Monday, October 15, 2018

October Bloomday

October, a month that can be both miserable and gorgeous here in Portland. Miserable when there's nonstop grey cloudy skies and rain, gorgeous when we get those crisp sunny days when the colors of autumn shine. We're currently in the midst of gorgeous and I'm loving it. For this month's Bloomday post I walked out the backdoor and started snapping photos as I came across blooms, they're posted in that same order...
Anemone 'Honorine Jobert' has been blooming since early September. I will find a place in the garden to plant her (she's currently in a container) and welcome her spreading ways. Maybe then I'll finally feel like I can cut some of these beauties and bring them inside?
The volunteer 'Sungold' tomato is the only tomato still in the garden. The others were pulled last month. This one has several fruit, which may or may not ripen, and a ton of blooms. I'm enjoying it's determination to just keep going, even though it's October.

I cut back all the Impatiens omeiana in the heat of the summer, when they'd been so trashed by insect damage they ceased to look good. Whaddya know? They regrew and are blooming again.

Schefflera brevipedunculata
Schefflera delavayi blooms (the frothy bits) and Clematis tibetana var. vernayi...
So many Clematis blooms!

And really, the Schefflera blooms are the perfect complementary backdrop.

That bee, heading into the flower on the top right-ish side? He dive-bombed me a half-dozen times while I was taking these photos. I was definitely annoying him.
Abutilon Nuabyell, in bud and flower — as it has been most of the summer.

Ditto for Abutilon Nuabatang...

After its eruption of flowers last week, the Passiflora lutea has slowed. There are still buds though, so I am hopeful.

Leo is still looking grand (Leonotis leonurus).

The golden Syneilesis aconitifolia kept catching my eye, as though it was a yellow flower that needed to have its photo taken.

Passiflora 'Amethyst Jewel' is not slowing down! (P. 'Snow Queen' was a no show)

I don't think I've shared the small white flowers of Persicaria microcephala ‘Red Dragon’ yet this year, even though they've been blooming for months.

I thought the Bougainvillea was done for the season, then I spotted a couple of small blooms — it's been going since May.
Mahonia eurybracteata 'Soft Caress'

A dried up Bromeliad flower, that still looks fantastic.
Venturing out to the front garden now, and the Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple' wanted to strut its stuff in a photo, I obliged. But that Schizostylis coccinea ‘Oregon Sunset’ is what I was aiming the camera at.

Isn't it fabulous?

Okay, not flowers, but rather seeds...Amosonia hubrichtii.
Rosemary.     

Not flowers but fruit, Poncirus trifoliata.
Mahonia x media 'Charity', on the verge.

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x Fatshedera lizei ‘Annemieke’

Close-up
Hakonechloa macra

The race between the Tetrapanax papyrifer buds, and the killing frost, has begun. Will this finally be the year they bloom all over the Pacific Northwest? Only time will tell...

Verbascum blattaria, from Tamara.

She gave me three plants, one of which had stems with brown seed pods, but what do you know, there are flowers! Love the basal foliage most of all.

Finally, my long suffering Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum 'Hindwarf' is throwing out a few blooms. If only it got more water! That's a wrap on the blooms here, check out May Dreams Gardens and all the bloggers sharing flower photos over there.

Weather Diary, Oct 14: Hi 70, Low 42/ Precip 0

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25 comments:

  1. All beautiful! How are you growing the fatshedera? I was thinking about trying it on a pergola.

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    1. It's growing on a bit of weathered old fence between our house and our neighbor's garage. It's hidden it perfectly!

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  2. I have a couple of Japanese Anemones in my garden, but they're planted in spots that don't get quite enough summer water, and they aren't thriving enough to actually flower. I really should move them into the cutting garden, where they'll get regular water from the drip system.

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    1. Oh yes, move them! This is definitely a plant worth growing for its flowers.

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  3. No one would believe it is October from the wealth of blooms in your garden. Gorgeous.

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    1. We've definitely won the weather lottery this month.

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  4. The Leonotis leonurus agains the Canna; what a fantastic picture. Schizostylis coccinea has been very showy in my fall garden this autumn too.
    I assume the aeonium I spotted in one of the pictures will be moving indoors soon?

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    1. Yep, that Aeonium and the other succulents near it. Luckily the Aeonium will be easy as it's in its own container. Those succulents are going to require digging....

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  5. Wouldn't it be great if this was the year when tetrapanax blooms beat the frost? I envy your Schizostylis as I've killed it a couple of times (overcrowding.) Happy GBBD!

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    1. Good to know, sorry yours is gone, but I will be sure to NOT crowd mine out.

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  6. Sungold is one of two I have left also. The other is another cherry, Blue Chocolate. Both were volunteers, so got a later start than other toms, which may account for their lasting, although Sungold always does go to frost for me.

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    1. It's amazing how much fruit is on the plant, I just hope they hurry up and ripen!

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  7. Why must you taunt me with the clematis blooms? Mine seemed to be doing so well this year, bigger than ever, but is there a bloom in sight? Not even a bud. What gives?

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    1. Hmmm...I have no idea. But now you know how I feel when I see your amazing Castor Beans...

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  8. I'm sad to report that fall Anemones like 'Honorine Jobert' are not great as cut flowers; they shrivel up no matter what pretreatment they get. But they're indispensable in the garden, so fresh and delicate when lots else is in decline.

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    1. Hmmm, interesting. I'm seeing them in vases on Instagram and they look great. Curious...

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  9. That clematis is astounding! Seeing your Schefflera in bloom has me asking why I've never tried growing anything in that genus outdoors - their flowers always come as such a surprise to me. I hope your Tetrapanax makes this a year to remember!

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    1. And you could get away with the really fab, tropical looking Schefflera...

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  10. We want to add some fall blooming Anemones to our front border, but haven't yet. Yours only strengthen my resolve. Your clematis seem to go on forever. Hope your tetrapanex wins the race.

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  11. Anemone 'Honorine Jobert' are so beautiful! I have seen them on people's blogs, but can't seem to find them in store or online. Also, that clematis is incredible! I have never seen anything like it!

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    1. I wish I could offer a source for that Anemone, but it came from a friend. The Clematis though, that's from Cistus Nursery, and they do mail order!

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  12. Still much to see in your garden. I esp. love that clematis!

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  13. Yes it is so fascinating and awesome to take pictures in your garden. And i love your photos, maybe also your camera. They come so alive as if we are just walking through them, very natural and alive. Thanks much.

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  14. That clematis is amazing. Great color and pattern on the fatshedera foliage.

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