I fully own up to having little patience with annuals in pots. The extra care they need to look good all season confounds me. I have had better luck with adding annuals into my perennial beds. These two have definitely given me a return on my investment: Ageratum (the blue one) and Lantana (the hot-colored one). Here it is, late October, and they are just about the only flower game left in town, as this lone Monarch attests to. (I seriously hope that lone Monarch heads for Mexico soon.) I will definitely be purchasing these two annuals again next year, especially more Ageratum. That little blue plant never quite blooming all year, whereas the Lantana had to “re-load” periodically. Both plants can be a little tricky to find, though, so buy them early in the season to make sure you find them at all.
And with that post, I might have just made my last bloom-related post of the season! I’d be sadder about it, but the fact that I’m making it this late in October is a good thing. We had a good year, didn’t we?
Cait's Garden 
In addition, to some tall bright snapdragons lingering in my garden, I’m always thrilled when some self-seeding tall white nicotiana puts on its fall show. I even had a yellow sweetheart rose blooming over the weekend.