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Garden Blog
11/11/09
Overcoming Frost and Snow
There are still perennials blooming out there despite the snow and frost we've received! As I was riding my bike past the gardens of my neighborhood during this beautiful weather we've had, I spotted some late blooming perennials and shrubs among the yellow, red and orange fall foliage. Here’s what I saw if you’re looking for LATE season color:
 Mums are still blooming. I have some maroon perennial mums in my garden that started in September! These aren’t Mammoth mums (formerly my favorite mums), though they are perennial.- American Witchhazel or Hamamelis virginiana is a FALL blooming shrub. It has funky yellow wiry flowers that are fragrant; it’s used in mild astringents, not only that, it’s a native to MN.
- Malva ‘Zebrina’ is commonly called zebra mallow or French hollyhock. It makes a great cottage garden flower that resembles a mini hollyhock. It’s purple and white stripes were everywhere in a neighbor’s yard down the road from my home because they self seed freely.
- Showy Mountain Ash (pictured, right) has showy orange berries that persist after the leaves have fallen. Although the common name makes you think you’d have to worry about the emerald ash borer with this tree, not so! This is one case where botanical nomenclature is less confusing than the common name of a plant…but that is for another blog. Just remember that the botanical name for the showy mountain ash is Sorbus decora. The ash genus is Fraxinus.
I love it when plants triumph over the toughest conditions that Mother Nature and people dish out. Even our harsh MN climate can’t stop so many resilient plants from showing their beauty in the fall. Head out while the weather is still nice and see if you can spot anything blooming.
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