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Monday 3 October 2022

IAVOM - Glow

 
Perhaps this week's vase photo should have been taken elsewhere other than its usual perch as it seems in danger of being lost in a sea of green but at least it was lighter out there than inside. In my vase this week are :

  • Dahlia 'Molly Raven' - I have grown one or two new to me dahlias this year and this is my favourite. In fact I'm slightly bewitched by her and think that she might be one of the most attractive dahlias I've come across. She has the most delicious inner eye of deep colour and subtle apricot lines on the petals which slowly fade to a more overall pink. She is quite prolific as far as flowers go. The foliage is relatively dark and so are the stems. The former is a plus in my books as I think that the darker leaved dahlias don't usually hold the same appeal for molluscs. The flowers hold their heads up nicely to attention and they once cut last well in a vase. 
  • Panicum capillare 'Sparkling Fountain' - a half- hardy annual, all grown from my own saved seed.
  • Orlaya visnaga - another half-hardy annual which was given to me by a friend in a seedling swap earlier this summer. It's still in full flush and will keep going until the first frosts. 

Thanks as always to our lovely hostess Cathy who blogs over at 'Rambling In The Garden' for hosting.  Here it is a pleasant calm and mild October afternoon. I'm off outside to make the most of the calm before the predicted storm by topping up my green garden waste bin before collection tomorrow morning. I will be vase hopping later.

11 comments:

  1. Molly Raven is a charmer, Anna. I like the verdant backdrop.

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    1. Thanks Susie. I'm so glad that you like the green screen behind the vase as I was worrying about it πŸ˜‚

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  2. That's a spectacular dahlia, Anna. It's definitely a keeper. I so wish I could grow Panicum of one kind or another. Panicum virgatum is apparently native to much of the US but the far west is the exception and the coast of SoCal is that.

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    1. It will be kept and numbers added to Kris πŸ˜‚ I surmise that it must be too hot and dry for panicums to prosper in your part of the country.

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  3. I have seen Molly in a recent article about dahlias and remember being much taken by her - not sure if I will have room for any more though and I have already been eyeing up some others I like. Perhaps I should try this panicum again - any advice? Sadly my orlaya finished a while ago, but yours looks lovely with the dahlia and grass and a green vase is slways fetching πŸ‘

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    1. 'Molly' was on the front cover of September's 'The Garden' Cathy so I imagine that's where you saw her πŸ˜‚ A bit of a dilemma as there are so many dahlias catch your eye. The panicum does ok here but I don't think that it's down to any tlc from me. Maybe it likes the extra moisture we get πŸ€” Can send you seeds if you decide to have another go.

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  4. A beautiful dahlia Anna. The Panicum makes it sparkle! I have never tried growing Panicum from seed, so you have now got me thinking! :-)

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    1. Thanks for your comment. Panicum is certainly easy to grow from seed. If I knew who you were I could send you some πŸ˜ƒ

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  5. A lovely collection with the Dahlia and foliage/green stuff.

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