What's Looking Good October 2022

It looks like a good autumn for fungi @Upsydaisy.





Horse chestnuts

 

Oh my gosh @Sheal yes it certainly seems to be....snap!

 

Cobaea pringlei very late this year
Last of grevillea Victoriae
Supposedly kniphofia Nancy's Red! No....

 

Glass corn harvest. Fun to grow as an ornamental

 

Is the cobea proving hardy with you @CarolineL ?
I still have it but can't find a decent spot to plant it out.

 

Hi @pete I've had no trouble past 2 years, but they were mild. I'll take cuttings for safety. We had just one frost in March, and all the growths afterwards came up 'curly' and didn't climb, which contributed to the lateness. Although that might have been something to do with weedkiller or something? Just guessing

 

Wow, are any edible? How about yours @Sheal?

 

I suspect mine are Honey fungus @Victoria, as they're growing around a tree stump. They are not deadly poisonous but will make you ill if consumed.

 

Mexican orange blossom thinks its spring.


Starlings eating the white berries on the Cordyline.


Strawberry tree.


a curiosity as it should have died two years ago Paraserianthes lophantha, 25ft high after 3 yrs.

 

That is stunning Pete. Wish I had a Strawberry Tree. think it is silly getting one now. I shall have to look Paraserianthes lophantha up, a new name to me.

 

The Plumbago at dusk last evening, it is about two meters across, we let it meander through everything ...

 

Aeoniums always come into their own at this time of the year.

 

@Victoria, Paraserianthes, like Accia longifolia is an invasive pest in the Med, it grows rapidly and self seeds readily. I would steer clear.

 

Yes, I see it is of the Wattle family (Albizia lophantha). Was just curious as I didn't know the name.