This weeks’ bouquet was purely accidental. We finally had a little rain and it made all the blossoms heavy and droopy of my Vanilla Strawberry hydrangea paniculate. I thought I’d help the plant along by shaking off the rain, but instead I accidentally shook off a few blossoms.
This is the first year I’ve grown this plant and I know the blossoms are supposed to be shades of pink, but they start out as pure white.
I don’t have many white flowers in my garden, not sure why. Maybe that is why I was so particularly taken with their pure white beauty.
Since the blossoms broke off with no stem, I decided to let each one float in a wine glass.
They remind me of a bride in her wedding dress.
And they also remind me of the Bible verse, “Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.” ~ Psalm 51:7.
I’m fascinated by all the shades of white and soft green in these delicate blooms
The flowers are dreamy and so beautiful. Almost too beautiful to be real. They seem unearthly in their pure whiteness.
I love that you displayed the blooms as a group in wine glasses, Cindy. It was the perfect way to show off just how beautiful they are. I’m always tempted by Hydrangeas when I see them for sale here during the early days of summer but it’s a real struggle to keep them alive in my current garden, although I do have a small plant in a pot in my shade house.
As much water as hydrangeas like and don’t like being in hot sun, I imagine they would be difficult to grow in LA. My oak leaf hydrangea and this vanilla strawberry one, don’t seem to mind the sun. They are both great hydrangeas to grow and produce without being pampered. Now the mop heads and lace caps are another story altogether. They will wilt in a hot second and rarely bloom for me.
They are so pretty. Perfect for a table decoration. 😃 The rain did you a favour. 😉
Thank you Cathy. They are holding up really well and make the porch look so cheerful.