Do you remember the Triplets? They made their first appearance in early February last year and paid a second visit about a month later. Since then they've been in seclusion and I'd just about forgotten them until I spied one hiding in the back of a closet. Instead of fancy flowers this time, they selected more "sustainable" materials for their chapeaus.
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| Succulents are always in plentiful supply in my frost-free garden. In addition, with the exception of Aeonium bloom spikes, succulents can be replanted in the garden once the Triplets are done with them. |
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| Left to right, their chapeaus included: an Aeonium arboreum bloom spike (with a side of Aeonium 'Kiwi'); a recycled stem of Graptoveria 'Fred Ives' with Kalanchoe marnieriana and Nandina berries; and Aeonium haworthii 'Kiwi' |
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| The Triplets are showing off their new looks on the living room mantel |
My dining room table looks sad without flowers so of course I had to cut some to go into a vase. Luckily, one Hippeastrum on my back patio produced a bloom last week.
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| Hippeastrum 'Luna' was supposed to be white with a green center but it looks more like the 'Lemon-Lime' variety I grew last year |
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| Back view, featuring Leucadendron 'Safari Sunset' |
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| Top view |
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| Clockwise from the upper left: Coleonema pulchellum 'Sunset Gold', Hippeastrum 'Luna', Leucadendron salignum 'Chief', and L. 'Safari Sunset' |
For more IAVOM creations, visit Cathy at Rambling in the Garden.
All material © 2012-2022 by Kris Peterson for Late to the Garden Party
Such wonderful and unique vases!
ReplyDeleteI couldn't resist them when I saw them early last year ;)
DeleteThe Triplets make a great show. I like the way you've styled them with the succulents. Your dining room vase is really gorgeous too. The green amaryllis is spectacular.
ReplyDeleteSucculents seemed the most appropriate choice right now as we're having another dry month with zero rain in the forecast for January.
DeleteYOur triplets are always goig to be glorious , whatever their contents - I love them! And what a great foil your choice of foliage is for the beautiful greeny-white hippeastrum
ReplyDeleteI just wish that Hippeastrum was a little more white than yellow, Cathy. It's "publicity photo" looked very different ;)
DeleteI do remember those triplets vividly Kris and you have given them most elegant hairstyles indeed. I think that I have planted 'Luna' too but could be mistaken. Whatever yours is it looks spendid in that vase.
ReplyDeleteI think 'Luna' looks more like the 'Lemon-Lime' I grew last year than it did in its catalog photo, Anna. Oh well!
DeleteBeautiful vase Kris....and I love the triplets with their succulent headpieces...like each one is wearing a new hairstyle and hat!
ReplyDeleteYes, on each occasion I've used them I've tried to give play to their individual personalities while also coordinating their hairpieces to emphasize their familial connection :)
DeleteWonderful, I love heads! Sounds weird? Aren't succulents fun? I want that chartreusey Amaryllis. Once you get used to the flowers in the house every week you are hooked. I am.
ReplyDeleteI used to cut flowers to take to work and occasionally to add color to the living room of our former house, Amelia, but, with my now much larger garden, I seem to have gone over the edge...
DeleteThe triplets are awesome, and I'm jealous of your Leucadendrons. I think I'm going to have to start growing some in pots because they're all so fabulous!
ReplyDeleteMany of my Leucadendrons grow to be huge plants so, for a pot, I'd suggest trying a variety on the smaller end of the spectrum, like 'Summer Red'.
DeleteDelightful chapeaus for the triplets! And I like the green amaryllis, no matter its cultivar name. :)
ReplyDeleteI like green flowers but I don't know that I'd have planted 5 of the 'Luna' if I'd known it was going to look just like 'Lemon-Lime' (which I planted in one of my borders last year in the hope that it'll naturalize).
DeleteI think the triplets looks smashing! And I suppose it's good to forget about a vase (or a trio of vases) every once in awhile so that you can discover them all over again.
ReplyDeleteThe Triplets look up residence the top shelf of the kitchen cabinet containing my vases and are generally invisible unless I drag out the step ladder ;)
DeleteHa! the triplets! They seem to be speaking to each other. :-)
ReplyDeleteI think the Triplets mostly commune telepathically, Sandra ;)
DeleteLove your triplets! I'm a great fan of succulents, the variety is just awesome and your cute containers perfect for displaying them. They made me smile, thank you :D . Have a wonderful, flower-filled new year, Kris
ReplyDeleteIf there's something I have a lot of, it's succulents, Annette! They're always there for me, regardless of weather conditions.
DeleteYour triplets cracked me up! Perfectly coiffed bouffant :-D
ReplyDeleteI was surprised to find I hadn't previously used succulents in preparing their coifs. I can probably leave them alone for a month without a touch-up!
DeleteThe triplets are stunning… and so much fun too! They look great on your mantlepiece!
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised I forgot about them for so long, Cathy.
DeleteThe triplets are so cool--maybe they were laying low because of Covid?
ReplyDeleteThe green Hippeastrum is way cool, too.
If the Triplets were avoiding Covid, you'd think they'd have remained in seclusion through the Omicron surge but, like everyone else, maybe they just got too stir-crazy to hang in there any longer...
DeleteI have a soft spot for head planters--love your trio!
ReplyDeleteThe Aeonium 'Kiwi' cuttings you gave me are thriving. I stopped to admire them just yesterday and thought of you.
I'm glad the 'Kiwi' cuttings are doing well, Gerhard! That plant was my "gateway" introduction to succulents and I've never lost my love for it.
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