As I write this during the first week of November, the fall leaf colors have barely made a ripple in my area. The sweetgums show a hint as do the gingkos. My Japanese maple looks like it did in July, and the list goes on. But I have been enjoying the oranges and yellows of autumn via the prettiest flowers ever.

It began with an early September planting. This year I went heavy, so to speak, with Luscious Marmalade lantana. The flowers are flaming orange and large for a lantana. As in a celebration of orange, the migrating Monarch butterflies have made visits. We also have had a new generation of Gulf Fritillary and American Lady butterflies for a real Fall Garden Fest.

When I planted the Luscious Marmalade Lantanas, I added their complementary blue flower partners with Supertunia Tiara Bl

See Full Page