WHAT'S LOOKING GOOD IN OCTOBER 2018

September thread here

 

Persicaria Blackfield still looking good I think

 

Salvia Uliginosa continues to flower whilst the helenium in the foreground is in need of deadheading

 

Looking good @Verdun as always.

 

Tricyrtis hirta (visually similar to my T.formosana but different colouring, growth habit and the blooms are bigger)...............
Tricyrtis hirta by longk48, on Flickr

As the days shorten Tricyrtis hirta 'Tojen' looks better and better...........
Tricyrtis hirta 'Tojen' by longk48, on Flickr

Salvia 'Black and Bloom' is another that gets better with the shorter days and less heat.........
Salvia 'Black and Bloom' by longk48, on Flickr

Salvia greggii 'Blue Note'..............
Salvia greggii 'Blue Note' by longk48, on Flickr

Salvia guaranitica var.violacea..............
Salvia guaranitica var.violacea by longk48, on Flickr

 

They both look better when the sun is out. The persicaria flowers really pop in sunlight. Edit : will upload some more flattering images if we get a bright spell

 

A bunch of roses I picked for Beryl because she can't go down the garden any more :-



Gentle Hermione :-



Deep Secret :-



Francine Austin :-



Crown Princess Margaretta :-



Small patio rose, I don't know its name :-

 

Just noticed flower buds about to open on Edgeworthia Chrysantha. Picture to come when they do but they are early.

 

Passiflora caerulea 'White Lightning' has set fruit this year for the first time:

 

The very first bloom on my Plectranthus 'Mona Lavender'................
Plectranthus 'Mona Lavender' by longk48, on Flickr

See more here..............
Plectranthus 'Mona Lavender'

Salvia microphylla 'Nachtvlinder'................
Salvia microphylla 'Nachtvlinder' by longk48, on Flickr

 

Colchicum Autumnale Album



Mina Lobata



Acer

 

A walk around the garden before the rains came.



Ice Plant.


Calafonia Poppy.



Snapdragon



Canna hanging on.



Chrysanth.




Amaranthus.



Pyracanthas




Gaillardia.








Acidenthera.




Pampas grass.



Dahlia.

 

@roders does the gaillardia come back every year?
I grew some from seed back in March and only one has flowered, and then not much.

 

Some recent photos from my garden …

Anemone japonica :-




Abelia :-



Persicaria amplexicaulis … and a ghostly reflection in the shed window :O



Clematis 'Kaiu' :-



Seed heads of Clematis chiisanensis :-



Stephanandra :-



Fuchsia 'Margaret' about 8 feet tall :-