“No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees, no fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds - November!"
No! by Thomas Hood (1799-1845)![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SIOGgNTs851M-xCfTOe3f0vZHFjcJurVBkLb1Gu1_nkplJznjCBGvCnwe2JhlhzcXClSoXr-5eqrrCULMxHYdhPq5QR9T9HO7Kuirh9zKibzyus7P6j4ldK6RZqwOKg45udiPS24eu4/s320/dreamstime_xs_14662106.jpg)
There is a long list of flowers that can still brave the month and starting at ‘A’ you can have Aconitum – Monkshood with tall, spiky flowers, Agapanthus, the African Lily, Alstroemeria, the Peruvian variety with its long lasting flowers, and asters, the Michaelmas Daisies with around 180 species bringing a mass of different colours to borders; and don’t forget the Helleborus or Christmas rose with its delicate flowers.