Finding their way into my vase this Monday are :
- Mathiasella bupleuroides 'Green Dream'. This was the first candidate simply because I managed to snap a protruding branch off the plant when I walked past it. This perennial hails from Mexico and quietly goes about doing it's business every year sometimes until late autumn, seemingly not suffering from any pests or diseases apart from damage caused by clumsy humans.
- Stems of millium effusum 'Aureum' also known as 'Bowles Golden Grass'. It's a pretty grass that prefers a shady spot simply because too much sun can scorch the leaves. It seeds about but never to nuisance proportions.
- Aquilegia - these seem to have self-seeded in abundance this year along with polemonium caeruleum. The original seed came to me as aquilegia 'Hensol's Harebell', probably from The Cottage Garden Society many years ago and was among the very first flowers that I ever grew from seed.
My usual perch for taking vase photos has been submerged by willow branches so I moved the vase to rest on top of a low wall in the garden. The vase is a fairly recent Etsy purchase.
A big thanks as always to Cathy as always for enabling us to share our vases each Monday - Cathy blogs over at 'Rambling In the Garden'. Do pay her a visit if you haven't already!
Here our sunny, warm and very dry spring continues - it was sometime last month when it last rained. I will be going out later to do some potting up in the greenhouse. It's coming up to peak willow fluff time and at times over the last few days it has looked at times as if it's snowing. The shedding usually subsides in the evenings so it should be safe to venture out then 😂
That was a great Etsy purchase Anna - such a pretty vase! I have sometimes gone down a rabbit hole of looking for ikebana dishes on Etsy... I too have had some different aquilegia appearing this year, in quite interesting colours and combinations too. I know blue is fairly common amongst self-seeders, but I am always grateful for more blue in the garden anyway. I have always admire your Mathiasella, which is clearly a very good do-er - how much space does it take up? Sadly, I am not sure I could squeeze one in! Lovely brunnera foliage to the left of your vase...
ReplyDeleteMathiasella is new to me, which is odd as an online search indicates it should be relatively well-suited to my climate. My Sunset Western Garden Book doesn't even list the genus! I appreciate green flowers so I'll keep my eyes open for it. It combines beautifully with your blue Aquilegia.
ReplyDeleteMatthiasella looks really interesting - almost like a cluster of Hellebore flowers. A perfect match for the vase. Lovely.
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I love the new vase Anna. Etsy is just so tempting, isn't it! And the colours match nicely with your Aquilegia. Thank you for sharing two plants I have never heard of before. I do enjoy reading up about new plants, and especially grasses. Did you grow the grass from seed too? 'Green Dream' is very fetching and perfect for a May vase, where everything is green and just about to burst into colour. Happy gardening Anna!
ReplyDeleteWe have rain forecast for the weekend - fingers crossed.
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