late season interest?

[Spiegel]

I have that pink form too. Rick.  Here it blooms first by a week or so.  C. weyrichii just sat and did nothing for a couple of years and then it took off, seeding itself in delightful places.  So nice to have something to look at this time of year.

[RickR]

Leibnitzia anandra anandria has very dark leaves this fall.  
Phemeranthus (Talinum) spp. have nice autumn color.

        

[Hoy]

Rick, when I googled Leibnitzia anandra anandria  I got a lot of hits - in Russian! But when I googled Leibnitzia anandria I got a lot of "normal" hits!?

Anyway, the plant looks good and so does the Phemeranthus. The last one, is it a succulent?

[McDonough]

I grew Leibnitzia anandria many years ago when I lived in Seattle, Washington, an oddity to be sure, that's able to create non-flowering flowers in summer that go directly to seed (analogous to cleistogamous seed production in Viola species).  I barely remember the spring flowers, so googled to see what they looked like again.

The Phemeranthus in fall color look like upsidedown squiddies

[RickR]

Anandria, yes, a slip on my part.  I never have gotten a good close up of the real flower, but here is a blown up one:

               

The last one [Phemeranthus], is it a succulent?

Yes. and deciduous.

[Hoy]

Phemeranthus looks nice, is it possible from seed?

[Harold Peachey]

Phemeranthus is quite easy from seed

[RickR]

Yes, the genus does seem to be easy germinators, but Somehow, I lost the tag on that seeded pot.  I get volunteers in my potted materials very often.  Usually they need a cold moist period before they sprout at warm temps.   

[Hoy]

Thanks. Something to try, then!

[Tim Ingram]

We don't live far from Christopher Lloyd's famous garden, Great Dixter. Not many alpines in evidence but it is always very dramatic late in the season as these few photos show. Lots of dahlias, begonias and tender perennials. It is a real one off garden centred around one of the most beautiful houses you can imagine! The last picture is taken in the (extra) exotic section of the garden which is more like a jungle; it is a buddleja whose name I forget but I think with vivid orange flowers over that marvellous crimped foliage. It is hard seeing all these plantings to not want to branch out into a more exotic style of gardening, but the garden is very labour intensive and has many volunteer helpers.

[Hoy]

Anandria, yes, a slip on my part.  I never have gotten a good close up of the real flower, but here is a blown up one:

Well, it seems to be named L. anandra in the Russian pages anyway
An interesting plant anyway.

[IMYoung]

The last picture is taken in the (extra) exotic section of the garden which is more like a jungle; it is a buddleja whose name I forget but I think with vivid orange flowers over that marvellous crimped foliage.

 Seems to be a form of the North American  Buddleja marrubiifolia.... with VERY good foliage

[McDonough]

The last picture is taken in the (extra) exotic section of the garden which is more like a jungle; it is a buddleja whose name I forget but I think with vivid orange flowers over that marvellous crimped foliage.

 Seems to be a form of the North American  Buddleja marrubiifolia.... with VERY good foliage

That's one I never heard of, so had to look it up.  Here's a page to this Arizona native, a rather handsome thing:
http://ag.arizona.edu/pima/gardening/aridplants/Buddleia_marrubifolia.html

I was at a used bookstore this weekend, and they had a book on the genus Buddleia... wish I had bought it, but with 3 books already selected for purchase I had to limit myself 

[Hoy]

I had never recognized that as a Buddleja but I believe you when you say so (and Mark's link shows the flowers too!). Seems to be hardy down to -10C, something for me to try - if I ever get hold of it!

[Tim Ingram]

This is a small shrub which I had never come across before - Leptodermis oblonga. It is native to N. China and grows just to 3 or 4 feet, flowering from July to September (according to Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the british Isles). The flowers are rather intriguing with lobes at the end of the petals.

The plant came from Robin White at Blackthorn Nursery, and it is reminiscent of the daphnes that he grows so well except with five rather than four petals. It belongs to the Rubiaceae, a huge family with some nice alpine members like Asperula and Galium, and also coffee and quinine! Quite a stimulating family!