Ever have the feeling that your Plants are laughing at you?

Hello all

I hope you are well.

As has been mentioned, I had my Garden Planted up in September 2019 and since then I have been researching the Plants so I know how to Care for them and their flowering times etc.

Well, I have two Ceanothus 'Concha' in the Garden, one is being grown as a Freestanding Shrub and the other is being Trained along a Fence.

Now according to the research I have done, the Ceanothus 'Concha' flowers in April / May, so, why are they both developing Flowers, now, in the middle of August?

Also, the Ceanothus are not the only plants flowering at times when they are not expected to.

This learning curve is starting to curve back on itself

Theories, anyone?

Thanks in advance

Kevin

 

@Kevin Cowans
It's probably the weather, mild winter followed by hot dry March April, then cool spell followed by warm again has confused them.
I tend to think in terms of seasons rather than months when it comes to flowering.

 

Hello @NigelJ

Thanks for the reply.

Sorry, I am confused about your comment about thinking in terms of Seasons rather than Months, are they not linked?

I have always seen the Seasons as the following:

Spring: March - May
Summer: June - August
Autumn: September - November
Winter: December - February

Thanks

Kevin

 

The seasons, to me, are a combination of things. At least over here.

Cold winter, cool spring, hot summer, cool autumn.

And if the temperatures don't conform to what we consider normal, some plants get confused. Hot, then cool says winter is coming to many plants. No matter when it happens.

Then the big factor of day length. To me, that mostly affects vegetables. Days get shorter signalling less sunhine to heat things, cooler days to come and produce fruit before frost/snow or fail with a plant's mission.

 

Forgot to say, daylengths are set but temperatures not so much!