The color is better this year than it was when this was written three years ago. Nonetheless, foliar color here is not as impressive as it is where weather is already cooler.
After reading so much about the exquisite foliar color that most everyone else in the Northern Hemisphere gets this time of year, I must admit, I can get rather envious of those who experience four seasons instead of just two. The abundance of spring in the Southern Hemisphere does not help. Why have I not found a garden blog from Ecuador or Indonesia so that I have something to point and laugh at? It just isn’t fair.
Well, now I have something to brag about.
I found this bright red leaf on a crepe myrtle in town. Isn’t it pretty? Go ahead, you can tell me. It is gorgeous, RIGHT? Go on; say it! Say it NOW! LOUDER!
Soon, all the foliage behind it will be turning red and orange with maybe a bit of yellow. Can you see it? I think some of those leaves are starting to consider…
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Tony Tomeo 
We have the same problem in Texas: not a lot of bright fall color. Every bit that we do have, though, is worth taking advantage of—as you did with that red leaf.
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I noticed that in Oklahoma. I was sort of expecting more color outside of California. I did notice that there was more color within refined landscapes that there is in landscapes here. However, there were not many landscapes where we were.
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The best fall color in Oklahoma is way over in the eastern fringe of the state, practically in Arkansas:
https://portraitsofwildflowers.wordpress.com/2013/12/16/talimena-scenic-drive/
https://portraitsofwildflowers.wordpress.com/2013/12/07/ouachita-national-forest/
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Ah, yes! That happens to be the part of Oklahoma that I heard the most about before I actually went to Oklahoma. There was color where we were, but it was exotic species in landscapes and near homes. Southeastern Oklahoma is also where the McCurtain County scrub palm lives, which is why Oklahoma has as many native species of palm as California.
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Sabal minor is native in parts of Texas, including Austin.
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Well yes, but those from McCurtain County are special!
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