I've been seeing the light blue Cape leadwort (Plumbago auriculata), known in Spanish as jazmín azul, everywhere here in Málaga, Spain. It's a natural phytoremediator, meaning it's capable of helping absorb heavy metals like lead and cadmium from contaminated soils #BloomScrolling #StunDay #Flowers

I'm in Spain and spotted a double #bloom Magenta Chiffon Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus 'Rwoods5'), a long-blooming deciduous shrub with deep #pink #blossoms. It's highly tolerant of heat, drought, salt, and pollution, making it a good choice for urban or coastal gardens #BloomScrolling #Flower

October and November are great months to plant for spring. Tulip, crocus and daffodil bulbs can be planted either in outdoor pots using peat-free compost, or directly in #flower borders. You can get creative, layering multi-colours for a blooming rainbow effect #BloomScrolling #Gardening #Spring

The West Indian #Lantana ‘Lantana camara’ is native to the tropics, so is best planted in #garden pots in the UK for some bright summer colour. Its nectar heavily attracts butterflies and bees, but it is not cold tolerant below 5°C to 10°C (41-50F) #BloomScrolling #Flowers #Pollinator #Gardening

An intermezzo from yesterday’s neon coloured #Dahlia, the Dahlia ‘Crazy love’ is known for its delicate colour-changing #pink, lavender and creamy white blooms and long #bloom window, from June to late October #BloomScrolling #Gardening #Autumn #Flowers #Garden

A fiery Dahlia Mardi gras, Real Jardín Botánico, Madrid, Spain. No photo editing needed, the colours just pop! It takes about 90 days after planting to #flower, typically peaking from mid-summer into autumn, and it thrives in full sun #BloomScrolling #Autumn #Garden #Gardening

I’m in Madrid, Spain this week and am admiring the gorgeous public #floral displays here. Spotted on a #flower tower, this vibrant flowering Coleus kong (Lamiaceae), whose leaves can span 6” across, don’t need trimming, and can easily fill a pot or empty #garden space #BloomScrolling #Gardening

Potentilla fruticosa 'Primrose Beauty', a popular cultivar of the shrubby cinquefoil, is a tough, deciduous small shrub known for its silky grey-green leaves and pale yellow flowers. It’s nectar-rich #flowers blossom from early spring to the first #autumn frosts #BloomScrolling #StunDay #Garden

An unexpected and shocking bright flash of colour today with a fuchsia and yellow #Garden cosmos I spotted on my travels! They actually thrive in poor soil. Too much rich fertilizer or rich soil causes the plants to grow tall, weak, and leafy with very few #flowers #BloomScrolling #Gardening

Marigold, October’s birth #flower, offers natural pest control, soil health, and pollinator support. With their cheerful visual appeal, these low-maintenance annuals bring a bright, sunny autumnal warmth to the #garden #Bloom#Scrolling #FlowersOnFriday #Autumn #Gardening

Purple top vervain’s tiny, nectar-rich #flowers are a favorite food source for butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds. By inviting helpful predatory insects into the #garden, it acts as a natural defender against unwanted garden pests #BloomScrolling #Pollinators #FlowersOnFriday

The vibrant #flowers cascading from the hanging baskets outside a local cafe in a lovely #autumnal display are double and semi-double #blooms of tuberous begonias (Begonia x tuberhybrida) and Petunias in shades of lemon yellow, apricot, scarlet red, and lilac #BloomScrolling #Gardening #Floral

The Harlequin glorybower (Clerodendrum trichotomum) is a striking shrub known for its metallic blue berries, pink star-calyxes, and leaves that smell remarkably like peanut butter that attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. "You had me at peanut butter" #BloomScrolling #Flowers #Garden

Petunia 'Black Velvet' (Petunia × atkinsiana), really not a true black, but a deep maroon colour, spotted in a neighbour's #garden last weekend. Not sure yet if it's my cup of tea, but it would be great in a spooky #Hallowe'en window box or hanging basket 🎃 #Flowers #BloomScrolling #Gardening

A beautiful deep #pink Queen Elizabeth #rose (rosa) in full bloom yesterday. This vigorous rose is celebrated for its extreme resistance to diseases like black spot and powdery mildew, and it can thrive in poor, neglected soils #BloomScrolling #Gardening #EnglishGarden #Flowers #Autumn #Garden

