Autumn's end - gone to seed
As
autumn winds down, the colorful flowers of my Austin garden turn in for a brief
winter's slumber under a cozy brown blanket.
All
the perennials and summer annuals have gone to seed.
Salvia
greggii
Zexmenia
Blackfoot
daisy
Damianita
Tithonia
Gregg’s
mistflower
Fall
aster
As I wonder, "Where
are the blooms for Bloom Day?", a fluttering movement leads my eye to a handful of blue plumbago flowers – and
the Giant Swallowtail feeding on them.
The
butterfly leads me to another late bloomer – flame acanthus – before flying
off.
The
only other blooms I could find were on the Pacific chrysanthemum,
and
the ‘Silver Arrow’ cactus.
Happy fall, happy holidays, happy week before winter solstice! What's blooming or gone to seed in your garden? Fill me in - then visit May Dreams Gardens and share your end-of-fall tales with gardeners from all over the globe.
I'm so glad to see a post from you! I checked just yesterday but all was quiet. This is a strange fall, weather-wise and I just can't get a handle on it. My poor garden is paying the price.
ReplyDeleteYour seed pod pics are pretty and will provide food for the birds and
ReplyDeleteThe plants in my garden are still trying to hang on to summer. We are still waiting for the first freeze! I've never seen the flame acanthus but yours certainly brightens up a winter day!
ReplyDeleteThe giant swallowtail is gorgeous!
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