The starting point for today’s Monday vase was the tall spires of Sanguisorba canadensis. I am rather puzzled by them and can’t remember where and when I got the original plant, which was in the main blue & white border. It must have been over five years ago and I recall it flowering just once, but not leaving me impressed, especially as it began to spread without earning its keep. Last autumn, when I lifted all the contents of the border, I composted most of it, but planted a small section in an adjacent border, where it is now flowering generously. I have no idea why I wasn’t impressed before, because the flowers are gorgeous, six inches (15cms) plus of greenish-white fluffiness on each spike; the plant is exceedingly tall, I know, more than its supposed five feet (1.5m), and thereby taller than me. I am not intimidated by tall people these days, but I do avoid the tallest of plants in my garden. However, I will overlook this failing on the strength of its blooms, albeit not literally!
I did not want to detract from the simple beauty of the blooms by adding too much other material, so was pleased that vigorous and hardworking Salvia nemerosa ‘Serenade’ caught my eye, with its own tall spikes of lavender blue. This has proved to be really hardy, sailing through last winter, and I don’t know why I haven’t used its blooms before in a Monday vase. It grows to about 60 or 70cm and is just a tad too tall for its front-of-border position, so will be moved in the autumn as part of my big border revamps. Its name and the combination of white and shadowy blue gives the post its title, with solitary Dahlia ‘White Onesta’ as a token moon.
The blooms were placed in a tall, slim, waisted green vase, with a citrine crystal sphere to
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