How about through the snow? :)

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My sedum Autumn Joy is still blooming in the snow, and so are some little pansies. The marigolds looked good for a long time but they're toast now.

Snapdragons are still looking good. The roses, chrysanthemums, lobelia cardinalis, garlic chives, zinnias, alstroemeria, and some clematis were still doing great until -7C hit.

I still have some venidium 'Zulu Prince', annual Phlox, African Daisies, Sweet Alyssum, Hollyhocks (a few blooms going strong yet), annual asters, cosmos, xeranthemum, painted sage, B-E-Susans, some borage blooms going strong yet, and one late-comer Sunflower is still strutting her stuff! And, as mentioned already, the snapdragons and marigolds. But, interestingly enough my zinnias are goners... must not be quite as sheltered?!?

In our area the coldest its gotten **so far** is around -2*C give or take. I'm sure that will change soon enough!

Ang

Ang, my zinnias are up against a shed, so maybe that does shelter them a bit. They seemed to take 0 degrees with no problems there, but maybe out in the open they would freeze sooner?

Laurie, my zinnias are in the middle of an island bed so maybe that does make a difference. I will try them up against the house next year!

Ang

I guess location does make a big difference. Gotta love those micro-climates!

My dahlias finally bit the dust yesterday. I've been waiting to dig them up, and was beginning to think they would never quit. The A. coronaria was still going strong yesterday, but I cut them down to dig up. Today, the pansies, snapdragons, and especially the johnny jump-ups are laughing at the frost. Surprisingly, the bacopa and diascia are still blooming, but the flowers are smaller. Perhaps because I haven't fertilized in 2 months.

Surprise surprise, what I thought were delphs in my new garden are blue monkshood and are blooming through the snow! So now I have the monkshood I always wanted. (Sharon I am still interested in more seeds though!) ;0)

check your email Gil ;)

What still looks good after several cold nights:

helenium - almost untouched
nova angliae asters of different types
mums
chelone
roses
obedient plant
sedum
rudbeckia
snapdragons
foxglove
delphiniums (in spectacular shape)
alyssum (blooms til mid-late November for me)

As of now, the only things that still look good, are the ornamental kale, annual vinca vine, sedum 'Autumn Joy' and of course, the ornamental grasses. Everything else is toast! Oh well, time to start planning for next spring. :)

Well, not exactly blooming, but my dusty miller is just as dusty as ever, still alive and well in the pots and places where I've pulled all other annuals.

I was just noticing yesterday that my calendula are still looking good yet and the annual phlox are not too bad yet either. I think there were a few johnny-jump-ups in there too.

Thats about it though.