This week’s bouquet comes from the large patches of perennial ageratum that have happily spread themselves around both the front and back gardens.
I don’t really ever remember planting them, and they have never done very well, but this year, they are everywhere. A bit of a thug, but because they provide such abundant blooms and color in late August, they are most welcome here.
I decided to make this an all purple vase since the ageratum marry nicely with the purple salvia. They almost look like mini lilac blooms from a distance.
Ageratum are fuzzy flowers, kind of like a fuzzy worn stuffed animal, that you want to reach out and stroke.
I’m not sure how well they will work as a cut flower since I’ve never used them before in a bouquet. The salvia don’t last but a few days, so this will most likely be a vase I’ll have to refill soon.
But, enjoy their soft beauty I will . . . while they last.
I hope they have brightened your day in a fuzzy loving kind of way.
Linking with Rambling in the Garden for “In a Vase on Monday”
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Thank you kindly.
The purple together with the green vase is a zingy combination.
Thank you Jane. Simple and sweet with a zing!
Such pretty and lovely flowers 😍
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The purple and green is indeed a great look. Everything you said about ageratum rings true. I had it for years but eventually it died out. There are worse thugs in my garden, so I sort of miss the soft beauty of it.
It has never been a thug before this year. While I could barely keep it alive in the past, it is everywhere now. I like it, but will keep an eye on it so it doesn’t invade any further. It is a sweet flower that brings some much needed color to the garden this time of year.
Yes, I love the fuzz – and the spotty vase too! Thanks for sharing, Cindy
A beautiful and soft/fuzzy arrangement, perfect for the green container. It sure brightened my day!
So glad if made you day brighter. It is a lovely combination of greens and purples that look so happy together.
Perfect match…purple and green..two lovely colours.
Thank you Noelle. I hadn’t noticed when I made it how nicely those colors play together until many of you mentioned it. You are all right. They are a good match.
I love your perennial ageratum. I grow 2 varieties, Ageratum houstonianum and A. corymbosum. The latter is an evergreen shrub but I haven’t been able to get its flowers to hold up in a vase and the annual variety isn’t impressive in that regard either. Yours looks wonderful with the salvia.
Thank you Kris. I have no idea what variety this is as I don’t remember ever planting it. It wilted down quickly when I cut it, but has bounced back and is still holding up well since Sunday. I think I’ll have to use it more often since I have so much of it this year.
The lilac flowers combined with the lime coloured jug gives a great lively composition Cindy. In the heat of summer here in Italy I find most of my vases don’t last much longer than a couple of days.
Surprisingly the ageratum is holding up very well, but the salvia is drooping. I love the color salvia brings to a vase, but it just doesn’t last more than a few days.
Oh that’s a most pretty combination of flowers Cindy however long they last. My parents usually grew ageratum in their garden. I must try it some time as the flowers are most attractive. I love your spotty dotty vase 🙂
Thank you kindly. I knew the salvia would not last, but the ageratum surprisingly did last a long time. Well worth using.