Dahlia production seems to be on pause. The plants that have been blooming for a month or more are still producing buds but there wasn't much in bloom to construct an arrangement around and the buds on the remaining dahlias have yet to open. I cut three bright red Zinnias and two stems of the white Amaryllis belladonna that appeared last week as a starting point and stuck with a red and white theme.
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| Caladium 'Tapestry' stole center stage from the flowers surrounding its colorful leaves. I planted a variety of Caladium bulbs in the bed along our front walkway years ago but most have either produced small leaves on virtually nonexistent stems or disappeared altogether. 'Tapestry' is the exception. |
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| Back view: I supplemented the Zinnias with several flower-like stems of Leucadendron 'Safari Sunset' |
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| Top view |
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| Clockwise from the upper left: white Amaryllis belladonna, Caladium 'Tapestry', Leucadendron salignum 'Safari Sunset', Crassula pubescens, Leucadendron salignum 'Chief', Persicaria capitata, and Zinnia elegans 'Benary's Giant Deep Red' |
I'm still preoccupied with my husband's post-surgical care so I didn't go over-the-top on flower arrangements this week as I usually do, although I prepared a very simple arrangement for the kitchen island.
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| I used one stem of Dahlia 'Calin', the first flowering stems of Clematis terniflora (aka sweet autumn clematis), Corokia x virgata 'Sunsplash', and Leucadendron 'Summer Red' |
For more IAVOM arrangements, visit Cathy at Rambling in the Garden.
I hope to have at least one other post this week but it may be awhile yet before I resume my regular Monday-Wednesday-Friday posting schedule.
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