Hemerocallis 'Sabine Bauer'
Hemerocallis in December???
'Victorian Lace':
Roses are normal for December here.
'Moon Dance'
'Easy Does It' does December easily
'Molineux':
'Golden Celebration':
Clematis--no, they don't usually bloom here in December.
'Etoile Violette' is, this year:
Alstroemeria 'Indian Summer' has flowered most of the time since purchase.
The dwarf Alstromerias are beginning to flower. Unlike 'Indian Summer', they take summers off:
Pentas will look good through fall, but decline terribly through winter and into early spring. Pentas struggle even in our mild winters. Some years I can't stand the sight of their winter misery and pull them before they can recover.
Iris are not typically flowering in December, either, though it is still autumn for several more days:
Faucaria tuberculosa is a petite South African member of the Aizoaceae family. Late fall bloom is normal:
Another South African plant, Leucadendron 'Wilson's Wonder':
Hybrid Aloe 'Rooikappie':
The cooler weather coaxed Fuchsias into producing a flower or two:
While Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum and Lobelia erinus bedding plants go on and on.
Happy blooms, Happy holidays to all.
Your garden and mine seem to be looking at entirely different calendars! Actually I had a few late blooming daylilies last but there are zip this year. No rose blooms but, although I removed several of the unhappy roses that came with the house, I just planted a second 'Golden Celebration' in one of the sunniest spots I could offer, after chucking out some Mexican feather grass. Meanwhile, my 'Wilson's Wonder' isn't even thinking about producing those bright yellow blooms but maybe that's related to the timing of their pruning. I won't even speak of the Iris or the Clematis.
ReplyDeleteI did a double-take most especially on the Clematis and 'Wilson's Wonder'. Seems to me 'Wilson' is more of a spring bloomer. I did trim a few branches that were hanging over the wall--maybe that did it?
DeleteBest wishes for success with the second 'Golden Celebration'.
Leucadendron 'Wilson's Wonder' is such a sunny happy plant. Happy Holidays to you!
ReplyDeleteWhile it does not have the dramatic coloration of 'Safari Sunset' or 'Harlequin', it's been a great shrub. Hope you have a great holiday week, Loree!
DeleteSpring in December. That's a new one. However, nice to see unexpected blooms at any time of year. Lovely photos. 'Easy does it' does make roses look easy in December.
ReplyDeleteA little strange for here as well, excepting roses. I speculate it was our lavish winter rain and surprise 2.61" rainfall in August.
DeleteOh my goodness...so beautiful! The roses especially. I'm fawning over here in the Upper Midwest, and we aren't even very cold this year. Of course, everything is dormant, though, so I'm jealous.
ReplyDeleteWell, plant dormancy gives the gardener a rest, too. Sometimes we need it!
DeleteThe little Faucaria made me smile. I really like that little tiger.
ReplyDeleteMe, too. A little gem. Another one is Fenestraria rhopalophylla.
DeleteWow, you have a very floriferous garden, even when discounting the 'out of season' blooms. For sake of comparison, once my winter-blooming camellia is done, I'll be 'bloom-less' for a spell :-)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite of this Bloom Day post is the Rhodanthemum! It's a complete package with its silver-green foliage: beautiful.
Chavli
Just another flower floozy!
DeleteI'm getting very tempted to buy a Camellia now that the Oak is casting sufficient shade---have really missed Camellias. My Mom & Dad always had Camellias in the garden. They are going "out" in SoCal because of the hotter drier conditions--but one can't hurt, can it?
What are you doing over there, moon dances!? Everything looks very spring-like and fresh. I get why Sabine Bauer couldn't hold that bloom back any longer, what a beauty. This is a great reminder that I need rhodanthemums in my garden.
ReplyDeleteThe rain we got in August--there must have been something besides water in it!
DeleteRhodanthemum--highly recommended!!! Slow to get going, but once it does, it's great.
Such beautiful roses! Mine seem to have been flowering on and off all year, but not at the moment.
ReplyDeleteThanks--I do love roses.
DeleteGorgeous flowers as always, especially your roses. It's hard to know anymore if one is happy to see out of season blooms or freaked out. We are having very strange weather and it is disturbing to think about it becoming the new normal.
ReplyDeleteOn one of the Gardener's World episodes this year Monty Don was talking about climate change and said it's here we must deal with it so, "Just get on with it." In other words, Keep Calm And Carry On. I decided to do that, too.
DeleteBest wishes for a lovely holiday season, Linda.