Fall Flowers - A Stroll In Our Yard - October 2008

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Fall Brings Beautiful Blooms

Fall is in the air and we are enjoying the blossoms of our Confederate Rose, Angel Trumpets and Ageratum. Our yard has been neglected lately due to the drought and we did not have our usual beautiful bloomers through the summer but now that fall is here we are enjoying some real beauties.

We live in Upstate South Carolina and do not usually have a very harsh winter which means we can enjoy our fall flowers for a little bit longer. We really appreciate this fact and try to plant trees and flowers to give us lots of color during these fall months.

Today was a beautiful day to stroll the yard and soak up the beauty. I took my camera along so that I could take you on a stroll. Please join me!

 

Photo:  Lantana blooms all through the summer months and continues until frost.

Confederate Rose 

My husband planted our Confederate Roses several years ago and they have really grown. Today, this one is full of buds and blossoms of several shades of pink. It is a lovely site to see.

The Confederate Rose is also called a Cotton Rose and is actually a Chinese Shrub that grows in the Southeastern United States thus the name. In the morning the blooms are a very light pink and then gradually get darker throughout the day. Some of the blossoms almost look red by late afternoon.

 

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Confederate Rose 

Hibiscus mutabilis, also known as the Confederate rose or the cotton rosemallow, is a plant noted for its flowers.

Confederate roses tend to be shrubby or treelike in Zones 9 and 10, though it behaves more like a perennial further north. Flowers can be double or single and are 4 to 6 inches in diameter; they open white or pink, and change to deep red by evening. The 'Rubra' variety has red flowers. Single blooming flowers are generally cup-shaped. Bloom season usually lasts from summer through fall. Propagation by cuttings root easiest in early spring, but cuttings can be taken at almost any time. When it does not freeze, the Confederate rose can reach heights of 15 to 18 feet with a woody trunk; however, a much bushier, 5 or 6 feet plant is more typical and provides more flowering. These plants have a very fast growth rate. The Confederate rose was at one time very common in the area of the Confederate States of America, which is how its common name was derived. It grows well in full sun or partial shade, and prefers rich, well-drained soil.William C. Welch: "Hardy Hibiscus", Texas A&M University

Us Southerners Love Our Confederate Rose Bushes 

Listen carefully and you can hear the crickets and tree frogs

Our side yard in Pendleton, South Carolina

Confederate Rose

Confederate Rose Bush in Pendleton SC

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Angel Trumpets 

I am so lucky to have a husband that enjoys the yard as much as I do. He rooted our Angel Trumpets and we have yellow ones and white ones. Right before frost he cuts a stem and places it in water. He puts this in our garage and it is ready to plant by springtime.

The blossoms open up completely after dark and have a very sweet fragrance. They originally came from South America and are very toxic. We truly enjoy their beauty and they make us think of the trumpets blown by the angels.

 

Angel Trumpets

Angel's Trumpet 

Brugmansia is a genus of seven species of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae, native to subtropical regions of South America, along the Andes from Colombia to northern Chile, and also in southeastern Brazil. They are known as 'Angels Trumpets', sharing that name with the closely related genus Datura. Brugmansia are long-lived, woody trees or bushes, with pendulous, not erect, flowers, that have no spines on their fruit. Datura species are herbaceous bushes with pendulous (not erect) flowers, and most have spines on their fruit.

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Perennial Ageratum 

The Ageratum plants come up in the summer everywhere and I usually end up pulling some out to keep them from choking my other plants. Regardless, by fall they are in full bloom and the beautiful array of fuzzy purplish blue makes me forget what a nuisance they had been through the summer.

The Perennial Ageratum is also called the Mist Flower. They are very hardy and require no care except to be kept thinned out as they multiply by the hundreds.

 

Ageratum

Ageratum 

Ageratum ( A-gé-ra-tum),Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606?607 known as Whiteweed, is a genus of 40 to 60 tropical American herbs, annuals and perennials from the Sunflower family Asteraceae, tribe Eupatorieae.

They form tussocks or small hills. They grow to a height of 75 cm. The opposite leaves are cordate or oval, hairy or tomentose. The margins are slightly toothed or serrate. The leaves form compact clusters.

The fluffy flowers are lavender-blue, pink, lilac, or white; and spread in small compound umbels.

They give small, dry fruits.

Most species are native to Central America and Mexico but four are native to the United States.

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These are photos taken in various locations throughout North and South Carolina, from landscapes to flowers to animals in the zoo.

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Gardening Books Are Very Enjoyable! 

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Still Blooming and We're Still Enjoying!

I love Cleome! 

