My Spring Garden in a Glass | Pot O'Gold

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Garden Awakening

CREATING a March Floral Arrangement

Into the juice glass the spring cuttings are placed, including, snowdrop flowers and leaves, redbud blooms, fennel, asparagus foliage, and brassica leaves. Several snowdrop varieties are used for floral arrangements. I believe this snowdrop is Galanthus nivalis 'viridapice'.  It is tall (10-12") and the pearl-like flowers have painted green tips. Very pretty. These bulbs are planted underneath two abelia shrubs in my yard as a border plant. The row of Texas redbud trees just starting to break.  Redbuds are a spring favorite because their pink flower clusters appear before the leaf buds. The fennel and brassica overwintered and are showing new growth after several days of rain and the recent sun filled days. Asparagus foliage is popping up everywhere.

Tomorrow, St. Patrick's Day, is

expected to be eighty degrees. 

Have a happy St. Patrick's Day.

All material © 2007-2018 by Jeanette Hyden for Grassroots Horticulture

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Obedient Plant | Physostegia virginiana

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GARDENING | PLANT ID

Obedient Plant for a Cutting Garden

CREATING SPIRES AND SPIKES FOR SUMMER FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS

The common names for this plant are obedient plant or fall obedient plant, false dragonhead, and Virginia lions-heart.  It is easy to grow and is adaptable to many hardiness zones.

Grapevine Botanical Garden, Grapevine, TX
Obedient Plant | Physostegia virginiana

The obedient plant has flower spikes that hold their position and shape in floral arrangements, hence their name. 

Grapevine Botanical Garden, Grapevine, TX

Obedient Plant | Physostegia virginiana

Grapevine Botanical Garden, Grapevine, TX

Obedient Plant | Physostegia virginiana

My Grandmother referred to the fall flowering obedient plant as 'Steps to Heaven'. I can't find that name elsewhere so it must be a local colloquialism. 

Obedient Plant | Physostegia virginiana

Obedient Plant | Physostegia virginiana

Obedient Plant | Physostegia virginiana

Obedient Plant | Physostegia virginiana

Growing amidst Lily of the valley, underneath a Ginkgo tree, in a western exposure and dappled shade is Steps to Heaven (Physostegia virginiana).

Physostegia virginiana, USDA hardiness zone 6a
2014

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