Comments on: Seasonal confusion: Don’t ya know it’s November?

By: Yvonne Cunnington

Yvonne Cunnington — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:07:19 +0000

Hi Janet. Ah, I’ve certainly seen sparce late flowering on a number of different viburnums, but never on my Kousa dogwoods. Makes sense…

By: Janet Davis

Janet Davis — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:01:47 +0000

My apologies, Yvonne (must be seasonal confusion….). I went by today to photograph the shrub and found it was not a Kousa dogwood but a doublefile viburnum with several white lacecap flowers just coming into bloom as the rich red leaves were falling all around.

By: Janet Davis

Janet Davis — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:30:05 +0000

I saw a Kousa dogwood the other day with several new white flower bracts amidst its autumn-red leaves. Quite festive (and weird!) Evidently, this fall re-bloom is somewhat common in the south but not usual in our neck of the woods.

By: Eve

Eve — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:46:14 +0000

I wont miss the snow at all Yvonne, but as some are saying, I may have brought the snow with me this year! Time will tell. I hope my friends down here will still like me!!!

By: Yvonne Cunnington

Yvonne Cunnington — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:23:04 +0000

We will see about winter soon enough, won’t we? I’m sure you’ll enjoy a milder winter season, or do you think you’ll miss all that cold and the snow?

By: Yvonne Cunnington

Yvonne Cunnington — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:21:45 +0000

Our Lenten rose plants usually bloom in spring when the bulbs start. Sometimes, after a mild fall, we’ve had one or two in bloom in December.

By: Yvonne Cunnington

Yvonne Cunnington — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:19:59 +0000

Welcome, Keith. Your plants will likely be just fine in spring. Most plants have the good sense to do what they’re supposed to do.

By: Keith Funk

Keith Funk — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:15:23 +0000

Yvonne,
We had some confused plants here in Colorado in August after a severe hail storm. Crabapples, flowering pears, lilacs and mockorange just to name a few, flowered lightly this fall. Do you think they’ll still bloom in the spring like normal?
Keith

By: Salix

Salix — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:14:24 +0000

It’s funny. You walk (or work) in your garden and suddenly something hits you, merely because it’s not supposed to be. I’m doing my best to weed/clean up before winter to make spring a little easier – and a couple of days ago I stumbled upon my daffodils, their shoots (not blooms, though) 5-10 cm off the ground.
I love your Lenten Rose, which I believe often blooms late winter? And what a stunning colour of the Gentian.

By: Eve

Eve — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:26:57 +0000

Well, what a lovely surprise anyway Yvonne! Splendid colors in your gardens abound! Hope your winter is not too long nor too cold.
Cheers!