Some vegetation is responding to cooler autumn weather as it should while some refuses to concede. Autumn foliar color is not so spectacular this season.
1. Canna musifolia, canna foliage is beginning to discolor in response to cooling autumn weather. I will groom such foliage out through the season until there is nothing left of it.
2. Plectranthus scutellarioides, coleus is not so easily convinced that it really is autumn. It is as vigorous now as it was for summer. I suspect that it will not last for long like this.
3. Cornus florida, flowering dogwood is already defoliated, and it did so quickly without much color. Others were somewhat more colorful, and were retaining their color better.
4. Acer palmatum, Japanese maple, like coleus, is not convinced that it really is autumn. This particular specimen is as green as it was for summer. Others are beginning to color.
5. Strelitzia nicolai, giant bird of Paradise supposedly blooms randomly. However, ours prefers to bloom through summer and finish about now, so is actually right on schedule.
6. Impatiens hawkeri, New Guinea impatiens, like coleus and Japanese maple, is not yet convinced that it is autumn. It will likely succumb to autumn chill when the coleus does.
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Tony Tomeo 
Interesting to see you with New Guinea Impatiens, these are a must as bedding in shade for me, lovely plants. The plectranthus (coleus) is a real beauty. Lovely acer too!
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The New Guinea Impatiens were not planned well. Someone added them late in summer. They barely had time to grow. Perhaps that is why they are lasting so late. The Coleus was planted early, around some sort of Celosia, but did not do much. Now that the Celosia is done, the Coleus has overwhelmed it. We will leave it as long as we can.
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The bird of paradise reminds me of my childhood in San Diego. I just learned that a friend mom passed away last week and she had some of the non giant ones in her garden back in the 70’s
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The orange bird of Paradise are much more popular, and easier to accommodate. Giant bird of Paradise grows too big!
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It’s the same here – several plants that should be dormant by now are still flowering! Your Bird of Paradise looks amazing – I bet it’s stunning when it’s in flower.
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Yes, and I thought that it was too young to bloom. This is the third year for it.
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I sadly missed my White BOP flower this summer – it’s getting big, but I have killed every orange one for some reason. I collected some Sea Grape for you this week, they are fresh and drying out a bit.
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Oh my, thank you SO much!
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It is annoying that plectranthus are looking their best so late in the season where here frosts will soon finish them off. I am amazed at your green acers, here they have had their autumn show and dropped their leaves. Strelizia blooms are anazing, but they make huge plants; I had to give mine away because I could no longer accommodate it. I suppose they live outside in your climate.
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I do not mind that the Plectranthus looks so good now. What I mind is that I may need to remove them while they still look good to replace them with winter color. They are less distressing to remove when they do not look so good. I am not concerned about the maple. It can do what it wants to. I suspect that it will defoliate without much color, but that is fine. The Strelitzia are outside. They are too tall to bring in. We also have some common orange strelitzia, which are grown more for their flowers than their bold foliage.
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Yes, your garden still looks lush and beautiful. My Coleus and Impatiens lasted until the first frost/freeze here, about 12 days ago, but they’re long gone now. They do seem to be quite hardy, though. I’m really surprised by your Maple. It still seems so green!
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That particular maple is a common seed grown type, so does not get the foliar color of the cultivars. Also, it is sheltered under redwoods. A nearby maple with bronze foliage is starting to develop more reddish color now.
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