GBBD List for October 2008

This list of what is currently blooming in my garden is reasonably accurate but as usual not guaranteed. I tried to keep the botanical names correct and included a few photos of plants that didn't make the October Garden Bloggers Bloom Day entry at my main blog, the Transplantable Rose.

Abelia chinensis , two white shrubs covered in flowers, two white shrubs blooming lightly, two pink shrubs blooming lightly;

Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii, Flame acanthus from Pam/Digging doing really well;

Antirrhinum majus, Two plants of these yellow snapdragons have bloomed since Christmas;

Asclepias curassavica, tropical milkweed, two plants in bud and bloom;

Aster frikartii 'Wonder of Staffa'. Four plants in four different areas - one in sunniest spot is in full bloom, others making buds.

Barleria cristata/Philippine cristata three blooming plants. The open flowers were a mess from the rain so I didn't photograph them.

Brugmansia - I don't know the rest of the name for this Yellow Angels trumpet but it steadily makes fragrant flowers

Bulbine frutescens 'Yellow', have increased and are reblooming;

Canna ‘Bengal Tiger’ several plants – a few flowers

Capsicum annuum – some of the garden peppers have buds & flowers, and several have small peppers-in-progress;

Clematis hybrid 'Ramona', in container, one flower plus buds;

Clematis unknown hybrid, handful of purple flowers left;


Clerodendrum ugandense – Blue butterfly flower. (Royal Horticultural Society says it's Clerodendrum myricoides 'Ugandense', nicknamed Blue Cat's Whiskers) One plant that is now like a shrub with flower heads in all stages of bud and bloom. It's nearly 5-feet tall!

Clitoria ternatea- the Blue Butterfly Pea, annual vine blooming non-stop for months;

Conoclinium greggii, Gregg’s Mistflower - closely related to C. coelestinium, the mistflower I grew in Illinois, but leaves are quite different. It's really happy in the new front bed, seen here decorated with three Queen butterflies;

Cuphea ignea, Cigar flower, covered in tiny orange flowers

Cuphea llavea – small pink & lavender form (two plants), covered in tiny flowers

Cuphea llavea –red & purple ‘Batfaced’, covered in flowers

Cuphea llavea 'Georgia Scarlet', covered in red-orange & purple flowers;

Delosperma cooperi ? Dark pink flowered hardy ice plant, spreading over gravel walk in Pink Garden;

Dendranthema x grandiflora?. - ordinary cushion mums in several places, blooming muddy pink, dirty white, and plain yellow

Dianthus – several colors of ‘Telstar’ hybrids in assorted containers responding to cooler temperatures by flowering;

Evolvulus glomeratus, Blue Daze, several plants, most with flowers;

Gaura lindheimerii ‘The Bride’ (two plants), some white flowers on long wands

Gaura lindheimerii, unknown tall rose-pink variety (‘Pink Cloud’?), many flowers

Impatiens walleriana, bedding impatiens. The surviving plants are all blooming strongly.

Ipomoea alba, Moon flower vine, one or two flowers a day

Ipomoea batatas, sweet potato vine - dark purple leaves, wishy-washy magenta flowers

Ipomoea quamoclit, Cypress vine, covered in flowers, making it hard to get from back door to patio;

Jatropha integerrima 'Compacta' - one tiny budded bloom stalk

Lantana, unknown varieties both upright and trailing – pink & yellow, white and gold, all rebounding with weather and in bloom;

Lavandula intermedia 'Provence', at least a dozen wands of fragrant flowers
Lavandula multifida, many, many flower wands on this fernleafed lavender- too bad they don't smell like lavender;

Lobularia maritime, Sweet alyssum, a couple of old tired plants but blooming since late winter;

Lycopersicon lycopersicum, I pulled many of the tomatoes - ‘Juliet’ and 'Celebrity' have blossoms;

Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii, many red flowers on two plants;

Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii, white form in Secret Garden, two plants with lots of flowers;

Ocimum basilicum, Basil – keep trying and I keep clipping;

Osmanthus fragrans/Sweet olive two more established shrubs pouring our fragrance from tiny white blossoms. The one planted this spring not in bloom yet;

Oxalis crassipes 'Alba' (dotted around and in containers), several blooming

Oxalis regnellii 'Atropurpurea' (dotted around and in containers), a few flowers;

Pelargonium – various containers of bedding geraniums in white & coral, outdoors and indoors, red and coral doing well, whites not so good;
Perovskia atriplicifolia, Russian Sage (two beds), lots of flowers, foliage looking tired;

Petunia multiflora? Some plants died on old-fashioned petunia, others blooming;

Piper auritum/Hoja Santa or Rootbeer Plant has made several odd wand-shaped white flowers

Platycodon 'Fugi White', a few flowers

Platycodon grandiflorus - only plants blooming are near veranda;

Platycodon 'Miss Tilly' (3 plants), still a couple of flowers;

Platycodon 'Sentimental Blue', has some flowers but should be cut back to encourage rebloom

Plumbago auriculata (two shrubs), growing and opening pale blue flowers for months;

Plumeria sp, only pale yellow has blooms - guess rose red is done for year;

Poliomintha longiflora, Mexican oregano (3 plants), all blooming;

Portulaca - about a dozen assorted Moss Roses and Flowering Purslanes with rain-beaten flowers;
Punica granatum 'Nana' - I think this is the right name for my new dwarf pomegranate. It's still in the pot from the Natural Gardener and the planting spot has been chosen;

Rivina humilis , Pigeon Berry, no flowers, just berries;

Rosa ‘Julia Child’, just finishing a big bloom - think some new buds are forming;

Rosa 'Mutabilis' , two shrubs that have grown a lot in past year and open new flowers every day;

Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus' - a flurry of tiny blue flowers;

Ruellia brittoniana 'Katy' a couple of flowers left;

Salvia coccinea, had to chop back both plants and red flowers - smothering neighbors!

Salvia coccinea, white, a couple of flowers left;

Salvia coccinea ‘Coral Nymph’ , most plants out of bloom but were recently cut back;

Salvia elegans, Pineapple sage - blooming but flowers soggy in rain;

Salvia farinacea, still making flowers but are crowded by Asclepias and Blue Pea vine;

Salvia greggii , blooming white, red and cherry;

Salvia guaranitica, a few flowers - were cut back a few weeks ago so should make new buds;

Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue', several places - in front bed blooming like mad, just recovering from chopping in back fence bed;

Salvia leucantha, one large plant from Diva Karla in bloom;

Salvia leucantha hybrid - small, with a few flowers;

Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips', starting rebloom after weather change;

Salvia X 'Nuevo Leon', there were more plants but a few died -survivors in light bloom;

Salvia regla/Mountain sage has lovely red-orange tubular flowers. It's a small plant now but Bill at Prairie Point says it can be a very large shrub;

Scutellaria suffrutescens, pink skullcap (2 plants), lots of tiny blooms;

Scutellaria wrightii, there are 3 plants - only one plant has any flowers;

Tagetes lucida, Mexican Mint Marigold, one plant in full bloom; the other just starting;

Tradescantia geniculata, in front woodland border it never stops making tiny white flowers;

Tradescantia pallida, syn Setcresea pallida/ Purple Heart, many lavender flowers;

Tricyrtis, Toad Lily, the species in not known but there are buds!

Verbena bonariensis – some plants died, some chopped back, some going to seed, a few still blooming;

Zinnia –rose red hybrid, pulled up all but one with a couple of left;

Zinnia linearis/ syn Zinnia angustifolia, the plants I bought in spring have grown into mounds and are covered in white flowers. There are also a few small plants that seeded from last year's plants.