November 2014 in the Northern Hemisphere

[johnstephen29]

Hi here are a couple of pots of Wax Begonia, Begonia Semperflorens, with loverly dark foliage. They were originally in a bedding scheme which I recently dug up as it had just about finished, I thought it wold be a shame to throw these away, so I potted them up, they should last till the first frosts.  I also have two African Violets, Saintpaulia Ionantha cultivars in flower in the conservatory, they were been sold off cheap at a local garden centre at £0.50 each bargain!


Begonia Semperflorens Wax Begonia by johnstephen29, on Flickr

Saintpaulia Ionantha cultivar by johnstephen29, on Flickr

Saintpaulia Ionantha cultivar by johnstephen29, on Flickr

[Tony Willis]

two clones of Iris unguicularis which have been in flower for a month. Rather strange as I collected these about twenty years ago in flower during the first week of May in Turkey. I am sure they are probably called something else by now!

[johnralphcarpenter]

Iris unguicularis is invaluable for winter flowers, scented too! This form has large flowers, 10cm across.

[Anne Repnow]

Aster ageratoides 'Ezo Murazaki' - still going strong!

[Maggi Young]

Aster ageratoides 'Ezo Murazaki' - still going strong!

 And with perfectly healthy foliage too! 

[Leena]

Really nice aster, over here the severe night frosts have stopped their flowering already.
I have A.ageratoides 'Asran', but 'Ezo Murazaki' looks really nice. I wonder if it starts to flower earlier, at the same time as 'Asran' or is it a later variety?

[rgc]

Hi
Rather surprised to find Primula wilsonii var anisodora in flower this afternoon in sunny Scotland. Two views of it.
In the second P. poissonii flowers can be seen between the two P. wilsonii flower stems. The P. wilsonii flowers tone in well with the weeping cotoneaster tree's berries.
Third picture shows the P. poissonii flowers.

Although sunny, it was quite cold here today and I had to de-ice my car windscreen this morning.
Bob

[Maggi Young]

Feels like the flowers are trying to stave off winter, doesn't it, with these late blooms?  Getting pretty nippy here too, Bob - I guess we'll have to learn to love it .

[Natalia]

And we no longer have flowers - only fruits of still remain...

Malus sp = Malus manshuriса(?)


Lonicera alpina

[johnralphcarpenter]

The Camellias always cheer me up on a grey November day: Camellia sasanqua 'Winter's Interlude'.

[Robert]

And we no longer have flowers - only fruits of still remain...

The fruit of Lonicera alpina is beautiful. Here in Northern California our Lonicera interrupta has bright red fruit now. Now all we need around here is a good snow fall and the remaining fruits and berries will look even better.

All very nice! And I liked the "eye" in the dormant Daphne stem too.

[Anne Repnow]

Crocus speciosus 'Cassiope' (I think...) glowing in the setting sun today.
Probably its last display because we are expecting frost tonight.

@ Leena and Maggi: Aster ageratoides 'Ezo Murazaki' is absolutely healthy and tolerant of dry conditions (under trees and shrubs) and flowers well even in the (semi-)shade. The only drawback is that in a rich soil it can flop. By cutting it down a bit in May one can prevent this. (And the cuttings can be used to produce new plants!) I love this aster for its health, long and late flowering period and an unusual habit: the flowers open up a light purple and take on a dark purple shade over time. You can see it on the photo.

[Roma]

An unnamed aster picked up at a plant sale has been flowering for weeks but is going over now after the heavy  rain we've been getting in the last week or so.
This Symphyandra has flowered all summer
Both pictures were taken last month   

[Robert]

Generally we get good fall foliage here at the farm. Not so this year. 3 years of drought and the leaves are drying-up and turning brown. 
They also tend to cling to the stems too. Not so nice.

This Hamamelis seedling is an exception.

[Anne Repnow]

Wow!  What a colour! I've only seen yellows and oranges on Hamamelis here. A very special seedling.