Tiny purple blooms dot the Polka Dot plant
My garden’s been busy over the weekend. In just 24 hours, the Pink Polka Dot plant produced several flowers. I didn’t know the plant would actually bloom. All plants have a flower and a fruit, but many are subtle and therefore go unnoticed. Tiny purple flowers dot the plant. They’re quite small, no bigger than a centimeter, but they look vibrant against the mostly pink and green backdrop of the spotted leaves. What a fun discovery.
Three cheers for yellow!!!
Also growing in one of the pots is a fresh, yellow daisy or daisy-like flower. It’s another surprise from the packet of wildflowers planted in early spring. Every few weeks, a new flower appears. Today’s gorgeous bloom is as bright as a sunflower, but smaller in size. Yellow flowers are the garden cheerleaders: upbeat and sunny.
In that same pot, one or two fuchsia cosmos remain, a nice backdrop for the hummingbirds darting in and out at the feeder.
Bowling-pin Gourd
I smiled when I rounded the corner of the trellis and saw a rapidly growing birdhouse gourd still thriving on the vine. Most of the early fruit was small, but this latest gourd is growing at break-neck speed. In its present form, it reminds me of a bowling pin. Several smaller gourds grew up the trellis to the side of the house and they now hang below the eaves like a string of Christmas lights. Every time I see them I get a good giggle.
Tomorrow is October 1st with a projected temperature of 94 degrees Fahrenheit (34 degrees Celsius). Crazy weather! I’m starting my Halloween countdown in earnest tomorrow, featuring something seasonal daily. Stay tuned.
I love October! How about you?
Cosmo and Hummingbird
Beauty Times Two
Who needs to hang Christmas lights?
Gardening Nirvana 
Love the pink spots on the green leaves…more proof that mother nature nows how to be fashionable. 🙂 And the Christmas light gords look very cool, although I don’t know how you will pick them?!
Cheers,
Laura
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Mother Nature: Fashionista. I love that image.
I agree, picking them will be quite the challenge. I should have stopped them from climbing so high, but you know how it goes. They simply got away from me.
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Yes I do know!
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Lucky you Alys. Your garden is still surprising you this late in the season. I can see why you’d like the Edmonton forcast. I really would be melting at 34 C (thank’s for including that with the Farenheit). Your gourds do look like little christmas lights, California style. I’d be happy to watch your hummers and bask under the shade of your winged canopy….and then Slinky would have a pet or two (or three).
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What a nice image of you in my garden.
Slinky was very sweet this morning, and I realized it has been days since she hissed or swatted at me. A good sign. Lindy is still stalking her though, which is so sad.
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Farhenheit….honestly, this spelling thing…I’m really naughty.
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Spell check is our friend, my dear. I misspelled it three times. No wonder we say F and C.
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The pink polka dot plant is just gorgeous, I adore those leaves.
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Thank you, Eleenie. Aren’t they sweet? I don’t know any other plant like it.
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