Monday, October 20, 2008
What's Blooming Now: Asters and Coleus
Asters are blooming everywhere now. In flower beds, on roadsides, the edge of the woods, they seem to take on a special stand out quality once you see one or two. they seem to be everywhere. This time of year you could close your eyes and guess the name of a flower and aster would make you right most of the time. They come is all shades of blue and purple as well as white. They make great fillers for fall arrangments. This one blooming in my yard is a pass-along plant. My mother got it from Mrs. Davis and then passed a clump to me. It seems to grow equally well in sun or part shade. It withstands drought and still blooms in fall.
A pleasant change from the ubiquitous fall mums are the many kinds and colors of Coleus. By this time of fall they are at their best in size and color. The new varieties do not go to seed as much as the older ones did and maintain their thickness right on through the season till the first tiny frost hits them.The one in the top photo (with the red and yellow leaves) is the variety 'Alabama'. I have grown it for several years and it out performs all others for me.
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