September in the Northern Hemisphere

[Gabriela]

I'm swamped with seeds right now so the following images fit well in the situation.
Pontederia cordata, the pickerelweed, starts flowering somewhere in late June, now coming to an end and already with seeds.


A spotted turtle baby lost between Nymphaea leaves.


And Nymphaea odorata - probably the last flowers.

[astragalus]

Beautiful photos, Gabriela. Does the Pontederia stay in its place for you?  I'm trying to be very careful when introducing new things into the stream garden.  Ranunculus ficaria is perfectly well-behaved in my garden because the garden is very dry.  I'm afraid to put it in the stream garden, though.

[johnw]

Pontederia cordata, the pickerelweed, starts flowering somewhere in late June, now coming to an end and already with seeds.

This past summer a friend found a white-flowered form here in Nova Scotia.  He was able to dig a bit of it.

john

[Gabriela]

Beautiful photos, Gabriela. Does the Pontederia stay in its place for you?  I'm trying to be very careful when introducing new things into the stream garden.  Ranunculus ficaria is perfectly well-behaved in my garden because the garden is very dry.  I'm afraid to put it in the stream garden, though.

Thank you Anne. I should have mention that Pontederia was growing in the same place with Nymphaea - quite a common view in the many lakes around the region. My city garden is no place for such things; although not recommended for small ponds is not more invasive than many other species that grow in similar situations (emergent sp.). If necessary, it can be contained in a container planted at the edge of the pond.
Plus that you can keep it in check by removing some of the shoots/rhizomes - and eat them   (no kidding, it's edible, and so are the seeds).

[Gabriela]

This past summer a friend found a white-flowered form here in Nova Scotia.  He was able to dig a bit of it.
john

I've only saw the white form in pictures; I think it's very handsome either way and seems to flower forever during the summer.

[Tristan_He]

Beautiful photos, Gabriela. Does the Pontederia stay in its place for you?  I'm trying to be very careful when introducing new things into the stream garden.  Ranunculus ficaria is perfectly well-behaved in my garden because the garden is very dry.  I'm afraid to put it in the stream garden, though.

That is dry! R. ficaria is a bit of a thug if happy, increasing rapidly by seed and tubers. The only positive is that it's only up for a short time in spring and then dies right back, so I can tolerate it. It's really a woodland plant though (or sometimes grassland). I'd say keeping it out of a stream garden is very wise!

[Robert]

Adiantum aleuticum planted in a tub. In the wild I generally find it growing on shaded, wet, rock faces or very steep rocky slopes. Until we can create our "rock" garden, cascading over the edge of this tub will have to do.



We will see how happy it is with Corydalis as a companion as well as a climbing Codonopsis.



The "Phoenix" - one of our garden beds rising from the ashes of neglect. Helleborus, Digitalis species, seedling Aquilegia and a few other items. Many bulbs grown from seed have been planted too. We will see how it looks this coming spring.

Given the name, "Phoenix", blood-red flowers or Sanguinaria might seem appropriate.         

[ashley]

Correa 'Marion's Marvel'
Dahlia coccinea
Hydrangea cv
Morina longifolia
Papaver somniferum

[ashley]

Rhizomatous begonias near the end of their summer holidays in the garden, incl. B. rex cvs, 'Limeade', Black Fang', 'Silver Jewel'.

[Maggi Young]

Rhizomatous begonias near the end of their summer holidays in the garden, incl. B. rex cvs, 'Limeade', Black Fang', 'Silver Jewel'.

My! They've enjoyed their summer outing, haven't they? Haven't you had enough sun to risk them scorching? They look perfect.

[Gabriela]

Beautiful September light catching in your pictures Ashley.
I like to have a container with rhizomatous Begonias every year but not always manage to overwinter them in the garage.

[ashley]

The begonias are in dappled shade under some leggy rhododendrons Maggi, which seems to suit them.  You're quite right though; our sun is rarely strong enough to scorch them & summer here was 'dull' this year
Gabriela, mine overwinter on windowsills in the house where they grow on more slowly & we can enjoy the foliage.

[ruweiss]

Flowers get rarer at this time of the year, but we are amazed by Daphne x transatlantica Eternal Fragrance:
After the main flowering at the end of April there were rarely some days without the showy and fragrant flowers.
We are not quite sure, but think, that the Codonopsis is C.convolvulacaea.

[Gabriela]

Something cute They are feeding more often now in preparation for the flight back to their winter home.

[Maggi Young]

Hadn't realised Hummingbirds would /could find nectar  from  Delphiniums!   How delightful for you to have them around.