At this time of year new spring blooms seem to pop up almost daily. I'm trying to pace myself when it comes to tossing them into floral arrangements but I ended up with three arrangements this week anyway. The first of these was inspired by one of my favorite bulb flowers, Scilla peruviana.
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| As the Scilla peruviana, aka Portuguese squill, are only just beginning to unfold, I cut only one. Despite the fact that its name suggests it originated in South America, the bulb is actually native to the area surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. |
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| Back view: The tree-sized Ceanothus is in full bloom on the back slope so I took advantage of it |
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| Top view: The blue Anemone coronaria and white and yellow Freesia are still plentiful |
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| Clockwise from the upper left: Anemone coronaria, Auranticarpa rhombifolium, Lathyrus annuus, Ceanothus arboreus 'Cliff Schmidt', white and yellow Freesia, noID Narcissus, and Scilla peruviana |
The second arrangement was inspired by the white and pink species tulips I found flowering in my back garden this past weekend. I picked additional flowers to flesh out the vase but some didn't mesh with the tulips the way I'd envisioned. I ended up separating what I'd cut into two separate arrangements.
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| Tulipa clusiana 'Lady Jane' has white and rosy-pink petals that look like candy canes when the petals close in low light |
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| Clockwise from the upper left: Alstroemeria 'Inca Lucky', A. 'Inca Vienna', Prostanthera ovalifolia 'Variegata', and Tulipa clusiana 'Lady Jane' |
The "leftovers" I'd cut with the tulip arrangement in mind landed in the vase featuring a woman's clasped hands, manicured with pink polish.
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| The flowers shown in this arrangement are a deeper reddish-pink, leaning toward burgundy |
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| Clockwise from the upper left: Argyranthemum frutescens 'Grandaisy Dark Pink', a pink Freesia exhibiting an uncommon color break, a normal pink Freesia, Hebe 'Wiri Blush', Helleborus 'Anna's Red', and Prostanthera ovalifolia 'Variegata'. I wasn't able to find anything on color breaks caused by virus or other conditions in Freesias but this is at least the second year I've seen these. |
The first Dutch Iris blooms have just appeared and my Leucospermums are opening, albeit slowly. As we're expecting warmer temperatures during much of this week, I expect the spring cycle may accelerate.
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