September Garden
(Revised 31 Jan 2011)
We have been looking for more plant materials to make the September Garden look less “end of the season”. The hot temperature, the humidity, and the mosquitoes will be mostly gone by September. It should be a good time to enjoy the garden. Unfortunately, we have not made enough progress yet. Our garden still look tired by September.
Imperata cylindrica 'Rubra' seemed to look bloodiest by September
Still cannot spare enough plant materials to fill this recently renovated area.
Heuchera 'Georgia Peach' kept its bright colour throughout the season and well into fall
Lespedeza and Caryopteris are two not so common September beauties in our area.
Lespedeza thunbergii 'Yakushima'
Caryopteris 'First Choice'
I would like to have more Agastaches if I can find them.
Agastache cana 'Purple Pygmy'
Agastache rupestris
These two blue perennials are my September favourites. (Of course it is because they are blue.)
Gentiana 'True Blue'
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Some Phoxes can be at their best in early September depending on the year.
Phlox pan. ‘Blue Paradise’
A few late hemerocalis can still be around.
Hemerocalis ‘Big Kiss’ and ‘Moonlit Masquerade’
This is the only tree (Heptacodium miconoides) in our garden that blooms in September. The flowers are small and have a light spicy fragrant. A small tree that has an interesting branch structure and ornamental bark in winter. This tree was introduced into North America from China in the 80′s, and the full size of this tree attainable is still yet to be seen.
Heptacodium miconoides – the lonely flowering tree
Sedums are indispensable September perennials. I like ‘Frosty Morn’ for its ‘clean’ look that stands out in the garden spring through to fall.
Flowers of Sedum 'Frosty Morn'
The colours of Sedum ‘Brilliant’ flowers became more red as the by September.
Sedum ‘Brilliant’
Hecheras were still at their best even as the fall temperature prevailed.
Heuchera 'Mahogany'
The days were getting shorter, and the night time temperature was falling; reminders that winter was not far off.
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