First signs of autumn
Jane McGary via pbs (Mon, 24 Aug 2020 17:10:47 PDT)

A tiny trace of rain fell here four days ago, and the drop in
temperature may have stimulated a few geophytes. Today Colchicum x
agrippinum opened in the bulb lawn, and Acis autumnalis is in flower in
a few places around the garden. Cyclamen hederifolium flowers here and
there, including in the lawn, as it's almost a weed in Oregon gardens. A
single flower on Cyclamen graecum, sticking out between two slabs of tufa.

I have to add an off-topic cheer for a non-geophyte, Nierembergia
gracilis. A plant I bought last fall from Tony Avent's nursery has been
covered with flowers for almost three months and shows no sign of
letting up. It is a small, rounded plant that looks like it may be very
difficult to propagate, and will probably flower itself to death this
season. It seems to come from a single crown (unlike the familiar
running N. rivularis) and isn't setting seed. Its dark-centered
lavender, petunia-shaped flowers are so gratifying, I'm ready to buy
another couple even at about $15 apiece.

Jane McGary, Portland, Oregon, USA, far from the street fights

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