When I was in college my wonderful Aunt Ruby gave me some Cleome Seeds. I watched her gather them off her many plants and was so interested in what she was doing. She put them in an envelope and wrote a description on the envelope.

I guess I got busy with college and other things and didn't think about them for a good many years. After I became an adult and had a greater appreciation for flowers, I asked her if she would give me some more. She always had them blooming in the back yard and I loved to look at them. I planted the seeds the next spring and have enjoyed my Aunt Ruby's Cleome ever since.

I have purchased seed and been given more seeds from other friends but I always know that my Aunt Ruby's plants are out there somewhere. Those seeds were a gift of love.

Now I share my seeds with my friends and always remember my Aunt Ruby.

What are Cleome? 

Category: File - :Cleome chelidonii in AP W IMG_9951.jpg|thumb|190px|Cleome chelidonii at Pocharam lake, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Cleome is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cleomaceae. Previously it had been placed in family Capparaceae, until DNA studies found the Cleomaceae genera to be more closely related to Brassicaceae than Capparaceae. The APG II systemStevens, P. F. (2001 onwards) Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Brassicales. allows for Cleome and the other members of Cleomaceae to be included in Brassicaceae.

The genus sensu stricto includes about 170 species of herbaceous annual or perennial plants and shrubs.Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening 1: 652-653. Macmillan ISBN 1-56159-001-0. The genus has a subcosmopolitan distribution throughout the tropical and warm temperate regions of the world. However a recent DNA study failed to separate Cleome, Podandrogyne and Polanisia from each other, so some taxonomists have abandoned the last two of these genera, treating them as part of Cleome sensu lato; in this case Cleome contains about 275 species, the vast majority of the Cleomaceae.

As a genus it contains species which show a developmental progression from C3 photosynthesis to C4 photosynthesis. This combined with its being a Brassicaceae (and therefore closely related to the model plant species Arabidopsis thaliana) make it an ideal genus in which to study how C4 photosynthesis occurs and how it evolved. Morphological differences that demonstrate the transition from C3 to C4 include C3 species having more veins and larger bundle sheath cells. There are also proteins present in species such as Cleome gynandra which are needed for C4 photosynthesis.Marshall, D.M., Muhaidat, R., Brown, N.J., Liu, Z., Stanley, S., Griffiths, H.G., Sage, R.F., Hibberd, J.M. (2007) Cleome, a genus closely related to Arabidopsis, contains species spanning a developmental progression from C3 to C4 photosynthesis. Plant Journal, 51: 886-896

Here is a great tool set that any gardener would love to have! 

The Hummingbirds Loved The Lantana This Year! 

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Our Favorite Hummingbird Feeder 

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We have had lots of feeders but this one is the best.

I guess my love for flowers is in my blood. 

The picture below is of my dad's mother with her flowers in front of their home in LaFayette, Georgia. I never knew Minnie Fisher Tate as she died when my dad was a young man but I know I would have really loved her. She was known for her love of flowers, animals and people. She was very kind hearted and was remembered that way by many.

The picture at the right is of Minnie and my granddaddy Amaziah Bryd Tate. She called him "Dear". I never knew him either.

This lens is dedicated in memory of my grandmother

Minnie Fisher Tate
Born November 22, 1874
Died August 21, 1930

Minnie's Garden

Minnie Would Have Loved These! 

I know I would.

I really enjoyed these Fall Lenses! 

There are so many beautiful flower and gardening lenses on Squidoo.

Let me know if you have a Fall Lens and I would love to add it here. A.J. has a list going on her beautiful lens, also.

Fall Trees - A Stroll Around Pendleton SC 

This fall has been amazing and I enjoyed going around town and around my yard taking pictures. It also contains a video slideshow of my photos and also photos by a friend of mine. I am also adding that slideshow here for your enjoyment.

Fall Trees Around Pendleton 

A slideshow video with photos by my friend, John Sitton, and myself.

Fall Trees in Pendleton SC

John Sitton and Nancy Hellams photograph the beautiful fall trees around Pendleton SC in Nov 2008. // created at http://animoto.com

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Thank you, thank you, thank you! 

Thank you to everyone who has visited this lens and made such positive comments. We had been out of town for the past several days and I returned today to find that this lens is Lens of the Day! I am thrilled and celebrating! (10-24-08)

 

Hope you enjoyed the stroll. 

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24websurf wrote...

Being a "Confederate Rose" myself, that is my favorite ;) What a beautiful lens!
~ Squid Angel Blessings~

ReplyPosted November 07, 2009

carolestep wrote...

