Tuesday, September 15, 2015

September Bloomday, 2015

It's another Garden Blogger's Bloomday, #9 for 2015 with only 3 more to go! As always our hostess for this floral celebration is Carol at May Dreams Gardens - she's got the links to all the blogs participating. Here's what's blooming in my garden...

Abutilon megapotamicum 'Red'

Which is actually orange.

Abutilon Nuabtang Nuabyell

Which is supposed to be a coral-peach, but is obviously yellow. I got the correct name, yay!

Anigozanthos 'Amber Velvet'

Which is, thankfully, the orange color I was hoping for.

Artemisia versicolor 'Sea Foam'

Not quite flowers yet, but looks like they'll be yellow (of course).

Alstroemeria isabellana pushed out one more stem of blooms. You can see green seed pods at the top of the photo, and a little further down the empty bases where ripe have pods launched themselves free.

Begonia luxurians

Calamagrostis brachytricha, not planted by me, but there it is...

Chasmanthium latifolium

Clematis tibetana var. vernayi, lots of buds...one aging bloom.

Where blooms used to be...the once vibrant and glowing Colutea arborescens seed pods are now crisp and papery.

Echevaria nodulosa

Grevillea 'Austraflora Fanfare'...I see thrill seekers with yellow caps riding on a speeding toboggan. What do you see?

Grevillea 'Peaches and Cream'

I can stare at these complex flowers forever.

Still Grevillea 'Peaches and Cream' but without the peach.

Hesperaloe parviflora 'Yellow'

Hesperaloe parviflora

Sedum x 'Autumn Joy' (the blurry variety evidently)

Indigofera amblyantha - horrible photo! But I wanted a record of it blooming in my garden and so this is what we get.

Hibiscus syriacus 'Red Heart'

It just doesn't want to stop blooming.

Schefflera brevipedunculata

Schefflera delavayi, this one reminds me of the patterns sparklers would make in the dark when my brothers and I would wave them around on the 4th of July.

Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum 'Hindwarf'

Tradescantia pallida 'Purple Heart'

Lots of tiny, hard to photograph, flowers on these plants.

x Fatshedera lizei ‘Annemieke’...not really open to flower stage yet, but what the heck, any excuse to share that gorgeous foliage...

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34 comments:

  1. To me the Grevillea looks more like some strange caterpillar, but I can totally see the thrill-seekers too. Great selection of flowers for Bloom Day! Did Scott sneak into your garden and plant that Calamagrostis?

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    1. Ha! The only reason I know it wasn't Scott is because he's a master of placement and would have chosen a much better spot for it.

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  2. So much to admire! Your grevilleas continue to surprise me; they seem to be blooming non-stop.

    FWIW, 'Autumn Joy' and relatives have been moved to a new genus: Hylotelephium. The taxonomists love torturing us!

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    1. I believe you're right, nonstop! Sadly we've entered the cool and cloudy days which will probably mean an end to that behavior.

      And re: Hylotelephium...I read that somewhere else about 10 minutes before this post went live. I chose to not care.

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  3. Wow, I don't know where to start! What fantastic blooms you have, lots look so exotic to my English eyes! Loving the Abutilon and the red/ orange of those flowers. So rich and striking!

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  4. Always lots to admire! I ,too, love the red/orange Abutilon. I've noticed it on your blog before. Does it bloom non-stop or does it have a season?
    It's nice to know that I'm not that the only one who has a lot of plants that turn out to be ssp. blurryi when photographed....

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    1. It's been blooming non-stop since I purchased it last April, we shall see how long it can keep it up!

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  5. I have grevillea envy. That is one plant that is in short supply up this way. I planted grevillea victoriae and it seems to be shockingly happy. I've had to butcher it a few times to keep it under control. And I've always been smitten for kangaroo paws! If only they were slightly hardier.

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    1. "Shockingly happy"...that's a great way to describe that plant! Mine took awhile to settle in but I too have been hacking on them to try to keep them inline.

      I tried to overwinter a k-paw a couple years ago, failed miserably!

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  6. Love the veining in that first Abuliton. Your flowers are so different from mine but beautiful in their way! Happy fall.

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    1. Me too - the veining was a big part of the attraction.

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  7. That Fatshedera is gorgeous but your Hibiscus took my breath away. Maybe I need to make a list (a short list) of thirsty plants I'll allow myself next year. Happy GBBD Loree!

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    1. You should, one or two won't drain the water bank...

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  8. Purple Heart rarely gets the attention I think it deserves.

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    1. This is the first year I've grown it, but I think I'm hooked.

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  9. Hey, I have the blurry variety of S. Matrona...in fact so many blurry photos this month I am postponing bloomday til I get some photos that are actually in focus.And you and Scott are killin' me with the photos of Calamagrostis brachytricha ! Think I need one pretty bad.

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    1. Glad to know I'm not the only one with that issue!

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  10. Alstroemeria isabellana has such a cool flower. Mine didn't last through the winter so I'll replace it one of these days. Your grevilleas are gorgeous & I loved the toboggan riders. One seems to be throwing up while the ones in the back are really enjoying the ride. Maybe a roller coaster?

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    1. Really? You think winter did it in? Was it in the ground?

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  11. I love the orange petals and purple calyxes of Abutilon megapotamicum 'Red', even better than if it was red! Where do you get these fantastic grevillea? I never tire of seeing pictures of them.

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    1. Indeed, I wouldn't have purchased that Abutilon if it were red, lucky for me the vendor at the spring HPSO sale had one in bloom so I could see it's true color.

      Both Grevillea from this post came from San Marcos Growers - friends picked them up for me.

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  12. Your colors are perfect for early autumn. I arrived home late yesterday to find a nip in the air and a slight yellow/orange tinge to the trees--a much anticipated chage in the shady garden. Your plot is certainly filled with a more eye-catching display; enjoy these last weeks of the growing season.

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    1. Ah Marian are you an autumn lover? I can't quite wrap my head around how fast things have changed here.

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  13. All your plants are so happy!! Abutilon megapotamicum 'Red' is gorgeous! I could stare the grevilleas all the time too!

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    1. They are all blissfully unaware of the change just around the corner. They (like me) want summer to go on forever...

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  14. So many great plants, and I'm so jealous of your Schefflera delavayi, having lost my own. Is abutilon hardy for you? I like them but they just don't do it for me as annuals.

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    1. In the past I have managed to select Abutilon that are not hardy. This year I made an effort to get ones that are supposed to live in my climate, we shall see. Since Abutilon Nuabtang is not the color it's supposed to be I am concerned it's not actually a hardy one.

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  15. I do like your grevillea, I have a couple but they aren't flowering at the moment, think their flowers are amazing

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  16. Hello, I am a new follower of your blog. You have a beautiful garden!

    Thanks for sharing this post and giving me the idea to also participate!

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    Greetings, Sofie
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  17. So beautiful. The Grevillea 'Austraflora Fanfare' is really something. If it's any consolation, I too have a terrible time photographing the flowers on my Indigoferas. I think it's just one of those plants. My Rose of Sharon has also bloomed forever this year. It started early and hasn't slowed a bit. Love it all!

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  18. I've been ready to snip off 'Seafoam"s flowers but so far they haven't progressed to hideous yellow. In your garden, even the random (and rare) marginally ordinary takes on an aura of exotica.

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  19. Beeyoutiful!!! Everything looks so snuggly. ;o)

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  20. Beautiful plants [sigh of envy]. The Abutilon megapotamicum 'Red' might be OK here, and that Anigozanthos is the perfect color... beautiful blooms, gorgeous post!

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