September in my Garden

Moonflower only blooms for one night and is fragrant.

Succulent Mint (Plectranthus neochilus),which smells more like a skunk than mint.

Kumquat flowers, very fragrant, like all citrus blossoms and attractive to bees.

Cosmos, not fragrant but still will attract an occasional Fritillary.

And the roses: Frederick Mistral which is very fragrant,

Cecile Brunner, not at all fragrant,

and my new rose, Parsons Old China, planted only six weeks ago and covered with flowers is mildly fragrant and about the size and color of Cecile Brunner.

Finally, not a flower but a juvenile alligator lizard (Elgaria multicarinata) which I find all over my garden and are so small that they can squeeze under the weatherstripping of a closed door and come into the house.