Happy Thanksgiving to everyone - hope you're ready for the day!The Thanksgiving cactus are in different stages of readiness - one in full bloom, two budded, and one with no hint of possible flowers.Loaves of whole wheat, and artisan white and cornbread are done - ready for baking is a batch of the 'No Knead Bread' developed by Jim Lahey of the Sullivan Street Bakery, which has an 18-hour rising time. The New York Times published the recipe back in fall 2006.It's 11 AM and the outside temperature is 68°F...time to turn the oven on to 450°F.
Tomorrow I'll throw a couple of these Meyer's Lemons in the food processor with cranberries & a couple of tablespoons of Southern Comfort - love that Cranberry relish.
As the days grow short but the weather continues to be pleasant, many plants have flowers. Unless otherwise noted, plants included on this list have just a few lingering blooms. Abelia chinensis, flowering Abelia shrubsAgeratina havanense, Fragrant white mistflower, one plant covered in flowers, one plant no flowersAntirrhinum majus, Yellow snapdragons looking good since Christmas 2007Asclepias curassavica, tropical milkweed, two plants with lots of flowersBarleria cristata/Philippine cristata Begonia semperflorens – one 2-year old white wax begoniaBrugmansia - unnamed variety Yellow Angels trumpet covered in flowersBulbine frutescens 'Yellow', lots of flower wandsCamellia sasanqua 'Shishi Gashira' in full bloomCanna ‘Bengal Tiger’Capsicum annuum – garden peppers, still making lots of flowers Citrus x meyeri, Meyer's Improved Lemon, one tree covered in flowersClematis unknown hybrid, handful of purple flowersClerodendrum ugandense – Blue butterfly flower. (Royal Horticultural Society says it's Clerodendrum myricoides 'Ugandense', nicknamed Blue Cat's Whiskers), many, many flowers Clitoria ternatea- the Blue Butterfly Pea, still blooming Conoclinium greggii Gregg’s Mistflower, still blooming and calling butterfliesCuphea ignea, orange Cigar flower, loaded with little orange flowersCuphea llavea – small pink & lavender form (two plants) both in full bloom Cuphea llavea –red & purple ‘Batfaced’Cuphea llavea 'Georgia Scarlet'Delosperma cooperi ? Dark pink flowered hardy ice plant, growing and floweringDendranthema x grandiflora. -cushion mums - pink and yellow still floweringDianthus – several colors of ‘Telstar’ hybrids Duranta erecta, Skyflower - three wands of bloomEriobotrya japonica, Loquat, Japanese Plum , tree is covered in flowersEvolvulus glomeratus, Blue DazeGaura lindheimerii ‘The Bride’ Gaura lindheimerii, unknown tall rose-pink variety (‘Pink Cloud’?) covered in flowersHibiscus mutabilis, Confederate Rose or Cotton Rose, young plant with a few flowersImpatiens walleriana, bedding impatiens, some pots look better than ever, others almost dead.Ipomoea batatas, sweet potato vineIpomoea quamoclit, Cypress vine - I chopped most of it down, and it never stopped blooming Jatropha integerrima 'Compacta' Lantana, unknown varieties both upright and trailing – pink & yellow, white and goldLavandula intermedia 'Provence', true lavender, maybe a dozen flowersLavandula multifida, fernleafed lavender, many wands of nonscented flowers Leucophyllum frutescens, CenizoLobularia maritime, Sweet alyssum, here and thereLonicera sempervirens, coral honeysuckle Ocimum basilicum, Basil Osmanthus fragrans/Sweet olive, lots of little fragrant flowersPassiflora X possibly 'Lavender Lady' Passionvine - buds and blooms Pavonia lasiopetala, pink rock rose, Pelargonium – various containers of bedding geraniums in white & coralPerovskia atriplicifolia, Russian Sage Petunia multiflora? Heirloom petuniaPiper auritum/Hoja Santa or Rootbeer Plant Platycodon grandiflorus (several plants), Blue Balloon FlowerPlumbago auriculata (two shrubs), Blue Plumbago month)Poliomintha longiflora, Mexican oregano (3 plants), all bloomingPortulaca - a few Moss Roses and Flowering Purslanes with lingering flowers
Punica granatum 'Nana', dwarf pomegranate - couple of flowersRosa 'Belinda's Dream' - handful of budsRosa ‘Champagne’ mini rose - a few buds, one flowerRosa ‘Julia Child’, butter-yellow rose, maybe a dozen buds and flowersRosa 'Mutabilis' , Chinese butterfly rose, both are absolutely fabulous! Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus' - Prostrate Rosemary, covered in pale blue flowersRosemarinus officianalis, Rosemary Salvia coccinea, red Hummingbird sage, nonstopSalvia coccinea, white Hummingbird sageSalvia coccinea ‘Coral Nymph’, coral pink Hummingbird sageSalvia elegans, Pineapple sage - blooming wellSalvia farinacea, Mealy Blue sage, a few wandsSalvia greggii, Autumn sage, red, cherry, white , all have some flowersSalvia guaranitica, Majestic blue sage, just a fewSalvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue' , just a fewSalvia leucantha, Mexican Bush Sage, big, bouncy and bloomingSalvia leucantha, hybrid Mexican Bush Sage, not muchSalvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' , Hot Lips sage, light bloomSalvia X 'Nuevo Leon' , Nuevo Leon violet sage - some plants lots of tiny flower, some hardly anyScutellaria suffrutescens, pink skullcap, dependable pink bloomerScutellaria wrightii, blue skullcap, just a few flowers on three small plants Tagetes lucida, Mexican Mint Marigold, Texas Tarragon, all gold and in bloom Tradescantia geniculata, groundcover , in bloom Tradescantia pallida, syn Setcresea pallida/ Purple Heart, here and there Zinnia linearis/ syn Zinnia angustifolia, several plants, abundant white flowers.Posted as supplement to November 15, 2008 Garden Bloggers Bloom Day at the Transplantable Rose.
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Happy Thanksgiving to everyone - hope you're ready for the day!
