Whats looking good in November

Yet again, more lovely pictures Peter.

I have never seen a fruit on a Brugmansia here ... a Datura yes, a Brugmansia no ... ever ...

My Verbenas have been going for years, just chop them to the ground and they wake up straight away.

Olá Leo, tudo bem? Nice to see you son.

My Kniphofias (3) have been in the ground on the lane outside my gates for umpteem years now, unattended, unwatered, and they come back every year and give a nice show.

I shall come back to you on the Bruggie thread about Iochromas and Cestrums within the next few days.

I think I said somewhere the torrential rain last weekend battered everything in bloom here ... but today we enjoyed 24c and lunch at the beach in compensation! :hehe:

Always lovely to see your flowers.

 

Alice - as my post showed, I know nothing about Kniphofas. However I am currently growing some from seed. I have always understood that they are a bit borderline hardy, so I think I will put my little ones in a cold frame over winter. But I don't know why they should die.

Victoria - I noted in one of your threads that you said your Brugs had never produced any seed. Mine produced two fruits, but I have no idea why. However the more I read about Brugs, the more I realise that they like cool weather. My book on Brugs says that B.sanguinea (the coolest) grows in the Andes between 6,500 feet and 10,000 feet and often won't flower if the temperature goes above 22C, but when the temperature is between 10C and 16C the flowering should be good, and will flower almost the whole winter in a greenhouse. In Yorkshire terms that means that it should flower in a hot summer. :D

 

Just a few bits that are putting on their last show before winter sets in.

Adenium obesum.





Melianthus major



Fatsia in flower.




Rubber plant has not got much longer.



Protea seems to be showing some flower buds for next year.



Seville orange is flowering for the second time this year

 

Thanks Pete. I do like your obese Adenium :D - most intruiging.

And I am very impressed by your Protea. I tried some from seed once - but they always struggled and eventually died.

 

That's still stunning pete ... and you may get more than one Protea next year ????? I must look up this Adenium obesum, a new one to me.

Peter, I'll come back to you on various plantlife in the week.

 

I do have a more Obese one than that, but it doesn't flower very well

 

The Sorbus we bought earlier in the year has produced some fantastic autumn colours as the leaves die off.







Our new black "bam boo" hidden behind the pagoda looks a bit wimpy next to the established stand along the back fence, but we live in hopes.

 

What a fantastic show of flowers and plants in NOVEMBER!!! Very well done both of you, Peter and Pete :gnthb: :gnthb:

I've never seen a Brugmansia seed either. I wonder if we leave a few of the bloomed-out flowers on the shrub will they develop into seed pods? Worth a try, I think.

The Datura we have over here in Florida is blooming continuously and producing seed pods. I've collected a lot of seeds already for you Sis and Pete, would you like some as well Peter? I am sure that this is the one we have - http://www.floridata.com/ref/d/datu_met.cfm



Pete, that is the Aralia that lives outside, isn't it? I can't get over it!

 

What variety is it D.R.? I don't think I've come across one with Pale-pink-to-White berries before. Bright Red, Yellow, a nice Apricot we at at Kiftsgate Court this Summer ... but not light Pink-to-White

 

Hi Kristen,

It's a Hupehensis "Pink Pagoda"

The berries are in several places and each clump a variety of shades now from deep pink to almost white.

 

Looks an interesting Datura Kedi.
I assume that one has been there for a while, doubt we would get that amount of growth in one season over here.

The Aralia is Fatsia japonica, used to be called Aralia sieboldii I think, not sure it would survive a winter in Germany, do they grow in Florida? or is it too warm?

 

Thank you for the info on Kniphofia seedlings PeterS.
I don't feel so bad that mine died in summer now.
Why do the packets never say those things

 

Kedi - that's a very kind offer. I should love some seeds - that's a lovely dark colour.

As I understand it the purple ones are usually Datura metel, which is an annual. As opposed to Datura inoxia which is a short lived perennial. So I presume it is one year's growth.


I just had to show you this one. I only saw it a few minutes ago as I passed it on my way upstairs to switch the computer on. Its Brugmansia sanguinea, in total about 12 inches long. Its only my second bloom from several now large plants that I grew from seed earlier this year. I got them from Jungle Seeds, but even they said theirs didn't flower till the third year.

This one is inside the house under some relatively low power grow lights. The idea was simply to keep the plant green and just growing over the winter. But I can see more flower pods and my book on Brugmansias says that with light and a low temperature they can flower all winter.

Pete - you showed a picture of a superb B. sanguinea, full of blooms. When did that bloom? It must have been over the summer as the plant was outside.

 

PeterS ... now you are really trying to make me jealous as obviously I have not had any flowers on my B sanguinea! :cry: However, I have one bloom on my B suavolens and six buds about to open at the same time. Likewise, there are about six to open on my Datura metal 'Blackcurrent Swirl'. Obviously I will photograph both when in flower. Thank you for sharing your success. :luv:

I am not ignoring you about your questions regarding the Iochromas and Cestrums ... but I am thinking Pete could better advise you here.

 

Thats beautiful, Peter.