Asters
Snow is on the horizon. And we haven’t even had a “serious” frost. Two days ago I headed out to the garden on a warm afternoon to capture a last shot of my vast array of bloomers on these late days of autumn.
Like the Dia de los Muertos that I will soon be participating in south of the border in San Miguel de Allende, this is the time to bid farewell to the garden. And so, just like in Mexico, I am honoring a few friends that have come along for such a colorful ride this fall.
Some, like the asters and monkshoods are your typical late season new kids on the block.
Monkshood and Grass
Most unusual to witness is an iris blooming in October! The pure white ‘Infinity’ iris puts on a display twice a year. Although it makes an appearance in the spring it makes a huge splash in the fall. For good reason. Why would an iris bloom as the days grow short and the nights cold?
'Infinity' Iris
The dahlias are perhaps the most spectacular of the bunch. Not only are their colors gorge0us but they begin blooming in mid-summer and persist until the frost. All are stalwarts. My firetruck red ones that grow along a split rail fence are often mistaken for roses. They happen to grow next to them too.
Dahlia and Rose
Dahlias!
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