White blooms at the end of October

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  1. toni

    toni Mistress of Garden Junque Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    I planted both white and purple Petunias in this wagon a couple of months ago but the white appear to be the predominate color cause you can barely find a purple one there now.

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    Wagon of white Petunias ( photo / image / picture from toni's Garden )

    There are a couple of blooms on the White Guara but they are scattered over a large plant so I decided a close up of just one would be good.
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    White Guara ( photo / image / picture from toni's Garden )

    These are pretty sad looking as they are the last of the White Coneflowers for this year.
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    Last of the white Coneflowers ( photo / image / picture from toni's Garden )

    Okay, the last three years the parent, grand-parent and great-grand-parent of this Cosmos have been either pink or purple.
    So what happened?? This particular Cosmos family group always waits until October to bloom.
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    White Cosmos ( photo / image / picture from toni's Garden )
     
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    Droopy Slug Slaughterer Plants Contributor

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    I love your whites, Toni. They're far nicer than mine. :D Maybe your Cosmos got bored with their pink blooms and decided it was time for a make-over.
     
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    Netty Chaotic Gardener Plants Contributor

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    Thanks for the white blooms Toni. Not too much left here now and the next white I'll see is probably the snow :(
     
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    naturenanni Seedling

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    Very pretty I have never seen a white Coneflower before!
     



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    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Such lovlies Toni!! I do soooo love white flowers in a garden. :-D
     
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    cherylad Countess of Cute-ification Plants Contributor

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    Those are some great whites you have let Toni. Wonder why the white flowers seem to last longer than other colors around here?
     

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