Lord knows this vignette gets plenty of screen time. The area in front of our living room window might be one of the most photographed parts of the garden, but I don't think I've ever featured this....
I'm speaking of that fleeting moment when the blue of the Agave ovatifolia 'Frosty Blue'...
Meet's the blue flowers of Amsonia hubrichtii, aka threadleaf bluestar. It's almost as if I planned it. Which of course I did not. It just happened...
Weather Diary, May 29: Hi 68, Low 50/ Precip 0
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Much more rare that the things we planned and planted to achieve something actually happen. When these unexpected pairings happen, I sometimes wonder why I obsess so much about what I'm putting where.
ReplyDeleteYou obsess because — in the words of Eliza (below) — this also happens: "two clashers come out together and we can't wait for the blaring mistake to pass out of bloom"
DeleteI love this combo. In fact, I finally ordered an Amsonia hubrichtii. Impossible to find locally.
ReplyDeleteI hope you have better luck than Kris did.
DeletePurty! Nice when things this swell just happen! Bet it's equally gorgeous when the Amsonia hubrichtii foliage turns gold in the autumn.
ReplyDeleteOne of the few Autumn scenes I enjoy.
DeleteIt's a wonderful pairing, intentional or not. I finally ordered Amsonia by mail as my Sunset garden guide claims it'll grow here even if I've never seen the plants for sale. Sadly, the plant I received, which looked dead on arrival but I thought must just be dormant, was indeed dead.
ReplyDeleteThat's not good, hopefully you contacted the company you ordered from?
DeleteI love those happy accidents. I think they may be even better than that feeling you get when a planting actually works out the way you pictured it.
ReplyDeleteI think you're right.
DeleteI love it when things like that happen - better than when two clashers come out together and we can't wait for the blaring mistake to pass out of bloom. ;)
ReplyDeleteI have no idea what you're talking about! ;)
DeleteGorgeous color grouping made possible, I feel, but the dark contrast of the third plant (Euphorbia something or other?).
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