- A hellebore flower - variety unknown.
- A trio of iris reticulata flowers - the variety is 'Pauline', chosen as I have a friend who is a Pauline. I've not grown it before, like it but I'm coming to the conclusion that I prefer lighter and bluer iris flowers. Iris reticulata does well in pots for me rather in the garden but even then they tend to be short lived. A friend suggested a possible reason for this last year and it wasn't our lack of dry warm summers but I can't remember what it was.
- Finally a couple of snowdrop flowers. These flowers are of galanthus 'Lapwing' which is easily identified at a glance and clumps up steadily.
Thanks as always to Cathy over at 'Rambling In The Garden' for encouraging us out to pick flowers and foliage etc. to share in all seasons. Although it's still definitely winter here, the appearance of these early blooms and the sighting last week of the first bee of the year, has me feel that spring is only a few footfalls away. The thought of that is oh so exciting indeed.
What a lovely combination of blooms Anna, and the purple of the vase really sets the off. Lapwing has not flown in here at all, but I might need to remedy that! I find Katharine Hodgkin regularly comes back, but none of my other recent purchase have done, although I keep planting them out each year once the pots have finished. I like the notion of spring being only a few footfalls away...
ReplyDeleteI love that noID hellebore! I planted bulbs of Iris reticulata for the first time this year. The bulbs are in 2 pots, one of which has at least produced foliage, while the second has barely made a show of doing that. I'm wondering if it's too warm and dry for them here...
ReplyDeleteThis is a lovely little arrangement, and pleased to see your Lapwing looking well. The Lapwing you sent me has increased and I am enjoying observing it open as the day warms up.
ReplyDeleteLovely vase full of Spring joys! I am looking forward to my Hellebores opening soon, and have Iris shoots showing too. I prefer the deeper blues as well as the pale blues, but am not keen on speckly ones.
ReplyDeleteI’m always loath to cut flowers from the garden which is why I get my flowers from the allotment. Your vase is so cheerful.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty and I love your little glass vase. I find Pauline to be one of the most reliable one. It blooms year after year in the garden unlike so many of the Iris reticulata.
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