In a Vase on Monday, hosted by Cathy of Rambling in the Garden, and Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, hosted by Carol of May Dreams Gardens, merged in February and March this year and the memes have converged once more this month. Rather than creating two separate posts, I've wrapped them together.
I'll start with IAVOM.
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| Unlike many of my flowers, the bush violets (Barleria obtusa) stood up well against the late season heatwave that's plagued us since last Wednesday. Included in this arrangement are: Barleria obtusa, Correa 'Ivory Bells', Osterospermum '4D Silver', and Westringia frutescens 'Morning Light'. |
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| The flowers in this arrangement haven't handled the heat nearly as well. It includes blooms of Angelonia, Bauhinia x blakeana (aka Hong Kong orchid tree), Gomphrena decumbens 'Itsy Bitsy'and Pelargonium peltatum, as well as foliage of Prostanthera ovalifolia 'Variegata'. |
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| The Camellia sasanqua flowers are plentiful but inclined to shatter at the slightest touch, which made arranging them challenging. I've noID for the Camellias but their companions are Pentas lanceolata and Coprosma 'Fire Burst'. The manicured fingernails on the clasped hands that make up the vase (visible in the rear view on the upper right) match the color of the Camellias almost perfectly. |
For more IAVOM creations, visit Cathy at Rambling in the Garden here.
Okay, let's move along to Bloom Day to show where the flowers in those vases came from, as well as what else I've got blooming in my garden. I'll start with the flowers putting on the most impressive show this November.
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| Barleria obtusa, commonly known as bush violet, originates from South Africa. I picked up a plant at my local botanic garden years ago and now have large clumps in several areas. This one's in my front garden. |
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| It's my most prolific bloomer this month. To say it self-seeds readily is an understatement but the seedlings are easy to pull out when they're small. This clump sits next to our backyard fountain. |
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| This clump in the backyard border is the largest |
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| Senna bicapsularis, a host plant for cloudless sulphur butterflies (Phoebis sennae), looms large on the fence line in my north side garden. I took this photo several days ago before our current heatwave knocked it back. |
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| All four of my strawberry trees (Arbutus 'Marina') are dripping in flowers to the delight of our resident hummingbirds. The trees are scheduled for pruning at the end of this month so the flowers will soon be greatly diminished. |
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| I inherited several Camellia sasanqua with the garden. While their petals are almost identical in color, they differ in form and growth habit; however, I don't have names for either of the two varieties. |
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| The Australian fuchsias, Correa 'Ivory Bells' and C. pulchella 'Pink Eyre', are covered in blooms this month |
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| Ocimum hybrid 'African Blue Basil' is still covered in bees |
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| Osteospermum 'Double Moonglow' has bounced back from its post-summer trim much more quickly than the other Osteospermums in my garden |
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| Pennisetum advena 'Rubrum' isn't quite as robust as in prior years. I don't know if that's a reflection of the past year's woeful rain total or later-than-usual pruning. |
As usual, the Grevilleas and Leucadendrons are also putting on a show.
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| Grevilleas 'Peaches & Cream' and 'Superb' |
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| Leucadendrons 'Safari Sunset' and 'Blush' share space on the south end of the backyard border |
I've replanted a large part of the back garden and some of those new plants are joining the floral parade this month.
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| Clockwise from the upper left: Didelta 'Silver Strand', Grindelia (species uncertain), Penstemon heterophyllus 'Blue Springs', Salvia 'Mysty', and Salvia 'White Flame' |
I'll close this Bloom Day celebration as I usually do with the best of the rest organized in color collages.
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Top row: Duranta repens, Felicia aethiopica, and Rotheca myricoides
Second row: Lavandula multifida, Lobelia erinus, and Vitex trifolia
Third row: noID Brachyscome, Pelargonium peltatum, and noID Phalaenopsis |
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| Clockwise from upper left: Angelonia 'Archangel White', Eriocapitella hupehensis, Argyranthemum frutescens, Lantana 'Lucky White', and Westringia fruticosa 'Morning Light' |
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| Clockwise from upper left: Angelonia 'Archangel Pink', Antirrhinum majus, Arctotis 'Pink Sugar', Bauhinia x blakeana, Pelargonium peltatum, Pentas lanceolata, and Persicaria capitata |
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Top row: Chrysanthemum 'Rainbow Circus', noID Coreopsis, and Cyclamen 'Djix'
Second row: Gaillardia 'Copper Sun', Gomphrena Itsy Bitsy', and Pelargonium peltatum
Third row: Pelargonium sidoides, Phalaenopsis 'Balden's Kaleidoscope', and Stapelia grandiflora |
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| Clockwise from upper left: Cuphea 'Vermillionaire', Lantana 'Irene', Xerochrysum bracteatum, Gazania 'Yellow Flame', Oncostele 'Wildcat Golden Red Star', and Zinnia 'Profusion Yellow' |
For more Bloom Day posts, visit Carol at May Dreams Gardens here.
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