Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day September 2017

It's hard to believe that it's the last bloom day of summer.  Like it or not, the autumnal equinox is only a week away.  Not a lot of new blooms in my garden this month, mostly late-staying guests at the summer party, lingering until Jack Frost breaks up the fun.




Forgot to take pictures of the toad lily blooms.  Interesting but not impressive blooms on fabulous foliage.



For the first time ever, I've had a problem with powdery mildew on my tuberous begonias.  Many look rather dreadful  but there are a few stalwarts that continue to crank out flowers.








Salvia 'Amistad.' S. 'Hot Lips' has been blooming all summer out in the parking strip but hasn't made a single GBBD post.




Pelargonum in a loud and tasteless color.  Begonia seedlings appeared in this pot and I left them to see what they were.  Turns out they're Begonia boliviensis in bright orange.  The combination would certainly cause nightmares for proper garden colorists.














Funny, I just looked at a few previous September GBBD blog posts and the flowers are almost identical to those in this post.  Maybe I need to try growing something different.