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| Maianthemum racemosum/Smilacina racemosa |
,which urges bloggers to capture fall in photos. The Fall Color Project posts will enable a reader to follow autumn's progress southward.
The first sign of autumn at Squirrelhaven this year is the foliage of the Smilacina racemosa, now known as Maianthemum racemosum (above), but they start turning in August if stressed by drought. What really clued me in to the onset of fall was when I noticed the Cornus alternifolia.
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| Cornus alternifolia starting to turn |
The Hydrangea quercifolias (oakleaf hydrangeas):
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| Hydrangea quercifolia showing some red |
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| chartreuse and red on 'Little Honey' |
a Geranium hybrid:
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There are a few more plants, but I'm having difficulty typing, so this is it for this week.
17 comments:
Oh I love foliage and Dave's fall thingey! Great shots to get us in the right mood for more fall fun. Do take care of the typing instruments! :-)
Frances
Love the fall colors...I'm so envious of your Oakleaf Hydrangeas! Do you know what Geranium that is...I'm trying to find one with reliable fall color.
Yikes, MMD, I guess fall is really coming, your photos are the proof. I had better get out there and look at my dogwood, I'll bet I will find some purple leaves. I drive by some homes in my area and there are leaves all over. I only get leaves that drop in because they have cut down all my 100 year plus trees!
Eileen
Scott - the Geranium is a seedling of a cross with g. macrorhizum.
Like the changing colors on the Little Honey - quite nice. Still too warm down here for my only (and new) Oakleaf to change, but here's hoping the colors are as nice as yours.
Many ah's and oh's thats beautiful.
Jen @ Muddy Boot Dreams
Ah, it gives a southern gardener hope to see the promise of fall in your foliage post. Hope your hand is better soon!
Signs of fall are unmistakable! I like the oakleaf hydrangeas.
Great fall photos, MMD.
Thanks for joining in The Fall Color Project! I wasn't expecting much color so early but I guess the stress of the dry summer has caught up with the plantings. I know it has here. The cherries are dropping their leaves already. I hope your hand feels better soon!
P.S. I'll have a summary post up next Friday to begin the Fall Color Project. Your post will be first!
Late summer foliage is amazing, a gift as the garden goes to sleep. Your previous posts is lovely too, MMD. It's sad to say goodbye to summer but all good things must come to an end (I won't miss the heat). And then there is spring ...
The earliest colors are just as charming as full on autumn! 'Little Honey' is beautiful and Smilacina racemosa is a nice color presence in the garden. gail
I love oakleaf hydrangea... such a great plant.
Those geraniums may not be a chic plant but I love them in every season. I'm surprised at how much is turning this early in September. Lots of color on our sugar and silver maples and many leaves on the ground.
Beautiful! I love Autumn, and this made me go outside with my camera to see if there were any early hints in my own garden. They were, so thanks to your pointer to the Fall Leaf Color project I've jumped in... (http://plantaliscious.janetbruten.co.uk/2010/09/the-leaves-they-are-a-changin/)
Thank you for your share your information.
mah jongg
Thanks for sharing the beginnings of fall..
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