Comments on: looking like spring again

By: susan morrison (garden-chick)

susan morrison (garden-chick) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:23:40 +0000

Yup, I’m seeing the same thing here in Northern California - mostly just a few random blooms, but still a bit surprising. Although it’s been a fall bloomer before, my brugmansia is currently covered with buds after doing nothing all summer. Now I just want them to hurry up and open before cold weather shuts them down.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:50:05 +0000

James, how I envy you that Proteus. By the way, it’s not unusual, even in the North West, for cherries, plums - almost any Spring bloomer to cast up a few sporadic blooms in Fall. I guess it just proves Lincoln’s axiom about fooling some people all the time, and etc. Plants are no darn better than we are! Idiots!

By: Town Mouse

Town Mouse — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:44:49 +0000

Yes, that’s pretty much what’s blooming (just a bit) in my garden, except I don’t have a protea. Amazing, that plant! But I seem to remember they’re not too fond of clay…

By: ryan

ryan — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:45:29 +0000

I think I’d do a small bloom in the fall if I was a plant here. Nice weather, some moisture in the air, hungry insects looking for a last meal before winter. That heuchera’s blooming pretty seriously.