Monday, November 15, 2021

Garden Blogger's Bloomday for November, 2021

If we identify our seasons based on the meteorological calendar then this is the last Bloomday of autumn, the next time we meet up to share our floral displays it will be winter—crazy to think, isn't it? So what have I got to share today? Not a lot. You saw Anemone 'Honorine Jobert' last month...

She's still pumping out blooms, but they're getting pretty beat up by the weather. See that little green dot on the wiry stem behind the flower? That's my favorite part, what's left behind when the petals drop.

The seeds from Metapanax delavayi are so dark and plentiful this year, and they're fleeting like flowers. Last year a group of birds swooped in and ate them all in one quick go of it. 

The Abutilon 'Nuabtang'  keeps pushing out one bloom. Just one. 

It fades and the next one opens.

I was out cleaning up fallen leaves the other day and got a strong hit of loquat—Eriobotrya japonica—fragrance.

The large pleated leaves are why I grow this plant, but the flowers, their pleasant odor, and the possibility of fruit are nice a nice bonus.

I took my Bloomday photos a little early, during a sunny break in the rain. I was hoping the warmth of that sun would open the final Passiflora 'Amethyst Jewel buds, but it was not to be.

Loropetalum  chinense var. rubrum 'Hindwarf'

Since I was nearby I snapped a photo of the variegated gingko leaves. They had just the slightest tinge of yellow to them. I'll be watching, hoping to catch them turning to yellow. Watch my Instagram account for an update when it happens, if you're curious.

Mahonia eurybracteata 'Soft Caress'

Fatsia japonica 'Murakumo Nishiki'

Straight up Fatsia japonia

This one is fun, Indigofera amblyantha that's grown up through the Fatsia japonica and is using it as support.

Cyperus alternifolius, a variegated version.

The NOID rosemary cozied up to an Agave x leopoldii.

I'm rather amazed the bougainvillea is still going—it is November in Oregon afterall.

I was rather thrilled to get a shot of the actual flower tucked within the papery bracts.

Mahonia x media 'Charity' is blooming all around town. Mine is holding off a bit.

Tetrapanax doing it's annual push to bloom. Will it be thwarted once again?

Last month for Bloomday there were cyclamen flowers, this month they're gone but the foliage has appeared—along with thousands of leaves from the neighbor's dogwood tree.

My final two Bloomday photos are from the basement garden. I bought this Schlumbergera last spring, having no idea what color the blooms would be, but the pot was bursting with healthy plants and I knew I could divide it into several and have fun using it in various hanging planters. Now I've got lots and lots of pink flowers.

Oh well, they brighten up the basement. For more November blooms visit Bloomday's hostess Carol and her blog May Dreams Gardens.

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20 comments:

  1. 'Honorine Jobert' looks beautiful against the blue agave! Good shot of the actual bougainvillea flower. Very cool.
    Loropetalum chinense 'Hindwarf' now has green leafs. I remember it being dark maroon and suppose it changes with the weather. I'll pay close attention to the dwarf Loropetalum I purchased and potted last spring. For the time being, it holds on to the dark pigment and I hope it stays that way.

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    1. The leaves definitely change color with the weather!

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  2. I've got my fingers crossed for your Tetrapanax. The Schlumbergera is very photogenic and makes me wish I still had one of these plants. I'm very impressed by your Ginkgo, especially as mine looks toasted. Your reference to blooms on your Mahonia 'Charity', the third I've heard of this morning, sent me outside to check mine, which unfortunately shows no sign of flowers in development but then it feels like summer here.

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    1. I was so surprised to see a couple huge mahonia blooming their hearts out in front of our hotel in Thousand Oaks. I should have taken a photo of them but I did not.

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  3. That is a pretty pink Schlumbergera, I haven't had one in years. I kind of miss them this time of year, but the rest of the year, not so much!
    Quite a lot of blooms still happening in your garden... fingers crossed for the Tetrapanax.

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    1. Funny, I bought the schlumbergera because the foliage was wonderfully stressed and colorful. I wouldn't have cared if it didn't bloom.

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  4. Nice to have something still blooming despite the inclement weather. Those Gingko leaves are fabulous. My Schlumbergera are blooming their hearts out right now which does help with the late Fall doldrums.

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    1. We just got home after a week away with cool temps. It's dark otherwise I'd be checking on the gingko, even though I'm sure the leaves are probably all on the ground by now.

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  5. Pretty flowers!
    Love those pink cactus blooms!

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  6. Lovely blooms, all of them. I agree with Lea: the pink of the cactus flowers is magical.

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  7. It sounds like you are having a similar fall to us here in zone 9 -no frost,rain and occasional sun. We're also having the famed Calif Tule-Fog which has been in absentia for the last couple of years. It's good to be able to eke out a few blooms in November !

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    1. Just back from the LA area and we flew into an interesting fog in the Portland/Vancouver area hugging the rivers, it was quite picturesque from the sky.

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  8. Wow ! Lovely blooms, The Abutilon blooms are very attractive. It would be my pleasure if you participate in my Gardening link up party here at http://jaipurgardening.blogspot.com/2021/11/garden-affair-lycoris-lily.html

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  9. Lots of great flowers still booming; but what's noteworthy about this post are your photos. So many lovely and dramatic shots. I have a mature Ginkgo, two dwarf varieties and a fastigiate one growing in a pot. I can't resist them and yours is wonderful .

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    1. Thanks for that compliment about the photos!

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  10. Pink! Oh noooooo! Lovely delicate pink mixed with white is the best pink.

    The variegated Ginkgo foliage is stunning. Ditto the Mahonia 'Charity' which looks so grand, tall against that wall.

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    1. It's a little shocking just how tall the Mahonia 'Charity' has gotten!

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