October 2010 in the Northern Hemisphere

[Lori S.]

Oh, I see -  2500 cm per year, not 2500mm - my mistake for misreading it.  (When I looked up the Vosges, I saw some reports of very low annual precipitation in some areas, and that sort of fueled my misconception.)  Sorry.
Yes, gorgeous photo of the gentian, especially!

[Kristl Walek]

Liriodendron in autumn colour.

[pehe]

Some flowers in my garden yesterday

1. Crocus speciosus Conqueror
2. Crocus ochroleucus
3. Galanthus Reginae Olgae
4. Cyclamen hederifolium, Crocus speciosus Conqueror and Muscari leaves
5. My wife got the idea to plant this Sempervivum in a tree stump. It has grown here for 4 years with only a little watering.
6. Sempervivum
7. Nerine bowdenii Stephanie

Poul

[pehe]

And from my greenhouse

1. Biarum tenuifolium abbreviatum
2. Colchicum cupani
3. Crocus goulimyi
4. Galanthus peshmenii
5. Galanthus Reginae Olgae
6. Galanthus Reginae Olgae
7. Narcissus elegans
8. Narcissus serotinus
9. Scilla numidica

Poul

[Gunilla]

Poul, it's comforting to see that you still have so many lovely bulbs in flower out  in your garden and greenhouse.
Have you tried Galanthus peshmenii outside ? I got one small bulb this autumn and the pot is now outside in a cold frame.

[pehe]

Gunilla,

Yes I have tried peshmenii outside some years ago without any luck. I planted two bulbs in a raised bed. They flowered the first year and then disappeared. If it was the winter or if is was the Narcissus fly grub that killed them, I do not know. I suspect it was the Narcissus fly as I had a severe attach that year. I still have problems with that nasty beast so this summer I potted all my Galanthus Reginae Olgae and now grow them under glass. As you can see I have overlooked two bulbs which now flower happily in the garden. Last year I had only one flower! Reginae Olgae is hardy here in Denmark without any winterprotection, and I believe peshmenii is too but as I only have two bulbs then 'better safe than sorry'.
In general I prefer to grow as many bulbs as I can outside, as the look much more natural there, but many of the interesting autumn bulbs like Narcissus can't flower there even if they are hardy. Maybee the global warming can do something about that in some years, but
until then I stick to my greenhouse.

Poul

[Gunilla]

Thanks Poul, I'll give my only bulb some protection and hope for the best.   

[johnw]

A few things in the garden today:

Shortia soldanelloides
Shortia x Leona
Spiranthes odorata
Acis autumnale

The two latter ones and Nerine bowdenii are the our latest flowers to date.

johnw - cold, damp and 8c

[alpinelover]

Gentiana aucalis 'Rannoch' still shows continued flowering.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

A real treasure Frankie !
It has a nice strong colour too - I find these out of season blooms on Gentiana Acaulis often to be less colourful than their spring collegues, but this one looks exceptionally good ! 

[TC]

A few pictures taken at Benmore today showing Autumn colours.  The last picture has a Halloween theme

[Paddy Tobin]

Lovely set of shots, Tom.

Paddy

[angie]

Tom thanks for showing me how wonderful Scotland is at this time of year, sometimes you forget how lovely it is when it's a grey day miserable day.
Lovely colours.

Angie

[TheOnionMan]

Shortia soldanelloides
Shortia x Leona

johnw - cold, damp and 8c

John, beautiful foliage and color on those Shortia, I'm envious.

[TheOnionMan]

A few pictures taken at Benmore today showing Autumn colours.  The last picture has a Halloween theme

Tom, beautiful, if not mystical photos, love the Redwood avenue, most impressive.