November 2011 in the Northern Hemisphere

[johnw]

John  - I wonder if it is Z. 'Green Goddess'. It oftentimes has much more white on some flowers here.  An aethiopica I think.  We had quite a few flowers this sunless summer with no white.

A caterpillar appeared this summer which seems to only eat Zs.

johnw

[Lesley Cox]

'Green Goddess' as grown in NZ usually has more green, streaking down towards the spadix I think. Perhaps it varies garden to garden or year to year.

That sounds like a horrid caterillar John. ZZ better watch out.

[KentGardener]

'Green Goddess' was my first thought too.  But the Madeiran plants always look like this - so I counted out GG as a possibility (not enough Green) - I think it most likely a different form.

[Hoy]

Although it is November we still have rather mild weather with night temps down to 10C and day temps up to 15C. Not much sun though. Some plants are still in flower too. Among those is a Salvia, possibly S. glutinosa but I am not sure. Seed from Chris Chadwell.

   



Saxifraga fortunei does perform very good this autumn and so does Fuchsia molinae too.

      

[YT]

We also have much milder autumn than usual at my place this year. Allium virgunculae 'Hirado Komachi' looks enjoying its blooming time with a small bee.

[KentGardener]

I've started packing my Summer garden into the lean-to for it's winter hibernation period.  I was happy to see these Christmas Cacti flowering.

[johnw]

'Green Goddess' was my first thought too.  But the Madeiran plants always look like this - so I counted out GG as a possibility (not enough Green) - I think it most likely a different form.

John  - If you google Z. Green Goddess and look under images you will see a whole range of flower types - everything from what we have in our mind's eye when we buy it to what we actually see in the garden.  Lesley's on to the right track.  One sight describes it as white with a green lip, if she had a green nose we could call her Mrs. Matisse.

johnw

[David Nicholson]

The first pic following is a Helleborus double pink hybrid I pictured on 2 September in full bloom and the second pic is the same plant pictured today. It bloomed well last spring too but I wonder if it will in spring 2012?

[Maggi Young]

David, I will be interested to find out what the flower power is for this plant in Spring. we are always getting questions about the effect of out od season flowering on the radio phone -in and I'd like to have an example of a hellebore to add to our knowledge of such happenings.

[Paddy Tobin]

As with David, I have stray hellebores in flower at the moment. We will have to wait until next spring to see how they perform then.

Paddy

[krisderaeymaeker]

Here also things keep on going .No frost yet en temperatures of 18/19 degrees ! Very unusual.
 
Pyrethrum leontopodium
Anemone seedling
Clematis cultivar
Gentiana sino- ornata
Teucrium aroanium

[fleurbleue]

What is this cute plant in pix 5, a Caryopteris ?

[Paddy Tobin]

I think it might be Teucrium aroanium.

Isn't it lovely!

Paddy

[krisderaeymaeker]

What is this cute plant in pix 5, a Caryopteris ?

I forgot the names Nicole , but now it is changed .
This is Teucrium aroanium from the Peloponnese . Great plant with nice grey leaves and suitable for hot&dry places. Very low and compact.

[krisderaeymaeker]

I think it might be Teucrium aroanium.
Isn't it lovely!
Paddy

One of my favourites Paddy . Potterton used to sell it some time ago ...