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November 2, 2015 · 7 Comments

Blooming in November?

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Here we are in the first week of November, with several days of 60s and 70s ahead, and my poor Minnesota garden does not know what to do. So many things are blooming in November. We’ve only had a couple of freezes so far, and several plants just keep on blooming.

What’s blooming in November? These guys.

Gomphrena is another persistent annual.
This rose bred by Minnesotan David Zlesak is called Oso Happy Smoothie, but I think they should call it “relentless.” It blooms late every year.
Calendula is another self-seeding annual that I keep around for their long bloom. This photo was taken in November!

Clara Curtis daisies are a prolific self-seeder, but I enjoy the bloom late in the season. Be sure to cut back early in the year to keep them from blooming too early.
Pineapple sage is a very late annual in Minnesota. Too bad the hummingbirds are gone, because they love this plant.
I almost did not include this calibarchoa image, because it’s a little faded, But you’ve got to admire them continuing to bloom.

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Comments

  1. Teresa Jensen says

    November 2, 2015 at 10:41 am

    I’ve got a couple of different Oso Easy roses in my front borders– good blooming throughout the year, and they weather the MN winters just fine. Interestingly enough, they thrived in my Texas garden as well!

  2. Penny Reinders says

    November 2, 2015 at 7:51 pm

    I live in Denver – we too have 60’s and 70’s and only a couple of freezes – and very mild ones at that – we have lots of roses, mums, petunias, geraniums and marigolds, among others, still in bloom – it’s so nice to still see color!

  3. Mary Schier says

    November 2, 2015 at 8:15 pm

    We are enjoying the warmth. It won’t last!

  4. Beth @ PlantPostings says

    November 2, 2015 at 9:40 pm

    This weather is so unusual, isn’t it? I still haven’t had a hard freeze, although most of the perennials have gone dormant for the season. It’s so freaky to have Zinnias and Marigolds still blooming in November! I don’t remember that happening before. The ‘Clara Curtis’ Daisies are lovely.

  5. commonweeder says

    December 7, 2015 at 12:30 pm

    The weather treated your garden pretty well! I can hardly remember November – we had our new garden and our new house in town and I haven’t been recording as much as usual. But I will be back at the camera and computer from now on. Hope you are enjoying the holidays.

  6. Mary Schier says

    December 9, 2015 at 9:56 am

    Thanks for commenting, Pat. We will be in your shoes next fall — planning a move is hectic but a new garden is exciting.

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  1. The November Garden - Minnesota State Horticultural Society says:
    March 14, 2023 at 4:06 pm

    […] Blooms in November are rare, but in some years, I’ve had annuals or late-blooming perennials that have continued to bloom into the first couple of weeks. Plants such as asters, gomphrena, calendula or petunias or calibrachoas that have been somewhat sheltered will still bloom. Hardy roses have been known to throw up one or two final blooms in late October or early November. […]

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