It's Lilac time in Spring City
Ordinary, single, old fashioned Lilacs
and
Salpiglossis
Note: Don't forget to pound the bottom of the Lilac stems..Lilacs will last much longer.
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
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Wonderful bouquet du jour Gina with jewel-like colours - I always have the impression each year that when the flowers do arrive in Spring City they come with a sudden crescendo - you have caught me up, my lilac is at the same stage.
ReplyDeleteDear Rosemary, Our lilacs are early this year. Normally we have late frosts which have killed them in the past. We are lucky this year.
ReplyDeleteAs far as a sudden crescendo is concerned...that doesn't happen until late Summer. I am looking forward to seeing your always beautiful garden. It has been a while.
Dear Gina,
ReplyDeletethere is nothing ordinary about this flower arrangement. It is gorgeous! I wonder if the Salpiglossis come from your greenhouse? After seeing your flowers I will now go into the garden and see what I can find for a vase.
Hugs, Sieglinde
Dear Sieglinde, The lilacs came from a large bush that the Farmer's wife planted more than a hundred years ago. It is an old fashioned lilac which is covered from top to bottom with heavenly scented blossoms.
DeleteYou are right on. The Salpiglossis came from my greenhouse. They were volunteers and grew throughout the winter months, finally to bloom in May. I have little Salpiglossis seedlings growing in individual pots ready to be planted outside as soon as the weather warms up.
Take a picture of your newly found arrangement. I would love to see what you came up with.
Gina, for some reason when I saw the colors in this photograph, I thought of the song lyric,
ReplyDelete"Zing went the strings of my heart!"
It's so beautiful, and now I've learned a new flower name, too. Salpiglossis. I will try to remember. xo
Dear Frances, That makes me so happy to hear that the colors gave you a little boost. Salpiglossis are related to the Petunia and the Nicotiana. Growers don't like to bother with them because they will often die without a reason. That is why you don't see them very often in garden centers and nurseries.
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