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.
Then I added a lot of Graptosedum.
I filled in with a few other succulents.
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.
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.
Here's what I did include:
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.
Visit Cathy at Rambling in the Garden to see what she and other gardeners have created using materials on hand this week.
All material © 2012-2015 by Kris Peterson for Late to the Garden Party
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.
All material © 2012-2015 by Kris Peterson for Late to the Garden Party