The rose bush is of an unknown variety, gifted to me as a pass-along plant during the winter months last year from dear friend and garden blogger, Melissa of Dirt and Wine.
Melissa had too many crowded roses at her new house. I was more than happy to help her out and take a rose bush off her hands.
To compliment the formal structure of the rose, I paired it with another profuse bloomer in the garden right now, and the more informal look of the black-foot daisy.
These flowers do so well in our hot and arid Texas, thriving on neglect and continuing to remain bright and cheerful through the most gruesome days.
Lovely in my flower basket.
Treasures, indeed.
This is definitely my favorite vase yet.
Thanks to Cathy at Rambling in the Garden for hosting the In a Vase on Monday meme.
Beautiful combination of roses with the daisies, not a mix I would have thought of yet it works perfectly. All the more special when the rose bush was a gift, lucky you!
ReplyDeleteThanks! It is nice to have gardening friends who need to "unload" some plants onto their fellow gardening friends.
DeleteI'll admit to a certain fondness for unfussy arrangements and this one certainly fills the bill. The sweetness of the petite daisies against the more exuberant roses is a perfect pairing.
ReplyDeleteI've never tried Blackfoot daisies in a vase. I've also got ox-eye which get floppy so I usually trim and bring them inside. Do the blackfoot daisies last well after cutting?
The daisies did well. The roses started to dry up first after 3 days, but the daisies were still going strong.
DeleteHi Rebecca. The gifted rose is a real beauty and pairs nicely with your black-foot daisy. Does that daisy spread much? Most of my plants that can withstand the conditions you described are also a bit too aggressive. This one looks like it forms a tidy mound. Susie
ReplyDeleteI've had the daisy plants for about a year now and they haven't spread much. They stay in a nice mound. I'd say that they've definitely filled out in the last year, but have reach their max mound size (about 2 feet in diameter).
DeleteA stunning rose - and lovely to see it as we are not into the rose season in the UK yet. Why do these daisies have the name 'black foot'? As Christina says, it's not an obvious pairing but their freshness works really well. And like you say, you would hardly notice the 'bland' glass vase that holds them, such is the profusion of blooms ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm not quite sure where the "black-foot" comes from. If I had to guess, I'd say it is because the stems are a dark purple-brown color near the base of the plant, hence the "black-foot"? I look forward to seeing your roses in the UK later on in the season!
DeleteI love the combination of classic red rose and the blackfoot daisies. You certainly have two treasures there, and they look wonderful together - both in the vase and the basket... ;-)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much. Yes, I do love this new cut flower basket. It makes me feel like I'm living in a century or two before this time, going out to the "cottage" garden to cut some fresh flowers.
DeletePoint and counterpoint...lovely combo. I like seeing the plants your arrangement came from and the stories behind them.
ReplyDelete:-) Not all my plants have as much of a story behind them, but I like to share when they do. It makes the plants and arrangements more meaningful. Plus, it helps me remember how I came upon my collection of flora.
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