Autumn can be a scarecrow for many plants and flowers, some of which can't stand the low winter temperatures waiting around the corner. I look with interest and pity at how the flowers in my little garden are behaving now that autumn is in its midst, and when it could happen at any time that temperatures drop to zero degrees Celsius.
So far autumn looks more like summer, but that won't last long and many plants already know their time is coming to an end.
One of these is the black-eyed Susan.
This plant that has graced my garden all summer still retains some of its flowers. Others have already withered, respecting its life cycle as it has been written for thousands of years.
Fortunately, this is a perennial plant. It will soon go into hibernation but in spring it will grow again, bigger, prettier, and more vigorous.
Other flowers are still doing well and show no signs of being scared of winter and cold. The best example is the rose, which remains in bloom until the snow covers it. Only frost will end its existence this year.
This is my favorite rose. An English variety. It's called Rosa "Princess Alexandra of Kent". It is a rose created by David Austin in England and I understand this gentleman is famous. He deserves it, because this rose is exceptional, blooming from May until late autumn.
There are also a variety of plants that only do well in autumn. This is the time when they start to flower and they have a short life of only two months. These are chrysanthemums!
It's called Splash Energy!
Chrysanthemum indicum...
I remember my childhood and youth waiting for autumn to see these flowers, in so many shapes and varieties and with a special fragrance. Now, we can see these flowers in the summer too, grown and trained in greenhouses...
In addition to these flowers grown in my garden soil, there are potted flowers, generally flowers that do not live naturally in the climate where I live. These flowers, in order to survive, will be kept in the warmth of the house to get them through the winter.
Asclepias curassavica, known as tropical milk
Mandevilla sanderi, Brazilian jasmine, is a vine of the genus Mandevilla.
Abutilon pictum, is a plant native to Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay
Ruellia simplex or Mexican petunia
These plants will continue to delight me even after the snow covers my little garden. These plants will be next to me in the house. Moreover, as of now, these flowers will be the models for my winter photos.
