October's Bloom Day

Since we have not yet had our first frost or freeze, we still have lots of blooms that most likely will be finished in November.   A lot of my blooms have been posted lately, but I tried to show them at a little different angle or from a different distance.

These irises are blooming on both sides of the sidewalk.

My little faithful bargain unnamed rose from a sale table a few years ago continues to bloom all season.  I need to see if I can propagate it from a cutting or something.

I hope to get more lavender dried next year.  I have enjoyed it in the flower beds, though.

I love these heirloom marigolds!

I love how the 'Debonair' mums I moved to the west side of the sidewalk look with the aster I just planed this spring, and hope to find the tag for.  Some of the asters were eaten by rabbits, and didn't get big enough to bloom.

The agastache canas had a slow start this summer, but they sure have looked great for awhile.

The fence isn't tall enough for the black eyed Susan vine.  It has adapted by tangling itself on the top and marching into the areas where other plants are.  I have trimmed it back a number of times.

I always enjoy lantana.  They have a nice long bloom time.  I plant them for the butterflies, but I think the butterflies around here like some other blooms just as well if not better.
 

The butterflies have really enjoyed the dahlias this year.

This is one of the mums I planted last fall, and wasn't sure if it was going to survive the winter.  These seem to have a later bloom time.  Some of the several I got have not opened their buds yet.
 

The original 'Debonair' mums and 'September Charm' anemone continue to look great.

That's phlox pilosa in the cage.  I have several that I hope do well next year.  In the meantime, the cosmos are offering their last burst of color.

Some of the volunteer celosias are blooming and offering some seeds already.

The helenium 'Marti Gras' has a few new blooms, even though most of the plant is finished blooming.

I didn't get many strawflowers dried this year, but, like the lavender, I enjoyed seeing their blooms on the plants.

The tropical milkweed, Asclepias curassavica is a later bloomer here than other milkweeds.  I hope the monarch caterpillar I saw on it a couple weeks ago is safe.

I hope the love lies bleeding seeds itself, but will collect some seeds just in case.

I don't think I've shown the painters' palette yet this year.  It sure is putting out lots of blooms.

This is the aster that has seeded itself around the side yard.

The 'Witchita Mountains' goldenrod is in its full glory.  The aster that looked so nice next to it is now finished blooming.
 

Here is one I haven't shown.  It's a threadleaf ironweed that I planted last year, and is now blooming for the first time.

The pincushion flower didn't do so well this year.

Most of the cleomes are about finished, but this young one is now blooming.

I remember the autumn joy sedums having new blooms along with the older ones last year, too.

These marigolds are in the vegetable garden.  I don't know if I've seen a monarch on one before.  It was pretty chilly when I took this.  I wonder if that's why the butterfly wasn't moving.

I don't have to plant borage or cilantro anymore, because they self sow in the vegetable garden.

The rudbeckia laciniata 'Hortensia' aka Golden Glow aka Outhouse Plant are still blooming, while the 'Goldquelle' are finished.

I hope you still have some blooms to enjoy this October Garden Blogger's Bloom Day, hosted by Carol, of May Dreams Gardens.