In a Vase on Monday: Tea with Anastasia

Once again I am joining Cathy at Rambling in the Garden for her Monday meme. The Euphorbia ‘Miner’s Merlot’ I used last week still looks fresh, so I have simply added to it today with two flowers: Aster ageratoides ‘Ezo Murasaki’ and Chrysanthemum ‘Anastasia’. Join us for a cuppa in the greenhouse!

Anastasia not only looks lovely in the November garden, she smells lovely too. I am not sure I had noticed this before, but while trimming my Buddleias in preparation for the winter yesterday I could detect a light and delicious honey-like perfume and kept wondering where it was coming from. It wasn’t until I brought the flowers indoors that I realized it is this pretty pink Chrysanthemum. It is a very delicate scent and not at all overpowering indoors. What a bonus!

The other aster-like flower is a very late flowerer too. To be honest, I am not keen on Aster ageratoides ‘Ezo Murasaki’ as the foliage is (to me) ugly, and the flowers are so tiny and so late that they make virtually no impact in the garden at all. But in a vase, close up, they are rather sweet. The yellow centre stands out so well against the petals.

I like them with the Euphorbia, and I may move some next to it in the garden too.

So, despite the decreasing hours of daylight and the increasing hours of gloomy grey weather, November can be beautiful too. 😃

Have a good week, hopefully with a bit of that rare November sunshine!

☀🍁☀



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