Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, November 2009

Here in Toronto, there isn't much blooming; in fact, I was surprised to find as many blooms as I did. Interestingly, they're all volunteers except for the chrysanthemums.

Antirrhinum majus (snapdragon, muflier). I'm not sure where these snapdragons blew in from, since we didn't plant them last year either. I'm planning to let them self-sow.

Chrysanthemum sp. (chrysanthème). The mums aren't as pretty as they were last month, but they still have lasted a very long time.

Erigeron annuus (daisy fleabane, vergerette annuelle). I was surprised to see daisy fleabane blooming at this time of year; it mostly blooms in early summer.

Lobularia maritima (alyssum, alysse odorante). I love the way this alyssum volunteers in a crack in the driveway. I may deliberately sow some in cracks next year.

Lobularia maritima (alyssum, alysse odorante). More alyssum. I must plant more of this next year, it has such a long blooming season, smells lovely, and pollinators love it! Stokes has some interesting colours you don't usually see in alyssums.

Petunia. I can't believe this petunia is still blooming, it lost its leaves ages ago and looked so nearly dead my landlords dumped it out of its hanging basket. Here it is sitting in a clump of dried up soil in November, and it's still blooming.

Sutera cordata (bacopa, sutera cordée). This was a pleasant surprise volunteer. I may plant some deliberately next year. It really needs to be started early indoors; this plant didn't bloom until autumn.

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Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, October 2009

It's definitely autumn now, and most of the flowering plants are either finished or on their last legs. Here are the brave hangers-on: Antirrhinum majus (snapdragon, muflier) volunteers in the front garden.

Chrysanthemum sp. (chrysanthème), courtesy of my landlord.

Helianthus annuus (sunflower, tournesol) volunteer.

Impatiens walleriana 'Accent Lavender Blue' (impatience).

Lobularia maritima (alyssum, alysse odorante), volunteer offspring of 'Rosie O'Day'.

Cynoglossum sp. (forget-me-not, souvenez-vous-de-moi).

Rudbeckia hirta (black-eyed Susan, rudbeckie dressée).

Sutera cordata (bacopa, bacopa) volunteer in the Sedum spurium (rock cress, orpin bâtard).

And here are some plants that are not blooming now but are looking pretty:

Heuchera 'Bressingham Hybrid' (coral bells, heuchère).

Solidago canadensis (Canada goldenrod, verge d'or du Canada).

Tiarella cordifolia (foamflower, tiarelle cordifoliée).

Waldsteinia fragaroides (barren strawberry, waldsteinie faux-fraisier).

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Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, September 2009

Here's what's blooming in our garden today:

Natives

• Amaranthus tuberculatus (rough-fruit amaranth, amarante tuberculée)
• Conyza canadensis (horseweed, vergerette du Canada)
• Oxalis stricta (wood sorrel, oxalide)
• Rudbeckia hirta (black-eyed Susan, rudbeckie dressée)
• Solidago canadensis (goldenrod, verge d'or)

Others

• Callibrachoa
• Campanula rapunculoides (creepy bellflower, campanule fausse raiponce)
• Echinacea purpurea (purple coneflower, echinacée pourpre)
• Helianthus annuus (sunflower, tournesol)
• Heliotropium arborescens 'Fragrant Delight' (heliotrope, héliotrope)
• Impatiens walleriana 'Accent Lavender Blue' (impatiens, impatience)
• Ipomoea tricolor 'Heavenly Blue'
• Lobularia maritima (alyssum, alysson)
• Mentha sp. (mint, menthe)
• Petunia 'Sanguna Lavender Vein' (shown) and others
• Sutera cordata (bacopa, sutera cordée)
• Tagetes tenuifolia 'Lulu' (signet marigold, tagète tachée) (shown in photo above with black-eyed Susan)
• Tropeolum majus (nasturtium capucine)
• Verbena
• Viola × wittrockiana 'Delta Pure Rose' (pansy, pensée)
• Zinnia elegans 'Polar Bear'

Not bloooms, but still nice

• Taxus sp. (yew, if)
• Vitis sp. (grape, raisin)

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