Wow, great site. I am a flowers, trees and bird nut. I grew up learning all the trees and flowers of Kentucky from my mom & dad, birds too. I don't think they realized how interested I was, It was simply their 'forte' and when we would take our Sunday drives with the family they would say things like "look at that walnut tree" or "look at the ruby throated hummingbird on the beautiful bee balm over there." Everything they ever pointed out stuck with me and now every spring I have to plant my annual flowers and enjoy my perennials. Thanks for a wonderful walk down memory lane with my parents. Enjoyed your site very much.

ReplyPosted August 07, 2009

luvmyludwig wrote...

Great job on this. How have you been doing? :)

ReplyPosted August 05, 2009

blue22d wrote...

Thanks. I love your lens. Angel Trumpets are very interesting. They are very large and so pretty. I love roses as well. It has been fun visiting this lens. Five stars and congrats for have lens of the day.

ReplyPosted July 13, 2009

poutine wrote...

I love the Perennial Ageratum . I'll plant some this summer.

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Wysiwigs wrote...

Lovely photographs and an enjoyable lens!

ReplyPosted May 28, 2009

ElizabethJeanAllen wrote...

Hi,
My name is Elizabeth Jean Allen and I am the new group leader for the Nature and the Outdoors Group.
Welcome.
Lizzy

ReplyPosted May 21, 2009

ElizabethJeanAllen wrote...

Thnaks for stopping by my Lizzy's Bookshelf lens
Lizzy

ReplyPosted May 18, 2009

OhMe wrote...

in reply to MsSnow4a Thank you for visiting. I had taken some pictures of our dogwoods and azaleas so you have inspired me to get my new lens going. I just keep putting it off so will get right on it. Thanks.

ReplyPosted April 10, 2009

MsSnow4a wrote...

I do love flowers, anytime of the year. Great Lens :)

ReplyPosted April 10, 2009

marsha32 wrote...

I'm in hopes of planting lots of flowers this spring

ReplyPosted March 07, 2009

OhMe wrote...

in reply to Lexi Thank you for visiting my Fall Flowers lens in the spring. This poor lens doesn't get much attention this time of year. I am going outside in a few minutes and take pictures of the daffodils and may be making a Spring Flowers lens soon.

ReplyPosted March 07, 2009

Lexi wrote...

A lovely visit to your gardens! Here in Montana the flowers are long gone by October. But in Arizona I used to grow lantanas, they are lovely.

ReplyPosted March 07, 2009

Snozzle wrote...

I was tending my garden, here in England, this morning and we have some spring flowers already coming up. The seasons seem to be changing. Loved your lens - there is always something to be seen in a garden (sorry, yard!) all year round.
Mike.

ReplyPosted February 21, 2009

HypnoBob wrote...

Nice, the beauty in the simple things :-)

ReplyPosted January 22, 2009

M_S_Beltran wrote...

What a beautiful lens, and I am in love with your garden. 5*

ReplyPosted January 07, 2009

OhMe wrote...

in reply to Shelly Yes, we are lucky. I have two sisters and consider both of them my best friends.

ReplyPosted January 03, 2009

Lensmaster

Shelly wrote

Oh my, Ohme--this is delightful. I'll have to look into Lantana for our hummingbirds, we like to keep them happy! I have 12 feeders for their enjoyment as well as fowers, of course. I'm in zone 3 along Lake Superior, so the beautiful Conferderate Roses would stroke out here. I wondered about angel trumpets for a few years, they are so beautiful--maybe this year. Thanks for visiting Happy Birthdays Shelly, Tipi surprised me with that and I did cry! A lot of love went into that. We're lucky to have sisters as best friends aren't we!

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Margo_Arrowsmith wrote...

What I love most about the south is planting pansies in November. But I guess that would make them winter flowers. As always another great lens!

ReplyPosted December 18, 2008

Winter52 wrote...

What a gorgeous garden... I am truly envious! I bet you are already planning for next year!

ReplyPosted December 11, 2008

EverythingMouse wrote...

How wonderful to see such a personal lens.

You have been Blessed by a Squid Angel

ReplyPosted December 09, 2008

JohannTheDog wrote...

How beautiful! This time of year we really miss the blooms. Thanks for giving us a taste of warmth!

ReplyPosted December 05, 2008

wrote...

What a beautiful lens. I miss the flowers. Spring can't get here fast enough.
LizzyJean

ReplyPosted December 03, 2008

GramaBarb wrote...

Enjoyed the walk through your garden with my morning coffee today. 5*

ReplyPosted November 25, 2008

marsha32 wrote...

a beautiful walk through!

ReplyPosted November 21, 2008

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