Here’s a quick roundup of what’s blooming in the October garden. It might look like a lot, but this is probably 90% of everything that has anything looking remotely like a flower on it, and a lot of these are tiny tiny flowers on big big plants that are grown primarily for their foliage and structure. It makes you a little more appreciative of the plants that make this hard time of year their floral niche.
Just starting up their bloom are the first of the paperwhite narcissus, Camellia sasanqua ‘Cleopatra,’ Stapelia gettleffii and Protea Pink Ice.
Salvia clevelandii ‘Winnifred Gilman’ is showing a second burst of energy, blooming not quite as intensely as in the spring, but with more vigor than over the summer.
All the rest of the plants have been blooming for a few months now, and a few of those fall into the almost-everblooming category–plants forever thinking about S. E. X. Click any of the little thumbnails below for a closer look, or hover over the thumbnail for the plant name. (And my apologies for a few repeats of some of the same images above–My gallery software only has an all-or-nothing option for posting these.)
Thanks to Carol at May Dreams Gardens for hosting this monthly roundup (even though it’s actually been a few months since I posted…). Check out this month’s other [ Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day posts ]
That is a lot of blooming. Very nice images and a few plants I have never seen. Thanks for tour.
I like the mystery plant with the tiny, pale flowers. I hope you find out what it is!
That’s pretty impressive regardless – plus, you found the time to take the photos. I had a few more things blooming, but I often leave before the light is good enough, and return when it’s no longer good.
Sooo, congratulations, and Happy Bloom Day!
I love your display of photos! That protea is lovely. I know what you mean about it looking like a lot in the blog – but not in actuality in the garden. But what the hey. I love how we are building up these annual records month by month. Great to look back on over time. My Ms Gilman is sleeping soundly for the year!
If these photos are any indication, yours is quite a landscape
to be lost in!! L
That Protea is simply amazing. In fact so amazing that I think last year (?) when you posted a picture of it I copied the picture onto my desktop because I loved it so. Usually when I do this I try to name the picture in such a way that I know where I got it, in case I ever need to ask permission to use it. However the Protea picture did not get so named. Thank you for solving the mystery. That is, if you actually posted a picture of it last year at about this time…
What a lovely collection of blooms, many of whom I’ve never seen before. I’ve never heard of October narcissus before–definitely a plant I’d like to check out.
Lots blooming, I particularly like the protea I wish I could grow them here in the UK
Such fun to see your range of plants…some crossovers, but mostly a different palette than ours. I am especially smitten with the Andean sage.
James, I’m a little behind on your blog posts, so I just got to this one. I love the mostly soft palette of your October garden. The Stapelia is an amazing looking plant!