In my area of Southern California, we're at the juncture between spring and summer. It felt like summer 2 weeks ago but last week was blessedly cool and this week promises to be much the same. There's even another chance of rain toward the end of the week. Still, the unseasonable heat in March and again early this month sent many spring flowers into a speedy decline. There were just a few
Alstroemeria left in the garden so it seemed only right to select those for "In a Vase on Monday," the weekly feature hosted by Cathy of
Rambling in the Garden. I'd never even featured my
Aquilegia and they also appear on the way out, while the white
Eustoma grandiflorum I planted last June is currently making a comeback. Although there were many flowers clamoring for the spotlight this week, I did very little editing, squeezing everything together, hence the title of this post.
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| Back view |
Here's what I included:
- Alstroemeria (no ID)
- Aquilegia hybrid 'Spring Magic'
- Cerinthe major (also reaching burn-out)
- Coriandrum savitum (rapidly going to seed)
- Eustoma grandiflorum 'Echo White'(new on the scene)
- Hebe 'Wiri Blush'
- Heuchera maxima
- Limonium perezii
- Pelargonium 'Oldbury Duet'
- Pelargonium peltatum (no ID)
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| The last of the Alstroemeria, shown with a stem of the ever-blooming Pelargonium peltatum and the fading coriander |
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| The navy blue and white Aquilegia 'Spring Magic' deserved more attention that it received this year |
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| Tucking the white Eustoma grandiflorum I planted last June from 6-packs in spots around the edges of my Agapanthus, where they were partially screened from last summer's heat, paid off - the white form looks far better this spring than the blue forms |
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| Hebe 'Wiri Blush' just produced another flush of flowers |
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| Heuchera maxima, a California native, is making a slow start in my garden but it has produced a few stems of flowers |
Last week's tall vase featuring Arthropodium cirratum and Solanum xanti lasted the entire week but I retired it when I created today's vase. The second of last week's vases, featuring Agapanthus, still looks pretty good. It has moved to the dining table while the new vase sits in the entryway. As Arthropodium and Agapanthus are currently making a big show in the garden, I expect you'll see more of them in coming weeks.
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| Last week's vase, relocated |
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| This week's vase in the entryway |
Visit Cathy to see what she and other gardeners have created from materials they have on hand this week.
