October blooms

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Camellia sasanqua 'Cleopatra'



Angel's Trumpet


Hybrid Musk Rose "Buff Beauty"

Fuschia 'Gartenmeister Bonstedt'

Shrub Rose 'Sally Holmes'







Pentas


Salvia "Black & Blue"


Mexican Petunia (Ruellia)



Pineapple Sage
Sedum 'Angelina'

Clematis 'Elsa Spath'



Miscanthus 'Cabaret'



Coleus




Variegated Shell Ginger

Comments

Anonymous said…
Nice photos. I like your grasses and the coleus especially. I saw masses of switchgrass at the Chicago Botanic Garden. It made me want to try some. Are they invasive at all?
October 14, 2007 at 7:24 PM
chuck b. said…
What is Shell Ginger? Sally Holmes is one of my favorite roses.
October 14, 2007 at 8:42 PM
Anonymous said…
Pam, I just planted the switchgrass a few weeks ago. I hope it is not invasive!

Chuck, the botanical name is 'Alpinia zerumbet'. It is not hardy here - I dig it up and store it in the basement over the winter. It is worth growing for the foliage alone. It blooms in warmer climates and has small flowers that resemble seashells, thus the name.
October 15, 2007 at 7:20 AM
Annie in Austin said…
You have so many beautiful flowers, Phillip - but that 'Buff Beauty' is especially fine.

It's amusing to see how many garden bloggers have Black & Blue salvia in their posts!

Annie at the Transplantable Rose
October 15, 2007 at 2:47 PM
Carol Michel said…
I like to torment myself by looking at southern gardens to see what won't grow well in my own zone 5 garden. I love that Shell Ginger, and knowing you have to take it inside to overwinter, makes me think I could do the same up here in Indiana.

Thanks for showing us some lovely blooms for GBBD.

Carol at May Dreams Gardens
October 15, 2007 at 2:52 PM
Unknown said…
Annie in Austin led me over here by telling me that you had posted a particularly nice picture of the 'Buff Beauty' that I covet andn plan to plant next spring... but I'll definitely be back for more of your lovely photos and posts.
October 15, 2007 at 8:37 PM
Ki said…
Great photos! My sasanqua Camellia is blooming too. I think it's quite amazing that plants a thousand? miles apart could be blooming at the same time.
October 16, 2007 at 4:06 AM
Digital Flower Pictures said…
When I saw the Camellia I thought of Ki. Your plants look really, really good and I am with the crowd thinking that 'Buff Beauty' is a great looking rose.
October 16, 2007 at 7:19 PM
Digital Flower Pictures said…
I wanted to add that Switch grass ain this part of the woods is a slowly spreading clump. It has not been invasive at all. I haven't seen that cultivar before and it looks nice.
October 16, 2007 at 7:20 PM
Christa said…
It's so rare that I ever see Angel's Trumpet -- those are beautiful flowers. I like the salvias you have there, too. Great photos!
October 18, 2007 at 4:17 PM
KC MO Garden Guy said…
Wonderful pictures Phillip!! The roses are very nice, I too think that buff beauty is great. Wonder if it will grow here in zone 5? Might have to research that. Shell ginger looks like it would be worth digging up and storing over winter. Thanks for sharing!! Cliff
October 19, 2007 at 3:12 PM
lisa said…
Nice pictures! You sure have a lot of beautiful things blooming! As a gardener, I'd kinda like to live in a warmer climate with a longer grow season, but as a person who loves the cold-no way!
October 19, 2007 at 3:24 PM
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