I've been happy to see that the lisianthus plants I happened upon at my local garden center six-plus weeks ago have started to bloom, even if I've yet to see blooms on any of the plants that were supposed to have blue flowers. I cut two stems of the lavender-blushed variety again this week but used different flowers and foliage to complement them.
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| The lavender blooms of Polygala myrtifolia and Pelargonium peltatum look better with the lisianthus (Eustoma grandiflorum) than the flowers I selected last week |
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| The shiny dark green Ceanothus foliage I used is nice but, in retrospect, this back view could've benefited from some lighter elements |
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| Top view |
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| Clockwise from the upper left: Ceanothus griseus horizontalis 'Carmel Creeper', Leucadendron 'Jubilee Crown', Pelargonium peltatum 'Lavender Blizzard', Eustoma grandiflorum, and Polygala myrtifolia (aka sweet pea shrub) |
I've been planning to cut the flowers of Tagetes lemmonii (aka Mexican marigold) for a few weeks now but, as my husband dislikes their scent, I knew I couldn't use too many stems without annoying him. I clipped flowers from two other shrubs, Senna bicapsularis and Grevillea 'Superb' to fill out the arrangement. The Senna flowers are on their way out but the ever-blooming Grevillea is always available to fill out a vase.
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| The color mix is very autumnal but I wasn't entirely happy with it, at least in this view |
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| Back view |
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| Top view: I did like this particular view |
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| Clockwise from the upper left: Agonis flexuosa 'Nana', berries of Auranticarpa rhombifolium, Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple', Grevillea 'Superb' (shown with a seed head of Echinacea purpurea), Senna bicapsularis, and Tagetes lemmonii |
Our temperatures have been vacillating but we've had several days of warm afternoon readings in the low to low-to-mid 70sF (21-24C), which have been prompting the Ranunculus and Anemone bulbs to sprout. Temperatures could go higher still beginning next weekend. Meanwhile, our "water year" total (counted from October 1st) stands at 0.19/inch with little to no rain in sight. If Santa could deliver rain, I'd send him a letter...
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