Thursday, September 15, 2016

September Bloomday

September 15th. I just don't know how this happens. Just. Don't. Know. Summer slipping through my gardening gloves...

So...what's blooming? Well I've got to start off with this beauty, in case this is the only time it ever blooms. Clematis florida var. sieboldiana...

Bought in bloom, bought despite it's reputation for being a "challenge." My fellow blogger Grace also bought one from the same source (Rogerson Clematis Collection), so we're both giving it a go. Wish us luck and tell us if you've got any secrets for success.

I also scored this Clematis 'Arctic Queen'...cool right?

And the one Clematis actually in the soil in my garden, C. tibetana var. vernayi...

Some of it's older blooms are already doing the fuzzy thing.

It's a banner year for the Schefflera delavayi blooms. There are four crazy, wavy, wands working their way around in the air above the plants.

They make me think of sparklers, maybe because of the patterns they leave when you twirl them around?

Also blooming in "Schefflera-land" is the Metapanax delavayi.

And continuing the theme, Aralia cordata 'Sun King'...

The Abutilon keep on keeping on, this one is A. 'Nuabyell'.

Abutilon 'Nuabtang'

And Abutilon megapotamicum 'Red'...

The orange Anigozanthos is slowing down, but the yellow one is still going strong. I wonder what this winter holds? Will I be able to over-winter them in the shade-pavilion greenhouse again?

The grocery-store Portulaca has emerged from an ugly phase with a fresh flush of flowers.

Just in time to keep it from being tossed!

Leonotis leonurus is growing at the center of a bed, and I didn't feel like climbing in there for a close-up. Besides the Leptospermum lanigerum 'Silver Form' looks so good lit-up next to it.

From a different angle.

Dicliptera suberecta against a very yellow Symphytum × uplandicum 'Axminster Gold' leaf.

Grevillea juniperina ‘Molonglo’

Grevillea 'Ned Kelly'

And not blooming but COVERED in buds, Grevillea victoriae 'Murray Queen'

Nicotiana alata ‘Lime Green’ has been blooming all summer.

Neoregelia cultivar, just had to share for personal reference.

This pot normally hangs on the front of the garage, but since Andrew is mid paint-project it's hanging (not) out on the patio.  I kind of hate that I'm missing watching the blooms open, as I would normally see this plant from the bedroom window and every time I come and go.

Passiflora 'Aphrodites Purple Nightie'

I couldn't decided which photo to use, this you get both!

Passiflora incarnata

The blooms on this one are fading as the summer progresses. They started out opening a much darker color.

Finally, Zinnea ‘Benary’s Giant Lime’

Truly giant! And making their last Bloomday appearance I believe. It's time to cut a big bouquet and get rid of the plants — the foliage is dying off at the bottom and they're starting to look a little ratty. It's been a nice long run!

That's my Bloomday report, as always check the links on May Dreams Gardens to see what flowers other bloggers from around the world are sharing today...

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24 comments:

  1. You have so many cool, exotic flowers! Thanks for sharing them. I love that enormous clump of Zinnias.

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    1. I'm so glad I grew the Zinnias this year, I'm inspired to maybe drop the tomatoes next year and grow a cutting garden in both stock tanks.

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  2. I'm experiencing deep envy right now. I'm happy that my one clematis vine is finally blooming in earnest but it has nothing on your 3 gorgeous specimens. I planted one passionflower vine (late) but I suspect it may not bloom this year - your's are glorious. And then there's the mass of lime-colored Zinnias! Happy Bloom Day, Loree!

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    1. Ah thanks Kris, that's exactly how I feel when I look at your bloomday posts.

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  3. Those first two Clematis are breathtaking! I think you should do an arrangement with the first one and the Passion flowers. I can't believe it's the 15th! Guess I better go take some pix.

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    1. But that would mean cutting the Clematis and I don't think I could do that!

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  4. 'Aphrodite's Purple Nightie' has got to be the best plant name ever. Overwhelmed by your bevy of beautiful blooms, as ever.

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    1. Right? I still can't believe they really named a plant that...

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  5. So many great flowers! The photos of the Leonotis are really beautiful. No climbing into the bed required! Speaking of bed, I love Aphrodite's Purple Nightie. Hmm, awkward. Anyway, it reminds me of a gorgeous purple passionflower someone posted on the Mediterranean Climate Group on Facebook awhile ago that I fell in love with.

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  6. I'm renaming you The Bloom Queen and I'm colorful with exotic bloom envy.

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    1. Crazy right? And I claim it's all about the foliage.

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  7. Thanks for the heads up about Clematis florida var. sieboldiana being a bit tricky. I fell in love with it when I saw it at Cornell but it was in a rather large (spendy) pot so there it stayed. I'll wait to see how yours does. You've got quite a lot blooming for this time of year. How can September be half over already? Although our days are still warm, it's cold in the morning. Yikes!

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    1. In the words of Linda Beutler (who wrote the book on Clematis) "everyone wants it, but nobody can grow it"...

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  8. Fantastic blooms all around, but that Silver form Leptospermum takes the cake! How wonderful is THAT??? Wow. Anyway, being a big fan of Clematis, I wish you luck on the sieboldiana. It's one of my faves too.

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    1. Well the back lighting is helping, but ya...it's a cool plant!

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  9. And Abutilon megapotamicum 'Red'... that's a 5 0

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  10. Your clematis are gorgeous - hope they grow really well for you! Love the silver foliage of that Leptospermum - oh, right, this is bloom day ;-) Love the Leonotis too, but that's a sore spot as mine succumbed to the heat this summer. Looks like a beautiful September in your garden, Loree!

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    1. I am sorry you lost yours! This is my first year with mine, I hope it sticks around.

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  11. That first Clematis is truly lovely, love the bicolor effect.

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  12. Wonderful flowers--especially the Clematis. Whatever climate they like, I hope your garden has it--those are flowers I would love to see every year.

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