November 2014 in the Northern Hemisphere

[Anne Repnow]

Beautiful!

[astragalus]

Many thanks, Maggi and Robert.  One worry less - just the deer to somehow transfer to someone else's property - preferably that of a Bambi lover.

[meanie]

The cooler weather has brought out a two toned color on the corolla on this Abutilon hybrid.

I find that the effects of temperature and daylight hours on flower colour can be quite pleasing. Here's the Kalanchoe above (post #20) back in early April...............


.........and about a month later in mid May..............

[Robert]

Beautiful!

Bolinopsis,

Beautiful, that is what I think of your Saxifraga cortusifolia var. fortunei 'Black Ruby'
and

Cyclamen hederifolium 'Fairy Rings' - very nice foliage.

I find that the effects of temperature and daylight hours on flower colour can be quite pleasing. Here's the Kalanchoe above (post #20) back in early April...............

I also like that you use Kalanchoe x houghtonii as a summer bedding plant.

[Mike Ireland]

Hymenoxys torreyana grown from Alplains seed flowering now outside in my large trough.

[astragalus]

That's a beauty.  Isn't Alplains a marvelous resource for seed of western American plants?

[Robert]

Hymenoxys torreyana grown from Alplains seed flowering now outside in my large trough.

Yes, its a beauty!

Here in the lower elevations of Northern California Autumn is a new beginning. Like the springtime, many plants are starting into growth with the cooler temperatures and Autumn rains.



This Ferula species is already well advanced in growth. Many bulbs, both native and others, have also started in growth.



There is also no shortage of plants blooming out of season, such as this Eriogonum nudum. In its native habitat it seems unpromising as an ornamental, however. for us, it is proving to be very worthy of garden culture.

It seems that more than the usual number of plants are blooming out of season this year in our garden. Then it has been very warm and no frost yet.

[Roma]

Helleborus niger

[Jupiter]

Robert do you know which Ferula you have there? I was given some seed of Ferula lancerottensis, which is quite rare in cultivation I think. I have them in the garden now and I hope they're well enough established to survive the looming summer. Are they winter hardy in your climate?

[Matt T]

It seems that more than the usual number of plants are blooming out of season this year in our garden.

It is certainly a strange year here. In addition to out-of-season flowers I have all sorts of plants pushing up leaves, noses and buds already, which usually I wouldn't see until well into the new year, i.e. Narcissus hedraeanthus, spring-blooming Crocus and N. jonquilla. Last year I though my jonquils were dead because I didn't see any growth until late February or early March. Yesterday I noticed a flower bud on one of them!  I wonder if there'll be anything left to flower in the spring?

[Robert]

Robert do you know which Ferula you have there? I was given some seed of Ferula lancerottensis, which is quite rare in cultivation I think. I have them in the garden now and I hope they're well enough established to survive the looming summer. Are they winter hardy in your climate?

Jamus,

Unfortunately, I do not know the species name on the Ferula. It was given to me as a tiny seedling by a gardening friend. It is plenty winter hardy up at the farm. It survived last year's December cold - 10 or so nights below -7c with little or no snow cover. This species is summer dormant and needs little or no water during the summer, so a very good plant for around our parts.

When I was first given the plant I tried watering it (a lot!)during the summer    It was clearly tolerant of my blunder and really took off and grew well once it was in the ground and out of it's pot. Nice flowers too, if one likes Apiaceae. Hopefully I can get a photo in the spring when in bloom and see if anyone can ID it. Species - hybrid?

It is certainly a strange year here. In addition to out-of-season flowers I have all sorts of plants pushing up leaves, noses and buds already, which usually I wouldn't see until well into the new year, i.e. Narcissus hedraeanthus, spring-blooming Crocus and N. jonquilla. Last year I though my jonquils were dead because I didn't see any growth until late February or early March. Yesterday I noticed a flower bud on one of them!  I wonder if there'll be anything left to flower in the spring?

Matt,

The weather has changed quickly and unexpectedly. Our first frost last night - about 3 weeks late. Maybe some of the plants will go to sleep as they should. I have to admit that I worry about the plants when growth comes out of season - like they will not survive the cold or heat etc., however most of the time they are okay.

Also, maybe you noticed that the flowering stem on the Eriogonum nudum had not elongated. Normally flowering stem are 40 - 90 cm high. I thought it looked good even if it was out of form.

[johnralphcarpenter]

Dark miserable day with heavy rain here today; in the garden, Mahonia x media 'Lionel Fortescue'; in the polytunnel, Lavandula dentata, Buddleja auriculata and Physalis peruviana.

[Tim Ingram]

Nice to see a few later flowers Ralph. Here the autumn colours are good in the early light. (The Blean, near Canterbury is particularly fine at the moment).

[Roma]

Meconopsis wallichii
An out of season Gentiana acaulis
Petrocoptis cryptica (indoors)

[krisderaeymaeker]

Meconopsis wallichii
An out of season Gentiana acaulis
Petrocoptis cryptica (indoors)

I like that Meconopsis Roma . Here Viola pedata shows some late flowers  .