Thursday, November 5, 2009

Blooming Friday ~ A Little Confused


There is still a lot blooming here, but as Katrina showed pictures of some of her lovelies blooming out of season and despite winter looming, I thought I'd show these two plants. They seem a little confused.

One is a native coast azalea (Rhododendron atlanticum) that normally blooms in May, but for the first time has produced a few blooms in November. The flowers have a very sweet and spicy scent much like Dianthus.


The second is Rosa arkansana, one of the prairie roses, that I started from seed from Prairie Moon Nursery last year. Normally it's a late spring/ early summer bloomer, but its first flowers came in November for some reason. I love the buds -- they look just like bright pink satin -- and the scent is very strong and sweet. Not exactly rose-like, but wonderful nonetheless.



For more Blooming Friday posts, visit Katarina at roses and stuff.


24 comments:

  1. So wonderful to be surprised and at this time of the year. Beautiful pictures. I wish you a nice and lovely week end!

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  2. The rose is beautiful~ I love the singles. I'm not sure if I have anything blooming out of season. Maybe I'll bundle up and go see this morning since all will be frozen tomorrow morning:(

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  3. Maybe it has been a wonderful year and the two wanted to show their appreciation with lovely blooms. One can think so anyhow.

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  4. Nice blooms Sweetbay. I am getting more acquainted with deciduous azaleas, love that yours has a great fragrance.

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  5. They are just too lovely~~especially nice gifts at this time of the year. I love the last photo~~such a soft rose color! Gail

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  6. What beautiful airy and poetic photos Sweet Bay... I love them all with full blown flowers and promising buds. Lovely Lovely! Your Azalea is quite stunning... confused or not. Happy Weekend. Carol

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  7. The Prairie rose is beautiful. I liked the butterfly on your chrysanthmums too. Wonderful pictures.

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  8. Lovely photos! I didn't know there was such a rose as a "Prairie Rose." I really must plant one in my garden:)

    By the way, you asked on my last post about the silver foliage in one of my pots. It's helichrysum, which is one of my favorites as an accent in containers. It's a light green usually, but as it dies it turns silver; I always leave it in my pots over the winter, because it looks pretty in the snow.

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  9. What a charming little rose. I'll bet you are thrilled to see it whenever it chooses to bloom.
    Marnie

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  10. Interesting! A lot of people seem to have late-season or out-of-season blooms this fall (but I'm not one of them, pout!). Happy weekend!

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  11. The Azalea is so pretty! I wonder how long it will take before the last flowerwills give in and go to sleep. I so wish it wont happen soon.
    Happy Blooming Friday!

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  12. At least they're confused in a good way and giving your more flowers!

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  13. Such a beautiful sight your Asalea is, even without the 'green' it shines. Your springrose in september must be a happy surprice as well.

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  14. Hats off for growing the Prairie Rose from seed.

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  15. You started your Rosa arkansana from seed? Wow! The photos are so pretty that it almost seems like I should be able to reach out and touch them.....or at least smell them. The color is something special.

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  16. Poor things - they just do not know what season it is. Still, the extra flowers are a bonus for you!

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  17. Love the pictures- especially the sode is pretty! Love//Eva

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  18. Lovely roses, you are showing!
    Have a great weekend!/
    AnnA

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  19. The azalea is beautiful. I wish I could sniff that delicious scent. The Prairie rose looks a lot like the wild roses we find around here.

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  20. I love the Coast Azalea. As long as this November blooming doesn't harm it then enjoy the sweet blooms!

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  21. Both blooms are very pretty. I really didn't have anything blooming out of season. And thank you for the comment about the butterfly on my sidebar.

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  22. I have hade some confused flowers too, but now they are all gone due to the low temperature we have had lately. Both your flowers are very pretty, and with a nice fragrance they are even better!

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  23. I am so enamored with fragrant flowers and these sound like real gems! A few years ago my garden buddy noticed her apple blooming in fall. Plants are strange things.

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  24. Your azalea reminded me of gauria at first. I've noticed that flowers sometimes bloom at a different time of year their first year than they will once established. My queen Anne's lace is an example I can think of. Last year it bloomed quite late, and just had a few blooms. This year, it bloomed all summer, and I have a whole bunch dried, and as many seedheads still on it. I bet I'll have some volunteers next year.

    Great Blooming Friday post!

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