy growing tender leaves now?
6 Dec, 2009
The leaves will be killed off but poppies are tough. If you've ever tried to move them, you will find even the smallest piece of root left behind will grow again
6 Dec, 2009
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Interesting blog, Andrew....
Amazing to see so much still in flower ...
....December tomorrow !
Some of those which I would not expect to have blooms now in my garden..but they are flowering away.. roses, hebe, and erodium bishops form.
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30 Nov, 2009