Re: what's blooming?

> I didn't think there was much blooming out there until

It's pretty interesting this time of year to see what is still hanging in
there.  We get sidetracked by the colorful falling leaves.  That dwarf
Sunflower, though successfully battles the leaves for stardom.  Really
bright and covered with bloom. The pairing with lavender-blue Aster Monch is
gorgeous.

Kitty
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Zemuly@aol.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 5:13 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] what's blooming?


> I don't think my Caryopteris is still blooming, but I do have
> Black & Blue Salvia
> a lighter blue Salvia guaranitica
> Physostegia
> the occasional Monarda 'Jacob Kline'
> Cleome
> Cuphea 'Twinkle Pink'
> Amaranth (Love Lies Bleeding)
> iris
> Gomphrena
> several kinds of  Celosia
> Hibiscus mutabilis
> Coreopsis
> Mirabilis jalapa
> Catharanthus (Vinca)
> Tricyrtis
> Asclepias physocarpa (Gomphocarpus physocarpus)
> Impatiens balsamina
> Impatiens walleriana
> Salvia elegans (Pineapple Sage)
> Lespedeza thunbergii
> various mums and pansies and Brugmansias in pots (one with 17 blooms  on
it
> right now).
>
> Good grief, Kitty, I didn't think there was much blooming out there until
I
> began listing them.  It's still in the upper 70's with nights in the 50's
so
> I'm not bringing anything in yet.  I've been spreading mulch for days
with
> help.  I'm hoping to run out of beds before I run out of mulch.
>
> zem
> zone 7
> West TN
>
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