Camellia sasanqua and
Tagetes lemmonii are still blooming in my garden and there are other odds and ends flowering as well but I decided to create another succulent arrangement this week for "In a Vase on Monday," the meme hosted by Cathy at
Rambling in the Garden. My last succulent arrangement lasted 6 weeks so I expect the new one should be good until at least New Year's Day.
This week's arrangement started with
Graptoveria 'Fred Ives'. The plant had become very leggy so I didn't feel bad cutting one of its longest stems. After its performance in the vase, I'll give it a fresh start in the garden.
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| The somber side of the arrangement |
Then I added a lot of
Graptosedum.
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| The lighter side of the arrangement |
I filled in with a few other succulents.
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| Arrangement viewed from above |
I cut some
Aeonium arboreum but they took up too much room in the vase so I returned them to the garden. In our climate, they don't need much help to root and form new plants.
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| This mass started from one stem, a housewarming gift from a friend's garden, and has served as the nursery for Aeonium used elsewhere in my garden |
I considered using
Euphorbia tirucalli 'Sticks on Fire' as colder weather has turned it pretty shades of orange and red but I didn't want to deal with the toxic sap that weeps from the cut stems so I let it be.
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| The Euphorbia, shown here growing in a strawberry pot, begs to be noticed this time of year |
Here's what I did include:
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| Clockwise from upper left: Graptoveria 'Fred Ives' has a purplish hue when grown in partial shade but takes on a brighter hue in full sun; Graptosedum 'California Sunset'; Graptosedum 'Darley Sunshine'; a no ID succulent I believe is probably also a Graptopetalum hybrid of some sort; another no ID succulent; Portulacaria afra variegata; Senecio jabobsenii; and Senecio vitalis |
This time, I wired only a few of the smaller succulents. Most had stems long enough to support themselves. The arrangement sits on the dining room table in an empty basin without water or soil.
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| The other 3 sides of the vase |
Visit Cathy at Rambling in the Garden to see what she and other gardeners have created using materials on hand this week.
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