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Hippeastrum bloomed recently so I got my chance to pick that as the centerpiece of this week's arrangement for "In a Vase on Monday," the weekly meme hosted by Cathy of
Rambling in the Garden. I knew that it might be a challenge to find appropriate companions for the pale yellowish green of the
Hippeastrum's petals but I had some ideas in mind. Unfortunately, most of the yellows in my garden were too bright so I focused on picking up the red tones in the petals' stripes.
The vibrant hues of some of the companion plants were strong enough to compete with the
Hippeastrum. Viewed from different angles, you could argue that other elements made a bigger splash.
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| Which flower would you say is the star of the arrangement? |
Here's what I included:
- Hippeastrum cybister 'Emerald'
- Bignonia capreolata
- Coleonema pulchellum 'Sunset Gold'
- Erysimum linifolium 'Varigatum'
- Grevillea 'Ned Kelly'
- Grevillea 'Superb'
- Heuchera (noID)
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| Hippeastrum cybister 'Emerald' is a South American Amaryllis. In my climate, Amaryllis can be grown outside - I planted 2 'Emerald' and 2 'La Paz' bulbs in my street-side border in 2013 in the hope that they'll naturalize. |
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| I inherited this Bignonia capreolata vine with the house. It sits at the bottom of the slope adjacent to 2 neighbor properties. Although it produces beautiful flowers, I wouldn't have planted it as it gets very, very big and is nearly impossible to control. |
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| Grevillea 'Ned Kelly' (aka 'Mason's Hybrid') has been in my garden less than one year but is already blooming prolifically. Its flowers are similar to those of G. 'Superb,' only less robust and somewhat deeper in color. |
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| This Grevillea 'Superb' flower has yet to reach its peak. |
The arrangement ended up on the dining room table, replacing last week's arrangement, which was starting to fade.
I also had a few remaining flowers for another, smaller vase, which I placed in the guest bathroom.
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| This vase features Carpenteria californica and Argyranthemum frutescens 'Butterfly' |
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| Carpenteria is a California native that gets by with limited water on my back slope |
Visit Cathy at Rambling in the Garden to see what she's cooked up this week.
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