What's Looking Good In October 2017

I'm still in awe of Cobaea; it's taken off like a rocket the past few weeks!



The trick is going to be ... trying to harvest seed because the bells all seem to close up again

 

I'm yet to find a seed on mine.

 

Maybe, because they flower later in the season, the seeds don't get a chance to fully ripen?

 

@longk - have you found any way of saving seed from it? Do you think it would be possible to mature the seed by removing the promising looking ones and popping them on a warm sunny windowsill to "mature"?

 

Lovely photos @shiney - especially love the Nicandra i have it too.... it was gifted to me, so even more precious The last photo looks like a painting ...BEEutiful colour contrast's

 

The wind has peeled back much of the Ipomea lobata and guess what - there are Cobaea seed pods behind that lot!

A close up of a Salvia atrocyanea flower with and exposed pistil showing how hirsute they are..........
Salvia atrocyanea by longk48, on Flickr

I yanked this Malva sylvestris - Common Mallow out of the hedge next to Mum and Dads place. Shame as it was an especially nice colour but they are invasive weeds so it had to go.............
Malva sylvestris - Common Mallow by longk48, on Flickr

Echeveria 'Black Prince'..............
Echeveria 'Black Prince' by longk48, on Flickr

Echeveria 'Black Prince' by longk48, on Flickr

 

Haha! I was hunting Cobaea seeds today My attempt at photographing them The top one, the seeds are still a little unripe, but the one next to it (and slightly below) look fully dark and ripe (?)

 

Some other delights in the garden today:-

Yes, another shot of Cobaea but at a different stage



Then, to my delight, I spotted this Elsa Spath flower hidden amongst all the other foliage on that trellis.



Beautiful rose hip on the Rugosa



Choisya back in flower



Fatsia Japonica just about to burst into flower



Pretty seed head of Phlomis



Pretty berries on Sambucus Nigra



The Poundstretcher Dahlias offering pretty colour to the garden and nectar for the flutterbyes



What a beautiful day in the garden!

 

Nope - you need to look for a seed pod. It looks a lot like an unripe passionfruit.

 

Blast! I was feeling rather smug ...


... until you posted I'll just have to keep my eye on those two and see if they form pods