Warm October Days
San Francisco is often covered in chilly fog in the spring and summer, but warms up when the fog disappears in the fall. True to form, we’ve been having warm October days. Today the backyard thermometer reads 86 F (30 C.) The garden is enjoying this latest warm spell, and there are lots of orchids and other flowers open.
We just added this unusual Ptilotus to the garden. It’s a drought-tolerant Australian perennial with feathery flowers. On the right, Asclepias flowers look like colorful shooting stars. Asclepias are better known as milkweeds, and are the preferred food of monarch butterfly caterpillars.
A white Japanese Anemone and a purple African Daisy show contrasting beauty.
This jasmine is the size of a small tree, and grows up a support pole for our back stairs. Dave and I routinely debate whether it’s supporting the stairs, or will someday pull them down. Several times a year, it bursts into bloom with honey-scented flowers. In the middle, a purple Epidendrum flower looks like it could fly away. On the right, Pink Sage flowers have graced our garden for years, thanks to seeds Dave brought from his home in New Orleans.
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November 7th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
I love the beautiful picture close-ups of flowers you have! Such great detail and wonderful colors. Thanks for the great pictures.
November 14th, 2008 at 9:55 pm
mmm — i can almost smell that jasmine!