Flowering in October 2009

[cohan]

Beautiful photos, all, and thanks for the comments on our end-of-season ones.

Ok, euonymus, as per my suggestion back then  ... (based on your comments about it being somewhat evergreen and woody, and with a name sort of like "euphorbia".    It's an upright, 3'-4', sparse shrub in our conditions, which is in part shade.  If in full sun, it would be a lot fuller and would get better fall colour.   Quite commonly grown across the prairies, along with E. alatus.   Edit: And "burning bush" is a common name for Euonymus spp., for their fall colour... at least when planted in sun.
Who said the "s" word??

yep up til now, the only euonymus i knew anything about were the very common round leafed, usually variegated plants that appear in every other yard in toronto...lol--never seen flowers or seeds that i recall, and if they have fall colour i'm just forgetting that part..
this one is in a more or less shady spot, so doesnt have much/any fall colour, and doesnt drop leaves to any noticeable degree...i will be watching it more closely having seen those flowers/seeds for the first time... quite an uninteresting plant up til then...lol
i dont know where i got the euphorbia idea  , it wasnt from hearing the name euonymus, since my mother had never said that..

the snow finally arrived here too--somewhere around 2 am; we had a couple of cm, some melted, but its still coming down, melting as it goes, mostly...looks like you had more..

is it easy from cuttings or seed?i think digging around among the apple trees would not be so easy, so i'd rather leave it and start new ones elsewhere..

[johnw]

Chrysanthemum nipponicum flowers from now till the first frost, usually sometime in November and can be even later.  Stays evergreen into February, rather rubbery and looking a bit succulent. The shrub will get tall & lanky and should be cut to the ground early in the spring.  This one was hacked back too late and the flowers seem very small this year - usually about 12cm / 4"-5" across.   It has a new Genus   .... L.....mum.  

The white flowers always look a bit strange at this time of year with all the leaf colour about.

john

[Sinchets]

Flowering here in the xeric garden-
Scilla autumnalis MS771- a 'pink' form from Crete

[Brian Ellis]

It has a new Genus   .... L.....mum.

I think it is Nipponanthemum nipponicum now John?

[Lesley Cox]

Here is a picture of the Euonymus seedling mentioned above. These (4) are about 12 months from germination. Still in their seed pot I need to get them out and separated as the roots are well down into the sand underneath.

[johnw]

Wandering along the coast today with our guest speaker.

Hippophae rhamnoides 'Leikora', 1,2 & 3

Continuing with grey foliage, Salix rosmarinifolia, 4, 5

Cooling off with some vintage burgundy, Viburnum tomentosum Mariesii, 6

And the green of Fargesia murielae, 7

johnw

[johnw]

It has a new Genus   .... L.....mum.

I think it is Nipponanthemum nipponicum now John?

Thanks Brian. Not one for rapid fire repetition.

A few more of it from today. Maybe Anthony can sort the visitors out for us.

johnw

[johnw]

More bark, Stewartia koreana.

johnw

[johnw]

One of my favourites at this time of year, Galax aphylla.

johnw

[johnw]

One extremely mixed up Cornus canadensis.

johnw

[Maggi Young]

More bark, Stewartia koreana.

johnw

 Ooh! I covet this tree!

[Paddy Tobin]

Lovely selection of trees and shrubs, John, but the Galax is a little topper.

Maggi, I have a stewartia in the garden. It has been very slow growing and reluctant to flower but a nice tree all the same.

[Maggi Young]

Lovely selection of trees and shrubs, John, but the Galax is a little topper.

Maggi, I have a stewartia in the garden. It has been very slow growing and reluctant to flower but a nice tree all the same.

Paddy, how long would you say it takes to get the good bark marking on the Stewartia? I'm presuming it does not have these from the start.....

[Ragged Robin]

Wonderful silver grey bark with markings on the Stewartia, John, and the leaf looks interesting too - good Autumn colour?

[Paddy Tobin]

Maggi,

We have this tree over ten years. It is still quite small, hardly ten feet yet, but does have the nice bark, even if it is on a small trunk for the present.

Robin, yes, good autumn colour, good rich reds.

Paddy