This morning’s light drizzle has ended leaving an overcast sky – perfect for picture taking. I’m joining Cathy at Rambling in the Garden with a vase of daisy-like flowers. Echinacea purpurea is mostly past its prime but almost perfect blooms are still to be found, and pair well, I think, with Rudbeckia fulgida, which is now at its splendid peak in my garden.
A prop this week is another vessel with flowers – this vintage green glass dragonfly cup seldom used for anything other than a few flowers. Perfect for a trio of allium, stems cut very short, and a few snips of the same black eyed Susan’s that are in the main vase. Allium ‘Millenium’ is the golf ball sized mauve flower; Allium tuberosum, also known as garlic chives, are the white flower just starting to open, and Allium carinatum, keeled garlic, continues to amaze as they enter their fifth week of bloom. Have a great week, everyone!
Those garlic chive are interesting. I acquired a few bulbs this year, but know nothing about them.
Many people will tell you that, if left to go to seed, they will soon fill every available space with seedlings. These people are not wrong. However, bees love the flowers, the leaves are tasty with, as you might expect, a slight garlicky tang, and if left in place, the leaves and flower stalks get a bit longer and more substantial every year.
That is good to know. I would not want them to naturalize. I will likely keep them potted, so removing the flowers before they go to seed would not be a problem.
Oh I do like love your daisy-like vase today Chris and rather envy the abundance of blooms that permit you to share them this way. I was pleased to see your allium too – I have unsuccessfully tried to grow A carinatum this year, but have just ordered bulbs of Millennium for next year, as their later flowering appealed to me. Wild garlic flowers much earlier here, about April, alongside the bluebells
Love the daisy-mix, Chris, it’s so cheering. My garlic chives are just starting to open as well, the bees are excited about that! 🐝
Your vases of assorted blooms are lovely…and a bit wild. I, again, have Allium envy (yes, I have tried to do something about that issue, but ‘something wild’ must like the bulbs. Garlic Chives have definitely found so many places to dig their roots into…the Honeybees can’t seem to leave them alone, for at least 3 weeks…wonder if their Honey tastes garlicky?!
My summer favorites I can’t grow. Yay!
Beautifull flower. 🤩
I wish Echinacea did that well here, Chris!
I love the native echinacea and rudbeckias blooming together with alliums. Really beautiful effect.
Oh, I am sighing deeply Chris. The Echinacea are soooo lovely! And I always enjoy seeing the alliums you grow as well. I really must plant garlic chives this autumn! Thanks for the smiles!
Lovely! I like that your prop is more flowers! Yay! A neighbor shared Allium tuberosa a few years ago and it’s remained very well behaved. I’d love to grow that Allium ‘Millenium’.
Those two vases next to each other may be my most favorite ever collection of your flowers. The colors are lovely, but it’s more than that; I like the airiness of the arrangement. The height and the spaces between the flowers give it a little something extra, and the white accents are perfect!