Friday Flower Flaunt ... As Our last Autumn Month Winds Down.

The glorious Autumn days continue with fabulous blue skies and comfy temperatures.   I'm now committed to my usual 'dry' season watering schedule as we've only had one day of showers in seven weeks now.  I find the handheld-hose watering very relaxing after a long day's work though, and look forward to that task at the end of the day.





So onto what's blooming around the place today.

I'm finding Ruellia tweediana popping up in several corners of our property.  I'm thinking of actually transplanting some of them to a few little spots down the driveway in the hope they will spread and fill in some of the holes.

I'm now seeing some of the Petunia blooms out in the courtyard.

I'm really looking forward to seeing more of these 'Giant Victorious' blooms.  The first few are certainly quite large.

My old favourites, 'Stars Mixed', are starting their show.   Of course, I'm rather partial to the purple!

The new addition this year, 'Hot Lips', is fast becoming another favourite. 

What else is on show out in the courtyard?

Torenia 'Clown Mix'

Tornia 'Purple Magic'

 Gomphrena globosa 'Buddy Purple' and Angelonia angustifolia 'Serena White'

 Schlumbergera or Zygocactus

 Portulaca or Sun Jewels

 Cordyline 'Purple King'

 Salvia farinacea 'Strata'

 Salvia farinacea 'Victoria White'

 Crossandra infundibuliformis 'Glamour Puss'

 Viola hederacea or Native Violet

 Duranta repens 'Geisha Girl'

Double white Impatiens walleriana

and there are flowers on my Dracaena godseffiana of Gold Dust Dracaena.

Elsewhere around my place ...

Out in the shadehouse, the usuals are blooming.

 Dragon Wing Begonia

 Impatiens walleriana

 The last bloom on my Orchid is slowly starting to fade,

and the blooms on this unknown plant, that popped up in amongst some pass-along Orchids, are on show once again.  They are sweet little flowers, and so tiny!  I wish I knew what this plant is!

Out in the tiered garden beds, that sit just outside the shadehouse garden door ....

 the pink Angelonia angustifolia

and the purple are both coming back well.

 Salvia madrensis is blooming again.

 Mandevilla 'White Fantasy' is showing just a couple of blooms.

My Callistemon 'Pink Champagne' has begun another blooming cycle for the year.  I'm enjoying the regular flowering periods of this beauty.

Last of all, I have two new additions for one of the rock garden sections out along the driveway.  I've been on the lookout for a couple more Turnera subulata and I was lucky enough to find some during the week during one of my pop-in nursery visits! 


I'm joining Tootsie's meme Fertilizer Friday / Flaunt Your Flowers

Nix's meme Floral Friday Fotos

and Weekend Flowers

Wordless Wednesday ... Caladium Colour.

I'm joining Tina's Wordless Wednesday

Mosaic Monday ... Blooms, Butterflies, Big Moon and Blue Sky.

We've begun our last Autumn month here in north-eastern tropical Oz and I have created just a simple mosaic to show what's been going on in my corner of the world in the last week.

There have been loads of Common Grass Butterflies, glorious blue-sky days, blooms on the old faithfuls as well as the up and coming annuals, and a fantastic big big moon lighting up the bushland at night.

I'm joining Mary for Mosaic Monday

Firday Flower Flaunt ... As Our Last Autumn Month Begins.

May is our last month of Autumn and, apart from the year-round bloomers that includes

the Dragon Wing Begonias,

the Pentas,

the Hibiscus,



the Ixoras

and the Cupheas, most of the other flowering plants are taking a break right now.

Out in one section of the rock garden down beside our driveway, the sunny Turnera ulmifolia is showing its blooms as it begins another flowering cycle.

My newly planted hot pink dwarf Hibiscus is almost ready to show off.

 I just love the tiny wee flowers of my new Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Phantom Black'.

My Cordyline 'Purple King' had thrown out some budding flower sprays, and finally the little blooms are beginning to open.

It's time for the Schlumbergera to bloom.  They are late Autumn into Winter bloomers here, so we don't usually refer to them as Christmas Cactus.  They're more commonly known as Zygocactus.   I adore the bright cerise pink flowers at this time of year.  They really pack a punch.

The first blooms are appearing on the various Petunias I recently planted up in pots for the courtyard.  Petunia 'Hot Lips' looks like it's going to add some fantastic colour with its burgundy and white flowers.

The first of the old Pansy 'Faces Mix' has opened up as well.  My favourite time of the year is getting closer and closer!


I'm joining Tootsie for Fertilizer Friday / Flaunt Your Flowers

Weekend Flowers

and Floral Friday Fotos

I'm also joining Ewa's Flowers On Saturday