I'm already looking at my cutting garden with an eye toward what I can remove to make room for summer bloomers. I've cleared out some of the
Ranunculus and I think the peach foxgloves and the
Calendula will be the next to go as both were badly burned by the brief heatwave we experienced in early April. However, despite their ugly foliage, the foxgloves and
Calendula have continued to produce bloom spikes so I cut several of each as the starting point for this week's first vase.
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| The garden provided plenty of other blooms to add zing to the soft peach flowers |
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| Back view |
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| Top view |
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| Clockwise from the upper left, the vase contains: Alstroemeria 'Indian Summer', Agonis flexuosa 'Nana', Calendula 'Bronzed Beauty', Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian Peach', Grevillea 'Ned Kelly', and Lantana camara 'Irene' |
The bearded
Iris on the back of the slope I'd hoped to use last week bloomed last Monday afternoon.
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| The blooms are violet, not the deep purple I'd expected based on the color of the buds. I don't know the variety as the bulbs were planted by a prior owner. I believe this is the first time in the 7 years we've lived here that they've bloomed. |
Fortunately, our weather turned a bit cooler again last week (upper 60s to low-70sF) so there were still viable blooms available to cut this week.
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| There are 2 more bloom stalks still in bud on the back slope but, with warmer temperatures expected to return this week, I thought this might be my only chance to feature the Iris in an arrangement. Thus far, none of the other bearded Iris in my garden shown any indication that they're preparing to bloom this year. |
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| The back view is remarkably similar to the front view this week |
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| Top view |
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| Clockwise from the upper left, the vase contains: noID Iris germanica, Lathyrus odoratus, Coriandrum sativum, Cerinthe major purpurascens, and Polgala myrtifolia 'Mariposa' |
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