Just Bizarre!
By DianneN
@DianneN (246843)
United States
September 15, 2021 4:40pm CST
Out of 15 spring blooming rhododendron shrubs of the same variety, we have one at the end of a full bloom. Just one! Why?
I hope it blooms again in April with the others.
Last summer, we had a different variety of spring rhododendron and forsythia bloom in late summer. Climate change or just a joke from Mother Nature? Not that I’m complaining.
Have you noticed blooms blooming when they shouldn’t be?
I hope it blooms again in April with the others.
Last summer, we had a different variety of spring rhododendron and forsythia bloom in late summer. Climate change or just a joke from Mother Nature? Not that I’m complaining.
Have you noticed blooms blooming when they shouldn’t be?43 people like this
36 responses
@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
15 Sep 21
Actually.come to think about it we had Gladioli in June.
Usually end of August we see.them.
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@DianneN (246843)
• United States
15 Sep 21
@JimBo452020 You we’re away for ages. Sorry about those beautiful flowers.
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
15 Sep 21
@DianneN
The high winds got them whilst we we're away.
Very delicate flowers
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@RasmaSandra (73444)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15 Sep 21
Oh, yes and it sure caught my eyes. I know it was a sign from Martin. I went out walking in September in Latvia after he had passed on in August. All of the signs all around were of autumn and trees becoming bare and then suddenly there was this flower as bright as the sun and I knew it was a sign because it made me smile, In autumn in Latvia you do not expect to find any more flower like this one and I was glad it was on the walk I had taken the first thought autumn.
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@cacay1 (83223)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
15 Sep 21
@RasmaSandra, such a lovely flower. It looks like cosmos flower.
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@RasmaSandra (73444)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15 Sep 21
@DianneN oh, I just had to take a photo since the flower was along the roadside and everywhere leaves were falling and many trees getting bare and nothing really to look at and then this flower. It was along the road we often walked together so he knew I would see it,
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@kaylachan (57697)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15 Sep 21
No, not really. But given how long it stays warm, it can take a while for stuff to turn.
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@LadyDuck (458233)
• Switzerland
16 Sep 21
@andreea_v Strawberries here bloom in April-May and then in late July-beginning August, but not after the half of September. Also my hot peppers plants are full of flowers now. Weird weather.
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@andreea_v (242)
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16 Sep 21
Yes!! The same thing happened to me! Last week I noticed 1 strawberry flower in my pot. They normally bloom in April -May and they did so this year too. And one of them bloomed recently again :)
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@andreea_v (242)
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16 Sep 21
I live in a place with all the seasons, but sometimes I do wish it was only summer :))))
I hope one day you get to travel and experience autumn or winter :)
Be sure to bring appropriate clothes!
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@wolfgirl569 (95226)
• Marion, Ohio
16 Sep 21
Nothing here right now. But the year isnt over yet
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@wolfgirl569 (95226)
• Marion, Ohio
16 Sep 21
@DianneN I need to look at mine tomorrow then. The forsythia did bloom this spring like it is supposed to.
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@DianneN (246843)
• United States
16 Sep 21
@wolfgirl569 Yes, mine bloomed, too, but here we go again! Just a few and not nearly as much as they bloom in the spring.
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@moffittjc (118449)
• Gainesville, Florida
16 Sep 21
There is one magnolia tree at my work that is still in full bloom, although none of the other magnolia trees anywhere around it are blooming. None of the magnolia trees at my house or blooming either. Just this one at work. It is bizarre.
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@moffittjc (118449)
• Gainesville, Florida
16 Sep 21
@DianneN I always park next to that magnolia tree just because of the blooms, even though it is a little farther away from the entrance to my work.
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@DianneN (246843)
• United States
16 Sep 21
@moffittjc That’s sweet! My son is finding them hard to get for his landscaping. They are such beautiful trees.
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@DocAndersen (54411)
• United States
16 Sep 21
perhaps it is a late bloomer?
Or possible a very stubborn plant that refuses to believe in spring?
i can keep going...
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@DianneN (246843)
• United States
16 Sep 21
@DocAndersen It’s planted in the ground. I think it bloomed to make the other rhododendrons jealous
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@DocAndersen (54411)
• United States
16 Sep 21
@DianneN well then, perhaps it bloomed again to honor it's planter!
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@merrybelle2021 (1389)
• Philippines
16 Sep 21
The roses on the east side of the house has been blooming. I've been picking several every few days.
Our climate is tropical. I'm not sure if roses like rain days or not.
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
16 Sep 21
When it comes to nature no questions asked 
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@kobesbuddy (74569)
• East Tawas, Michigan
16 Sep 21
With cross pollination, I guess anything can happen. With bees killed by spraying, they aren't doing the job God created them to complete. A gorgeous rhododendron shrub!
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@DianneN (246843)
• United States
17 Sep 21
@kobesbuddy So does my younger son. Unfortunately, he’s allergic to them and carries an Epi pen.
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@kobesbuddy (74569)
• East Tawas, Michigan
16 Sep 21
@DianneN If there's a bee flying within a mile of me, I get stung!
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@oahuwriter (26780)
• United States
16 Sep 21
Interesting, you got a colorful & pleasant surprise! Living in Hawaii, blooms are constant, especially after rain.
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@oahuwriter (26780)
• United States
17 Sep 21
@DianneN
Wow! A very pleasant surprise!
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@Michellekidwell (29260)
• Sonora, California
16 Sep 21
We have flowers blooming almost year around here, your rhododendron shrubs are beautiful in bloom!
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