The deep purple berries of native American Beautyberry--Calycarpa ameriana. I've been waiting for them to turn from green to this vibrant shade of purple for months!
Monkshood: Aconitum x carmichaelii is the most beautiful blue plant...but I'm getting a little nervous about having it in the garden now, after reading that it's one of the most poisonous plants known to man. I do watch my dogs at all times...but I've read that the seeds, roots and all parts of the plants are extremely toxic. I will have to decide if I will remove the two plants after they finish blooming...
Toad Lily: Tricyrtis 'Sinonome' a cross between T. hirta and T. formosana
native Willow Leaved Sunflower: Helianthus salicifolius
Pink Chrysanthemums and Sedum 'Autumn Joy' AKA Stonecrop
I couldn't resist including the deep red foliage of native Highbush Blueberry: Vaccinium corymbosum
The native Goldenrods (Solidago) are still in bloom, even after a week of monsoon rains.
And last but not least, the Turtlehead (Chelone lyonii) is still going strong. I actually
had to comeback and add this to the completed post because I've gotten so used
to seeing it in bloom that I (almost) took it forgranted!
Oh, wait! Some of the Japanese Anenome (Anenome japonica) are still blooming, too!
There. That's about it, except for a few tall garden phlox still in bloom but they're fading and have some mildew on them so I won't subject anyone to those right now.
**October 20th update: I dug up and discarded the Monkshood. It's not a native, was getting leggy, and with the high toxicity factor, I just couldn't take anymore suspense! So I'm done with it...pretty as it was.
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Wow, Jan, you have a lot of stuff still blooming in your garden! Mine is in the "sad state" of decline these days. I should plant stuff that will bloom into October next year.
ReplyDeleteOh, I almost forgot my toad lily, I'll have to put mine in my Bloom Day post when I finally pull it together. It's such a small, delicate flower.
ReplyDeleteI love your title...I have actually been looking for milkweed...I was unaware of waystation but this year I love the butterflies as much as the flower....I'm glad I stopped by...Happy gbbd!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos of beautiful flowers. I love Beautyberry - but it is too tender for me. Fortunately I can have all the Japanese anemones I want - or I could if the deer didn't eat them all. The deer have been particularly voracious this year.
ReplyDeleteEvery camera has its quirks. The one I am using now refuses to record the blue of the Aconitum. Now that I have discovered you via Carol, I can just enjoy yours.
ReplyDeleteHappy Bloom Day...Everything looks lovely even after your heavy rains! I found that some of my wildflowers were not happy with all the rain we had this summer and their bloom suffered. Lot's of mildew, too. gil
ReplyDeleteYou really have quite a bit blooming yet. I love the beauty berry. That color is electric.
ReplyDeleteWow, so many beautiful blooming flowers! They all look fantastic.
ReplyDeleteYou have make beautiful photos!
ReplyDeleteGreetings, RW & SK
I enjoyed visiting your lovely gardens filled with so much fall color. Your Callicarpa is an excellent addition with its vibrant purple berries...LOVE IT!
ReplyDeleteThe beautyberry! I saw them at the garden centre but didn't know what they are and there didn't seem to be a label. We were fascinated. Can't think of any other plant with that colour. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI just love the Beautyberry, too. I temporarily planted a tree seedling in front of mine and need to move it soon so that I can enjoy these purple berries without obstruction. I've often thought about adding some Monkshood to my garden because I love those blue blooms. But thanks for the warning--I'm not sure I want anything like this around my curious dogs, after all. Lovely blooms, Jan!
ReplyDeleteAnother lover of Beautyberry. I don't have one, but there is one adjacent to my meadow in our shared neighborhood space.
ReplyDeleteWonderful blooms Jan. I love Beautyberry. I don't have one but there is a lot of it in a local nature center. I used to have a toad lily in a container on the patio, but a family of wrens nested in it a couple of years ago and I wasn't able to water it and it ended up dying.
ReplyDeleteAutumn is filled with fabulous colors! You still have some fabulous blooms in your garden, and your Beautyberry collage is so lovely. Thanks for commenting on my own blog; it was good to hear from you! Good luck with your fothergilla!
ReplyDeleteYour flowers are beautiful. I wish my turtlehead lasted as long as yours, it finishes in September. I love my monkshood but don't have any dogs. It is very hard to photgraph and I was admiring your photos.
ReplyDeleteJan your garden is so stunning in fall...
ReplyDeleteYour garden looks great! Monkshood is such a beautiful plant. Do you have a spot for it where your dogs can't access it?
ReplyDeleteBeautyberry makes me drool, I wonder why I don't have one!
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