My first Fall sunflower!
By The Horse
@TheHorse (206210)
Walnut Creek, California
October 18, 2020 11:41am CST
My faithful assistant (Horse Jr.) forgot to water some of my plants when I headed off to Montana in late July. As a result, I lost a few corn, green bean, and sunflower plants. I decided to replant, and see if I'd got some plant action before the Winter cold set in. My first sunflower bloomed the other day, and I think three or four others are going to follow suit. This one snuck through the lattice on my balcony to catch the morning sun. That's why the angle of the photo is odd. I hope it doesn't make you dizzy. Do you have flowers still blooming?
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
18 Oct 20
Your post reminded me that I still have a Gladioli blooming and some new Calendula.
That looks like a nice bloom.
It's a more bright Yellow than mine were.
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@TheHorse (206210)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Oct 20
@JimBo452020 Looks happy.
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
18 Oct 20
@TheHorse
Lol.
Oh aye, I could go into the garden and take a picture of the new Calendula.
It's pitch black.
It's raining.
Leave it with me.
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@moffittjc (118521)
• Gainesville, Florida
18 Oct 20
That's awesome that you got a bloom after planting so late in the season. Here in Florida, it seems that flowers bloom all year long. There's a local farm right up the road from me that grows sunflowers, and they have a field full of blooming sunflowers right now. It is pretty awesome to see when you drive by.
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@moffittjc (118521)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Oct 20
@TheHorse Me too! I used to take my girlfriend all the time and we would walk through the sunflower fields.
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@TheHorse (206210)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Oct 20
@moffittjc I miss cycling through the cornfields in Iowa!
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@wolfgirl569 (95512)
• Marion, Ohio
19 Oct 20
@TheHorse My sunflowers are all done. I do still have the winter hardy pansies I bought last month to see if they will come back next spring.
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@TheHorse (206210)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Oct 20
@wolfgirl569 Will they come back year after year?
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@jvicentevalera (13671)
• Santiago, Chile
18 Oct 20
What a beautiful, but single sunflower. It needs company ASAP!
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@jvicentevalera (13671)
• Santiago, Chile
19 Oct 20
@TheHorse oh well I'll wait for that four sunflower picture!
@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
19 Oct 20
My mom has been planting all different kinds of plants and flowers during the lockdown.
I'm afraid I wasn't blessed with a green thumb.
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@BarBaraPrz (45556)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
18 Oct 20
Yes, I still have geraniums, morning glorries, alyssum and candytuft still blooming, not to mention the clover in the grass. My browneyed susies are still up but have just about had the biscuit. Last time I looked, the tomato plants at the side of the house were still putting out blossoms... yup, just looked out the window and they're still game. There may be more but I don't feel like going out and checking right now. There's probably a dandelion or two out there, as well.
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@BarBaraPrz (45556)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
19 Oct 20
@TheHorse Some days. The predicted high temperatures for this week are: 13 today, 11 tomorrow, 18 on Wednesday, 17 on Thursday and then 23 on Friday. Try and make sense of that.
@infatuatedbby (94921)
• United States
18 Oct 20
Pretty! I have lavender still blooming!
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I think smells good
@JESSY3236 (18957)
• United States
19 Oct 20
I didn't know sunflowers still bloom in the fall. Pretty. No I don't have any flowers still.
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@Alandalus99 (68)
• Saudi Arabia
19 Oct 20
beautiful flower, if cared for properly this flower will bloom quickly and show its beauty, some people think that this sunflower is difficult to care for. I hope you will be happy with the bloom of your sunflower.
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