In a Vase on Monday: It's all about the anemones

It's feeling more like spring with every passing day.  While our overall rain total is still woefully low, the rain we got earlier this month has given the garden the boost it needed.  Temperatures have also risen over the last several days. We reached 77F (25C) yesterday, which was higher than expected.  I'm seeing more buds and blooms every day; however, with the anemones in high gear, I elected to focus on them while they're plentiful.

My first arrangement was inspired by Anemone coronaria 'Rosa Chiaro'.

The most recent blooms of Anemone 'Rosa Chiaro' are a deeper peachy-pink than the earlier blooms.  They were a surprisingly good match with the flowers of Argyranthemum 'Aramis Apricot' I used as an accent.

Back view: The white snapdragons sold as 'Speedy White' have lived up to their name.  I've cut them several times and they keep producing new, taller stems whereas my other snapdragons have yet to come back after their first light flushes. 

Top view

Clockwise from the upper left: Acacia cognata 'Cousin Itt', Alstroemeria 'Inca Vienna', Anemone coronaria 'Mistral Bianco Centro Nero', A. c. 'Mistral Rosa Chiaro;, Antirrhinum majus, and Argyranthemum frutescens 'Aramis Apricot'

The second arrangement was designed around Anemone coronaria 'Rarity'.

The petals of Anemone 'Rarity' are an usual blend of lavender, lilac, mauve and pink

Back view

Top view

Clockwise from the upper left: Anemone coronaria 'Anemone 'Mistral Bianco Centro Nero', A. c. 'Mistral Rarity', Grevillea sericea, Limonium perezii, Osteospermum '4D Pink', and Polygala myrtifolia

I hadn't planned a third vase but I cut the stem of one of the blue anemones by mistake so I filled a small vase to put it to use.

This vase includes 2 stems of Anemone coronaria 'Mistral Azzurro', one stem of A. c. 'Mistral Grape', 3 Moroccan daisies (Rhodanthemum hosmariense), and a stem of Acacia cognata 'Cousin Itt'

Last week's arrangements held up well.  Although the Camellia I expected would fall apart quickly lasted less than one day, a Camellia bud on the same stem opened over the course of a few days.  I was also able to reuse two stems of the Alstromeria I'd included on that same vase in this week's first arrangement and the hellebore, still in good shape, landed in a small vase on my desk.

Helleborus 'Anna's Red' has proven to be both the most reliable and sturdy of my small collection of hellebores

Visit our IAVOM host, Cathy at Rambling in the Garden to find more arrangements compiled by contributors from materials in their gardens.

 

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