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A few shots of early fall flowers from last weekend.

Calamagrostis xacutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’ (I think) and Sanguisorba tenuifolia. I’m usually lazy about checking names (heck, remembering names). But tonight I did a google search for Sanguisorba tenufolia and got a video of said plant waving in the breeze in front of my house from last year. I also realized that I again tried to leave out the i in tenuifolia.

Ironweed (Vernonia), goldenrod and Sorbaria, which keeps throwing out flowers.

Up close on the ironweed.

Bee working turtlehead (Chelone). Saw a bunch of white turtleheads along the edge of Owasco Inlet while canoeing there last weekend. I actually think I like the white better.

Over the last weekend or two, I’ve realized once again that I seem to have an attraction for purples and violets. Click images for larger view.

After telling my country neighbor Lynn not to get her hopes up about anemones (due to my experiences with them as deer candy), a couple of forgotten plants snuck out of the thicket and started blooming. Am hoping all those buds break before bambi finds them.

Another hibiscus coming into flower in the bog garden.

A sedum (spp. unknown) in a trough out front.

And of course there are still coneflowers blooming, this one a little later in a little shadier location.