Around the garden (finding flowers)

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Lens-Artists Challenge #301: Floral

I decided to be floral at home. A lot of the flower photos taken over the past few weeks either have bees or birds on the flowers. So that is why I went on an adventure to discover what flowers are still here in Autumn. You may thank me for not including all of the flowers as the post would have been far too long.

I bought some Plants needing a home. They looked rather sad in the nursery. This Stock flower was the only flower, so far, from the punnet. It is very late in the season for Stocks to flower.

Am Allamanda vine trails over a shed

Last year I planted Marigolds and let the flowers stay on the plants. This year I have new garden bed of Marigold flowers.

The Gerberas have been lovely even if they are a little ragged but the Stingless Native Bees don’t mind

Other Gerberas are still putting on a show

The Bottlebrush flowers have been amazing this year. The trees are full of Honeyeaters as well of flowers

One of the early plantings, Cape Honeysuckle are still growing among a tangle of other plants. I was surprised to find some flowers

All of the Salvias are flowering. Only one variety shown of four

I love Dianthus and this pot of plants is seemingly never ending, always has flowers of many colours

While out I came across the dreaded weed Lantana, a real pest on my place. The flowers are pretty, pretty poisonous to horses and cattle especially the red variety. This is a representation as they aren’t like this, I used a function on my camera called Vivid

Same again for this variety of Lantana although this one isn’t poisonous to stock.

I have shown my garden favourite, Cats Whiskers many times. I wonder what they would look like in Vivid too

57 thoughts on “Around the garden (finding flowers)”

  5. I missed the Cat Whiskers pics you’ve posted before. This one is so pretty. 🤩 It looks like it has a blush of lavender. Your photos are very bright and colorful. A superb selection for the challenge. 🤩

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  6. Your beautiful flowers are so different from ours in many cases Brian – what a wonderful, colorful array of blossoms! Your images reminded me of our Australia visit years back – it was the first time I’d seen bottlebrush which I just love. One wonders which came first, Australia’s amazing flowers or her incredible birds. In either case you are a master of presenting both 😊.

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  10. I love lantanas, I didn’t realise they were poisonous… You have a great collection of flowers and we seem to do the same, take plants in when they need a home. I have a geranium that cost me 50p 2 years ago. It’s massive and always gives me the most beautiful flowers, all year round too 😀

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    1. I could have put so many more into the post Sofia but it would have been far too long. Rescue plants are always a favourite as if they die, it’s not as though I didn’t try to give them a new lease on life.

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  14. The advantage of not having cold Autumns and Winters is that your Marigolds which are annuals act like perennials. Do you have want to get rid of butterfly weed Lantana when it encourages butterflies? I did not know Lantana was invasive.

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      1. Thanks for the info on Lantana Brian. Here is is coveted by some who want to encourage butterflies to visit, kind of like growing Milkweed for Monarchs. I have some new weed in the garden, I’ve never seen it before and it has overtaken my garden. It spreads out horizontally, it is sticky and attaches itself to you. I spent a good part of the day Friday trying to yank it out. We’ve had heat/humidity and rain which only makes it grow/spread.

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  15. A lovely colorful selection. We have many of these around here too. The lantanas are a pest, but pretty too. In your vivid shots, they look they could take over the world!

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  16. I so enjoyed the Autumn garden stroll. I’m envious of all the bright colors. So many attractive flowers for the insects to enjoy and humans too. Does the plant that is poisonous give off an odor that the animals know instinctively to avoid?

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    1. Thanks Shelley. Most of my plants you can buy in the US too I reckon. It’s the difference in climate that makes a difference. Mr’s next job should be a hot house for exotic plants.
      Not really, Lantana actually smells OK. One of the old farmers told the newbies that it was “bush mint” 😂
      Hungry stock will eat anything

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      1. I believe I’ve seen Dianthus in our area. I’d love to find the Cat Whiskers plants. Hmm…Mr. should put heat in the tea house to do just that. 🤔😂

        LOL ‘bush mint’ – makes sense they’ll eat whatever is there in front of them when they’re hungry. I’d like to see them eat all the weeds in my garden so I don’t have to pull them! 🤣

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  18. You have such special flowers in Australia, Brian, and birds! Loved your whiskers of course, but of all your colourful choices, my love for the bottlebrush will never fade. Mine is flowering now!

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