Welcome to Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day on this cold November day.
Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, we have had one of the warmest autumns on record. The flowers and I have enjoyed it. But of course, all good things—assuming you consider a warm fall a good thing—must come to an end. It’s time to face the coming winter head on.
But thanks to this warmer fall, and a few sunny days earlier in the week, I found several blooms still shining brightly.
Which to feature first on this particular bloom day? How about some pansies I planted a few months ago that are thriving in this weather?
What else is blooming?
I put it all in this graphic to show you!
From the top left and going around, I found blooms for alyssum (coming up as a seedling in the patio), two different roses, yellow mums, Verbena bonariensis (out by the mailbox), autumn crocus (it will open once it warms up), ‘Rozanne’ geranium (it never quits!), and pansies.
The two pictures in the center are the Christmas rose (Helleborus niger) and some leadwort (Ceratostigma plumbaginoides).
Not pictured are some Beacon impatiens that are still blooming under the crabapple tree in front. Both the tree and the west facing wall there are likely protecting them from frost, so far. But I’ll probably be pulling them out before the week is over.
Were all my Novembers in the garden like this one? Sort of, but sort of not. Here’s a rundown by years going back to the beginning of these bloom day posts back in “aught seven!”
2007 – Fall was a little further along, but not surprisingly, I have the same Thanksgiving sign hanging on my porch this year as in 2007.
2008 – A bit of an odd year with some foxgloves sending up a few blooms late.
2009 – Some alyssum hanging on and a Thanksgiving cactus in full bloom.
2010 – Mostly faded flowers hanging on.
2011 – Much the same as 2010.
2012 – There honestly isn’t much to see in my garden in November!
2013 – Still had a lot of goldenrod blooming.
2014 – Heavy frost! I had to feature indoor blooms on houseplants.
2015 – Here’s proof that I once tried to grow camellias in my garden. They are long gone!
2016 – I noted we set a record for the latest first freeze in 2016.
2017 – I had a Colchicum still blooming. They are usually well done by November these days.
2018 – White autumn crocuses and an introduction to the then new podcast, The Gardenangelists.
2019 – Had a bit of snow on the garden!
2020 – Mums, autumn crocuses, seemed a lot like this year.
2021 – Also had some snow on the garden, but check out the violas!
2022 – Christmas roses blooming like this year, but a heavy frost upon the garden
2023 – A lot like this year, but I had some stocks in bloom too.
2024 – I featured a cool graphic with all the blooms, which I liked, which is why I did that again this year.
2025 – Honestly, not much changes from year to year. It all depends on the weather!
Which brings us back to today, my last November for bloom day posts.
What’s blooming in your garden on this fine November day? Why don’t you join in for Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day and show us? It’s easy to participate. Just post wherever you are online these days about what’s blooming in your garden on or around the 15th of the month. Then leave a comment below with a link to help us find you and a little teaser about what we might see when we get there.
We can have flowers nearly every month of the year. ~ Elizabeth Lawrence
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