Friday, November 22, 2013

The Long Blooms Of Fall

 

Today I noticed something unusual in my walk through the garden. Most of my favorite bloomers were extraordinarily long and in the salvia family. I went back through the pictures and put a full length pencil next to the blooms to show comparatively.  Here are my favorites bloomers for fall:
camelia

camelia

pink salvia

shrimp plant

cuphea



yellow salvia

Look at that bloom!!!

mexican sage

chinese hat


another variety of mexican sage

lantana 2 varieties

yellow angel trumpet

cardinal spire

this is a pass-along summer bean?

giant celosia


 Amazing, right? So, even though the leaves are dying and falling there are still some beautiful bloomers this time of year. I want to leave you with the "find". Who doesn't love ladybugs? They are the gardeners best friend. I found this little guy tucked in the mexican sage bloom. It was day after a cold night.

Happy Gardening and Happy Thanksgiving!
Nicki


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