I don't believe I've ever had a bloom this late in the season, but we got a lot of rain this summer. There is one more bud on the scape, but I don't think it will make it to bloom. Not sure which plant this is, but based on my notes it has to be....

Watermelon Martini or Four No Trump .

Beautiful, Pat

josieskid said:Beautiful, Pat

Thanks Mary,
It looks more like Four No Trump, but I thought Watermelon Martini was planted there. I'm just glad to have a bloom in October.

What a lovely bloom for Oct! I rarely see such a sight in my garden at this time of year.

Genesta, Late Summer Fling and Barbara were all blooming in my garden as of two days ago. We had a heavy frost last night. So I don't know if the last few buds will make it, but regardless, blooming all the way into mid October is fantastic!!!

I was counting the number of blooms on some of the scapes and most had 8-9 per branch!! They have been great bud builders!

It's a beauty Pat

The last two October rebloomers here:

Indian Ripple


Sweeten Creek has plenty of buds left but it will probably be too cold for them to open. This bloom took two days to open.

Your reblooms are beautiful, Debra! Indian Ripple is especially nice with its orange edge on the sepals.

beautiful!

Nice !

Both are beautiful

On September 13, I posted my empty basket, no more blooms.

Today I was out scratching around and guess what. After sleet and snow and multiple overnight lows below freezing, this;


AFTER AWHILE (a LONG while) CROCODILE

Margo hybridizes some tough hems! Do you think it will make it to the head table? I do.

Charley

Ledgewood's Jumpstart SFE looking pathetic after 3 frosts in a row.


Ruffled Pink Perfection: one pathetic, the other just a bit pale

This is October 24th in zone 6A!

Wow, Diana!!! How cool is that

Did you cross them both ways? Freeze their pollen? Come on, they're SUPER HEMS

josieskid said:Wow, Diana!!! How cool is that

Did you cross them both ways? Freeze their pollen? Come on, they're SUPER HEMS

Apparently their classification as rebloomers is no exaggeration.
Since they also bloom at an earlier more "normal" time, I can make crosses with fresh pollen next summer, at the peak of the growing season when they can support production of fat healthy seeds.
I suppose I could reward them for their heroics with a last dollop of fertilizer before the big freeze... Come to think of it. that would be the only fertilizer, since I haven't fertilized anything this year.

"a last dollop of fertilizer before the big freeze...Come to think of it. that would be the only fertilizer"

Dollop

Seagull's Heaven:

Gospel Truth:

Not blooming well, but blooming!!!