October 2013 in the northern hemisphere

[johnralphcarpenter]

Camellia sasanqua 'Winter's Interlude'

[johnralphcarpenter]

Some autumn colour (or fall color for our US friends!)

[johnralphcarpenter]

Dahlias continue to do well in the mild weather.

[Mavers]

Nerines & a salvia putting on a show of colour.

[Margaret]

Maggi, thanks for the help but I'm still confused. Hope that as long as I type the plant name in the text it will be OK for searching purposes.

Lots of flowers have been blown over (or away) in last nights strong winds.

[Maggi Young]

Names in the text are great   for the search engine, Margaret.  Sorry you can't get to grips with the knack of posting in the body of the message - the info is all in that other thread if you fancy a bit of study with a cuppa sometime!

Strange weather here, too - not the best for any plants.

[johnralphcarpenter]

In the polytunnel today: Tradescantia sillamontana, Nepenthes truncata, Nepenthes 'Bill Bailey', and Nepenthes veitchii x maxima.

[shelagh]

It has been a beautiful day here and this beautiful Narcissus  cantabricus ssp. cantabricus var foliosus decided to join us for some sunbathing.  The Sax. forteunei's have been flowereing for a couple of weeks or more and are, at the back Sax. fortunei Early Ruby, front left Sax. fortunei Fumiko and front right Sax. fortunei Cherry Pie

[K-D Keller]

Five pictures from October.

Due to the mild weather Gentiana acaulis, maybe a Hybrid makes second flowers.
The Moraea polystachya was not dormant this year, now it is in flower.

The rest (Cyclamen cyprium, Habranthus robustus, Sternbergia lutea) is just in time.

[Margaret]

At the allotment in the sun today:

Hesperantha coccinea
Salvia curviflora
Dalhia Rip City
Butterfly on Zinnia

[johnralphcarpenter]

Well, British Summer Time has ended, the clocks went back one hour early this morning, the long dark evenings are upon us! So it is nice to still have colour in the garden:

1. Camellia sasanqua 'Winter's Interlude' puts on a nice show.

2. A late flowering hardy Salvia - can anyone identify?

3. I'm not a huge fan of grasses but this Chasmanthium latifolium is nice.

4. A pale pink form of Nerine bowdenii.

5. The tiny white flowers of Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Goshiki'.

[art600]

One of my 3 Hammamelis is in full flower - is this a record?

[johnralphcarpenter]

Hamamelis virginiana is autumn flowering, and probably cultivars derived from it.

[Margaret]

Ralph, the salvia might be S ringens. If no one knows here then Robin Middleton will be able to tell you - info@robinssalvias.com
He has a lovely website and sells interesting seed.

[johnralphcarpenter]

Thanks Margaret