I went out and took photos of the things that are still blooming today. More than I thought.
Abutilon 'Lucky Lantern Tangerine'. The wind was blowing so I picked the bloom and set in into the Sedum hispanicum 'Aureum'.
Agastache rupestris
Delosperma cooperii. This will bloom until we have a killing frost.
Cyclamen hederifolium. This blooms in the spring and again in fall for me.
Cyclamen hederifolium 'Alba'.This one also blooms spring and fall. Both have a very long bloom time in both seasons.
Eriogonum caespitosum. This has been blooming all summer, and it still shows buds for more blooms.
Erodium 'Natasha' blooms from late spring until killing frost. Love this plant, and so drought tolerant.
Gentiana dinarica 'Montenegro' also seems to have two seasons of bloom. It will bloom again in the spring.
Geum 'Cooky'
Hardy rose scented geranium. I didn't know this one would rebloom.
Sempervivum heuffelii
Sempervivum barbulatum 'Hookerii'
Both of these armeria are just starting to set many bloom buds down in the foliage since we have been getting all this rain. These plants are very drought tolerant, but will bloom better if they get water during drought season.
Armeria maritima 'Rubrifolia'
Armeria maritima 'Cotton Tail'
Delosperma 'Mesa Verde'. Another delosperma that blooms from late spring/early summer, until killing frost in the fall.
Penstemon pinifolius blooms all summer until killing frost. Sorry. I had pruned it back about 2 weeks ago when I was redoing this bed it is in. Otherwise it would still be in full bloom.
Penstemon 'Pikes Peak Purple' also blooms all summer until killing frost. I did cut this one back, so it is full of blooms and buds still coming on.
I have no idea what the name is of the miniature rose. I've had it for two years now. It seems to have a short bloom season in early summer, but this year it is doing a repeat bloom in the fall.
Tricyrtis 'Empress'
Verbena bonariensis has been blooming all summer.
Viola. Sadly the slugs have been eating these as fast as the blooms open. I sprinkled the child/pet safe slug bait day before yesterday. Hopefully that will put a stop to the destruction.
I know these aren't blooms, but they add so much color to the fall gardens.
Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii 'Profusion'
Pyracantha, the birds have already started to feed on the ripest berries.
Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus. We have these along the creek that goes through the back yard. They are so pretty in the spring with their lovely pink blooms, then in the fall with the eye catching white berries. It is a winter food source to many different animals and birds.