Asiatic primrose (Primula capitata), unlike most primroses that #flower strictly in spring, often pushes its vibrant violet-purple, drumstick-like flower heads into late summer and autumn the plants are hardy to -20°C (-4°F) #BloomScrolling #Gardening #BlueTue #Purple #Autumn #Garden

The cone-shaped #flowers of Panicle hydrangeas (Hydrangea paniculata) in the front #garden have dramatically changed colour from white and lime-green to deep pink and red as the summer progressed, and now they're donning their autumn coppery pinks #BloomScrolling #Autumn #Gardening #EnglishGarden

Penstemon 'Pensham Laura' planted outside the cafe of a stately home that I visited yesterday. A resilient, semi-evergreen perennial, it #flowers from July to October, and is highly attractive to bees, butterflies, and other pollinators #BloomScrolling #Garden #Autumn #PinkMon #MacroMonday #Pink

A surprising staple in UK cottage #gardens, Mexican orange blossoms and leaves exude a light, sweet citrus smell. While its main dramatic #bloom occurs in late spring, the plant often surprises gardeners with a second lighter bloom in the autumn #BloomScrolling #Gardening #StunDay #Flowers

While most plants have faded by now, Chinese plumbago is just getting started. It bears clusters of cobalt-blue #flowers and green leaves that turn a fiery russet-red. It is heavily visited by late-season butterflies and Hummingbird Hawk-moths #BloomScrolling #StunDay #Autumn #Garden #Pollinators

I spotted this stunning African #iris aka Fortnight #lily, in Hawaii and, although it's a warm weather plant, the RHS says it could grow against a sunny south- or west-facing wall, or in a coastal #garden where frosts are rare. I'm going to try 🤞next spring #BloomScrolling #Flowers #Gardening

Hollyhocks (Alcea rosea) are tall, classic cottage garden plants known for their towering spikes of colorful, cup-shaped #blossoms. Known as "outhouse #flowers", gardeners planted hollyhocks near outdoor privies to hide the unsightly structures #BloomScrolling #Pink #English #Cottage #Garden

I'm harvesting the last of my summer #garden salad greens, including these Garden nasturtiums, which typically #flower from midsummer right through to the first autumn frosts. Both the flowers and the leaves are edible and add a peppery bite to salads #BloomScrolling #KitchenGarden #FlowersOnFriday

Mini cottage #gardens can be set up anywhere and in any available space, no matter how small. Here a lovely combination of potted and climbing flowering plants brighten up an otherwise plain exterior wall and pavement #BloomScrolling #Gardening #Flowers #EnglishGarden #Garden

Looking like a bright, glowing sun, Blanket #Flower 'Kobold' lights up an #autumn garden. Unlike many #garden #perennials that demand rich, pampered soil, 'Kobold' craves tough love. It loves poor, sandy, or rocky soils and is highly drought-tolerant #BloomScrolling #Gardening

Fuchsia Delta Sara #flowers open with crisp white sepals and a violet-blue corolla which gradually shift to rich maroon-and-white tones as they age. It blooms continuously for nearly five months,from early summer to the first autumn frosts of October #BloomScrolling #Gardening #Garden #FlowerScape

'Cosimo Red-White': autumn is prime time to harvest and save seeds from your UK #garden, giving you free #flowers for next season while tidying old growth. Collect seeds from cosmos, scabious, zinnias, cornflowers, and poppies once seedheads have dried #BloomScrolling #PinkMon #MacroMonday

Some delicate looking lilac-coloured wild #Cyclamen popped up at the bottom of the garden yesterday. It looks like it's a spring flower, but is actually an autumn/winter one, flowering from late August to December in the UK #WildflowerHour #FavouritePlant #BloomScrolling #Flowers #Autumn

A spot of colour on a dull day, Campanula or Bellflower make an excellent ground cover, rock garden or border, attracting bees and butterflies to the #garden. If deadheaded, they’ll bloom until late summer or early autumn #BloomScrolling #StunDay #Flowers #Gardening

Amazing that my yellow #rose bushes are coming into bud now. It's been getting cooler, windier and rainier here in the UK lately but there is still a surprising amount of colour and fragrance in the garden #BloomScrolling #Golden #BlueskyArtShow #EnglishGarden #Flowers #Gardening #Rosebud