I'm cheating this week with my arrangement (as I have with other vases recently) ... for various reasons. Long story short, I had way too many Mums and Blue Mistflowers, so I basically clipped, clipped, clipped and plopped them in a vase with some pebbles in the bottom for a bit of fall vibe.
It's a marriage of Daisy Mums (likely a Crysanthemum x. morifolium hybrid) and Blue Mistflowers (Conoclinium coelestinum), and corresponding foliage.
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| Conoclinium coelestinum |
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| Crysanthemum x. morifolium |
They're plentiful and fresh, so the vases continue! For more garden arrangements from around the world, head on over to Cathy's blog, Rambling in the Garden, to celebrate "In a Vase on Monday."
Hi, I love the color combo.
ReplyDeleteWe will start to enjoy some autumn temperatures. It has been HOT here, 88 degrees with strong winds Saturday.
We plan to go for a hike Sunday with our kids, I am in hopes the autumn color will be at full force. :-)
Carla
Yeah, the pink and lavender are pleasant together. We had similar weather over the weekend, and 80s for many days in September. A hike with the family sounds like a great plan. :) Our fall colors are just starting to be dramatic--very green (and brown) until now.
DeleteThat a beautiful combination, Beth. I wish the runty Ageratums sold here had half the presence of your Conoclinium.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kris. Many gardeners plant Ageratums here, too, as annuals. The Blue Mistflowers are sometimes called Hardy Ageratums. They're both lovely. :)
DeleteOhh, I love this and did not know the Mist Flowers made it as far north as you are. I think I have pulled some out here! I like the deep pinks and blues for fall. Very tasty! A.melia. theshrubqueen
ReplyDeleteYes, the Mistflowers aren't quite native here...all around us, though. But they're hardy much further north, I think to zone 4. So they're happy here...maybe too happy when they're fenced from the rabbits. Thanks. :)
DeleteSo how is that cheating? It is beautiful!! I've been meaning to buy a mistflower plant. Do you recommend it? I've heard some say it self-sows madly? Eliza
ReplyDeleteHi Eliza: Thank you. I didn't put a lot of thought or effort into it--the flowers are doing the work. ;-) Re: Blue Mistflower...I have a funny relationship with it. It doesn't survive when it's not caged in my garden because the rabbits eat it. But when I have it fenced and protected, it does self-seed and it is a bit of a thug with the other plants in that garden. But then it's so beautiful and welcome when it blooms in the fall. So, I'm not sure if I can recommend it...maybe you could try it in a small area? If you don't have many rabbits or deer, it would probably be just about right?
DeleteThe Conoclinium is such a pretty addition and looks a bit like the ageratum that I have grwon in the cutting beds for the last couple of years...I wonder if they are related? Just checked, and they are perennial what a useful plant to have! They work really well with the shade of the chrysanthemums
ReplyDeleteHi Cathy: Yes, the Conoclinium and Ageratum look so much alike, but as you discovered, the former is a perennial in colder climates. They are different genuses, but both are in the Asteraceae family. Wikipedia shows them as being in the same subfamily (Asteroideae) and tribe (Eupatorieae), too. Thanks again for hosting IAVOM!
DeleteOh wow, Conoclinium coelestinum is so pretty and soft. I absolutely love it.
ReplyDeleteYes, it's wonderful to have its soft blooms available at the end of the growing season. And it's a great cut flower, too.
DeleteOoh, so pretty Beth! Your Mums are really gorgeous and the mistflowers go perfectly with them. Mistflowers are completely unknown here but I wonder if they would be hardy enough for my garden. Thanks for sharing all that frothy glory!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Cathy. They seemed like a good match with their complimentary colors, and I had a mass of both of them that I needed to clip anyway. The Conocliniums are hardy in USDA zones 5-10. :)
DeleteI don't know about the "cheating," but this is one of the prettiest marriage between flowers I've seen! You make me like mums again (I despise the fall color florist mums in the grocery stores!), and the mistflowers are amazing.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lisa. This time, I think the flowers take all the credit because they work well together, and all I did was plop them in a vase together. Long story, but these particular Mums from their particular location in the garden have morphed and changed in color and form over the years. I'll have to go back and see if I have photos with all the colors. I like the Mistflowers, too. :)
DeleteWhat a delightful colour combination, and had never seen mistflowers before. The arrangement reminds me of the colours often used by wall paper designers in the Edwardian period with chintzy fabrics too.
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