Now that I took the hummingbird feeders down and our resident birds have headed south... our Cardinal Climbers or Ipomoea x multifida are blooming like crazy. Go figure !
Still seeing some travelers passing by...so it's a good thing.
Another late bloomer.
Have a million of these on all the flowers.
What the heck are they ? Some kind of moth is my guess.
By the way....the voting has started at Blotanical.
Good luck everyone !
Cardinal climbers? Shame on me, I've never heard of them before! Thank you Patsi, I learned something new!
ReplyDeleteI didn't know the name of the Cardinal Climbers, which are wild flowers here.
ReplyDeleteTatyana,
ReplyDeleteLots of people never heard of them even some master gardeners I know. They always think of trumpet vines which have different leaves and large stiff flowers.
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LotusLeaf,
Very cool ! Lucky you.
Hi Patsi, those red flowers must be like blaring ads where the sound gets so loud like the commercial on TV to the hummers. Your little butterfly is a skipper of some kind.
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Patsi girl ! I tried cardinal Climbers aka Cypress Vine but no luck .. they looked sickly and just plain awful .. so another seed off my list but when i see them on other sites they look fabulous ! .. your Canna is gorgeous too !
ReplyDeleteI some times go back and try a plant that has failed .. like my "heathers" yet again .. I am trying .. go figure ? LOL
Pretties as usual!
ReplyDeleteWonderful!!
ReplyDeleteIt's been awhile since I've been able to visit, so delighted! Good luck and happy Autumn Gardening (keep your camera near ... love your photos)!
ReplyDeleteJoy,
ReplyDeleteI grow them just for the hummingbirds but have to have them in a garden bed with other plants.
Not so great by themselves.
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Rosemary and Tiggerlot,
Many thanks.
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Joey,
I know what you mean about visiting...my list of people to visit keeps getting longer.
Can't seem to stop myself then I wind up running out of energy. :(
I see someone let you know that's a skipper. My cypress vines and cardinal climbers are producing more blooms now, too. I don't normally see many hummingbirds, though. I saw one on them and the black and blue salvia last year, though.
ReplyDeleteThe Cardinal Climber has such a bright red color to it, the hummingbirds may just fly back to see them!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, Patsi! I'm gonna try that cardinal vine next year! Love those skippers...they're everywhere aren't they?
ReplyDeleteThe cardinal climber is beautiful. Maybe I'll try one next year. Love the deep red flowers. Your butterfly is one of the skippers but don't know which one.
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Sue,
ReplyDeleteWhat's with the late blooms? Don't get it. Salvia is good too but a feeder proves more effective for resident hummers.
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Catherine,
It's a shame they bloomed so late. The Climbers were always a favorite.
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Lynn,
Not sure if I like the skippers...lots of any bug/bird kinda creeps me out. ha
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Marnie,
They sure are red...will start them earlier next year. They always were a all day/everyday favorite of the hummers.
I love the cardinal climbers, we have never usually had warm enough weather for them to bloom. Except with global warming, now it is definitely hot enough.
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Patsi, what a wonderful post. Cardinal climber is looking great. We grow red hot pocker for attracting sun birds. we have sun birds instead of hummings here.
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ReplyDeleteFunny thing is...didn't get more than a few blooms till the temps got a little cooler.
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Muhammad,
Ok, now I have to check out sun birds and red hot pockers. :)
Love the cardinal climber plant. I'm not familiar with that one. Very pretty.
ReplyDeleteI have some cardinal climber seeds, still in the package! I just didn't get around to planting them this summer. Oh well--I think they might be good again next year? It's a good thing you have them blooming, if you've got some stray hummingbirds, it'll be just what they're looking for! I have seen quite a few skippers here, too. I know they're butterflies, but they do kind of look like moths, don't they!?
ReplyDeleteDonna,
ReplyDeleteIt might be close to the cardinal creeper.
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Jan,
See some stray hummers almost daily...easy to see them on these vines.
Happy, now I'll have fresh seeds for next year !
Hi, just drop by to visiting your lovely blog & post.
ReplyDeleteThose are beautiful Cardinal Vine plant, do remember to take those seeds for the next season & your canna lily is so lovely.
Looks as though your weather might still be nice enough to enjoy your late bloomers anyway. nice.
ReplyDeleteJames,
ReplyDeleteThanks. Try to save seeds for certain plants that I always repeat.
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Victoria,
Tomorrow will be 65 degrees...65 to 70 my favorite !
Beautiful photos, what a feast the hummers missed!
ReplyDeleteHi Patsi, Those beautiful flowers! Even if the hummingbirds missed them, YOU didn't! And we can enjoy them! The little butterfly is a Skipper... don't know which one. Happy October! :-)
ReplyDeleteThose late hummers will enjoy the cardinal climbers-such a pretty shade of red.
ReplyDeletePatsi, there are so many great blogs on Blotanical. I should admit, it gets a bit crowdy.
ReplyDeleteI voted for your blog. It's one of my favorites, and your garden is an inspiration for me. Happy autumn gardening!
Iowa Women,
ReplyDeleteThat's what I say !!! Why couldn't they bloom when my resident hummers were here.
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Shady,
I agree it's a shame. The Skipper is not so pretty...that's why I thought it was a moth.
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Tina,
Shame....they're blooming like crazy.
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Tatyana,
Many thanks. You also got my votes..#1
Stuart did very well putting it together.
Those cardinal climbers are gorgeous! Yep, it does look like a moth. I also voted for you at Blotanical!
ReplyDeleteAfter seeing your pictures, I've added cardinal climbers to my list next year. Hope they do as well as yours.
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