Alpines into the fall season

Our cooler than normal weather in early August followed by warm temps later in the month has stimulated some of the alpines to re-bloom like this Erigeron aureus.

Lewisia pygmaea is also reblooming.

I was surprised that Campanula caespitosa bloomed the first year from seed.

Oxytropis megalantha is yet another rebloomer.

This is the normal blooming season for Cyananthus lobatus.

as it is for autumn snowflake, Acis autumnalis

The Cyanthus has the most intriguing . . . intriguing . . . . what the heck are those crystaline "needles" poking up from the center area of the flower?

I have no idea...pretty funky aren't they!

Silene schafta just started blooming here.

Beautiful June! I never had any luck getting that one to overwinter for me.

Syurosou is blooming with almost buried in the leaves of Chinese ground orchid. Syurosou is liliaceae plant and scientific name is Veratrum maackii Regel var. japonicum.

closeup

They almost look like orchids too, goldenfish! Nice.

Edit to say:
Well after the close up shot, not so much. But I like it very much.

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Never knew Veratrums could bloom so late. Attractive!

Leftwood,

To tell the truth, I was thinking this one is orchid at first, so I had trouble looking up
the name of this(^_^)

Todd,

Cyananthus lobatus is barely cultivated in here. Lovely color and very cute!
This Veratrum start to bloom in late summer though, another kind of Veratrums bloom in late spring to summer in Japan,too. Day time temperatures have been above 85 F into September in here.

I've been happily lurking on this thread ... don't seem to have much to share but I sure
do enjoy seeing what you folks have! More plants I'm not familiar with...

Gentiana acaulis blooming its heart off. There's two blooms today.
(the picture was taken last week).

Bizarre time of year!

My G. freyniana is blooming now...the right time of year!

It's getting cooler and cooler by the day, my autumn flowers are starting to bloom.
Saxifraga fortunei var. incisolobata "Shimanishiki"

Tricyrtis macranthopsis

That saxifraga is delightful!

Thank you Todd. This saxifraga is my favorite and you can enjoy
to see it's variegated leaves all season without flowers.

Buggycrazy is selling Colchicum agrippinum, 24/$12. Small bulbs, it says, but it seems like a most excellent price.
http://buggycrazy.vstore.ca/product_info.php/pName/colchicum-agrippinum-speckled-lavender-24-small-bulbs/osCsid/f9f4ba44e74e369b7c284d3b5d369c21

Goldenfish, nice pics. Does that Saxifrage send stolons out like our Strawberry begonia houseplant (Saxifraga stolonifera)?

Leftwood,

This Saxifrage doesn't send stolons out. They are propagated by division or seed.

That is an excelelnt price...overseas, C. agrippinum sell for $10 and up per bulb. Amazing considering how fast they multiply.

another happy lurker here - thanks, all

Another fabulous selection of plants - thanks for posting.

Another Saxifraga fortunei var. incisolobata. I took this photo a few weeks
ago. There are more flowers than last year!

lovely! Thanks for the late season pic