Out with old...In with the new

Now that summer is over the garden is showing some changes.
Since we haven't had our first hard frost many flowers are still hanging in there.
But others are going to seed.

















But now the new.
New as of last Fall...
Still lots of blooms to come with these late blooming Montauk Daisies.
I understand this time period is one thing that sets this plant apart from the Shasta daisy, which usually blooms in early to mid summer.
The Latin name Nipponanthemum nipponicum suggests that the daisy comes from Japan, also it appears to be place it in the chrysanthemum family.
Until recently the Latin name for this plant was Chrysanthemum nipponicum.
I cut the plant back almost to the ground in early summer the same time I did my other plants like Sedum and Bee Balm. I just read it should be continually pinched as needed until mid July only I didn't see any buds to pinch like with Mums till' very late in the summer.
It has succulent foliage and daisy-like flower blooms from September right through the first hard frost. We'll see if this is true.
Supposed to be easy to propagate from cuttings.
Hope this does better than my unsuccessful Chrysanthemums which I've tried over the years.













One flower I never pay any attention to (probably because it's hidden in one of my shade beds) is the Toad Lily-Tricyrtis hirta.
Native to the Himalayas, Japan and China, and member of the lily family, there are several species available. I have the common Tricyrtis hirta.