Still gradually bringing plants inside...a process that will go on into November, or as long as low temps stay above 25 degrees. Only the hardiest containerized plants will still be outside, on the end. My Jaboticaba once stayed outside, one year, when we hit 25, by accident (I had forgot to bring it in). It was unscathed. For anyone unfamiliar with Jaboticaba, it is a tropical fruit tree. Even though I had forgot to bring it in, I unexpectedly learned that it could survive such a temp, unscathed! So, it wasn't a deliberate attempt to make the plant hardier than it might be, if that makes sense. Just a pleasant surprise.



Rather than alot of Camellia flower buds opening, at once, they seem to only bloom a few at a time, when outdoors. I can see how this could spread a bloom cycle, in the South, between cold blasts.
Funny, last year, when I brought this plant inside (because a cold blast was on the way), more flower buds opened at once. In any event, here are the first and second flowers. The variety is 'October Magic Rose'...


https://photos.app.goo.gl/d2nreprHfLbfrsgYA

https://photos.app.goo.gl/vMaLNWvzjoKiaLRz9



Ever hear about a plant called, the CLIMBING ONION, or
Bowiea volubilis? It's not an actual onion, but the corms it forms, resembles one. When I got this plant, several years ago, the corm was only about the size of a dime. Now, it could go in a slightly bigger basket. Vine-like stems emerge from the corm tops, that could actually climb on a small trellis:


https://photos.app.goo.gl/6PxAcUfyQjjeWfCn7



Ever grow your own edible GINGER rhizomes? This is the variety that the spice comes from. It is known botanically as Zingiber officinale.
The plants produce leafy growth, above ground, and the ginger roots develop underground...


https://photos.app.goo.gl/542Mvgrrnz7Aw6WDA



The BRAZILIAN PLUME or Jacobinia carnea, is blooming...


https://photos.app.goo.gl/1a5o1DbT32zmSpo4A



The AUTUMN CROCUS continues to bloom. This type of fall crocus looks more like the spring type, minus leaves.


https://photos.app.goo.gl/boD8ykXqvoSrwwAJ6



The Winter Elephant Ears, or Arum italicum, have emerged. Believe it or not, this type of elephant ear is evergreen, all winter, even up here!


https://photos.app.goo.gl/AzhK7eJydGfAyUv97



BITTERROOT, or Lewisia hybrida, is blooming. Bitterroot is the state flower of Montana, and named for the Bitterroot Mountains, of Western Montana. This means it is a very hardy succulent plant! Being xeric, although it is extremely hardy, it hates winter wet. I have this dish garden placed under the overhang of my garage, to keep most winter wet off of them..


https://photos.app.goo.gl/Leyev3x5yjzGSk338



- NEW PLANTS -


Here's a new BRAHEA armata plant I got. For anyone unfamiliar with this plant, it is a type of palm tree. It is also known as the Blue Hasper Palm. This palm has a nice blue color to its fronds, in full sun. It also like excellent soil drainage, and prefers it dry...


https://photos.app.goo.gl/qzJiMCJXaR6VoTrP7



Below is a pic of 5 plants. Pictured are: an Indian Rhubarb (a dwarf, hardier form of Gunnera-like plant: (Darmera pentata), a hardy Fuchsia, a Desert Spoon, a Primula auricula, and a dwarf Andromeda polifolia...


https://photos.app.goo.gl/BSKmy1u4pSeByqjf7



PHILLIPINE VIOLET, or Barleria cristata, is a tropical shrub:


https://photos.app.goo.gl/UoycxjuNmqGuwCgk7