In a Vase on Monday: (Con)Fusion

I often find confused flowers popping up in the ‘wrong’ season; Hellebores in summer, Primulas in December etc. Currently I have a Pulsatilla in bud and two Cowslips in flower – one of which I cut for today’s vase.

There is also a frilly summer Dianthus flowering for a second time – much later than usual – so I cut one stem of that too.

Some of my ‘tender’ Salvias have now survived several winters in my Herb Bed, and I think they may have adapted to our climate. The very well-drained soil there certainly helps. I cut a stem of the toughest of them all: S. greggii ‘Aromax Blue’, and remembered that they do actually look best in the early autumn here.

I then found a few odd bits and pieces, wondering if they really went together or not, or if they complimented each other for precisely the reason that they are all different. (Hence the title ‘Fusion’!) These included some late ground cover roses (‘Palmengarten Frankfurt’), a late Echinacea, a white Japanese anemone (‘Honorine Jobert’) still going strong after several frosts, some blue Salvia viridis, a Geranium flower, and a strawflower.

Finally, some Epimedium foliage…

…and some rather large Pulmonaria leaves – I don’t remember them getting so big at this time of year before, and they will no doubt all die back mid winter.

Are there any ‘confused’ plants in your garden right now?

I am joining Cathy at Rambling in the Garden for her Monday meme, where we share materials from our gardens in a vase each week. Do go and visit her. And have a great week!

Happy Gardening!