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Mexican Sunflowers (Tithonia rotundifolia 'Goldfinger') |
It's the end of the summer (happy autumn!), but the flowers are still bright and perky. I must admit I've been plopping elements into vases quickly, without a lot of planning, for various reasons.
This particular vase (above) was a composite of quick clippings from the garden. I wasn't thinking much of it, but then the Fishman mentioned he liked it. And the more I thought about it, the more I appreciated its less-than-perfect blooms and its scruffy appearance: sort of emblematic of the changing seasons.
It includes foliage from Dusty Miller (
Jacobaea maritima)...
'Zowie! Yellow Flame' Zinnias (Z. elegans)...
'Sensation Mix' Cosmos (
C. bipinnatus) foliage...
And some very scruffy False Sunflowers (
Heliopsis helianthoides).
Another recent arrangement includes blooms from Mixed Zinnias, Blue Mistflowers (
Conoclinium coelestinum), 'Sensation Mix' Cosmos (
C. bipinnatus), 'Invincibelle Lace' Hydrangea (
H. arborescens subsp.
radiata), and Hydrangea foliage (
H. macrophylla).
Similar, in a different vase; some white mixed in with the blue
Conoclinium coelestinum.
Sometimes the simple things are the sweetest. Our recent windstorm blew over the Mexican Sunflowers (Tithonia rotundifolia 'Goldfinger'), so I clipped the flowers and gave this little miss a colorful hat.