Eliza Waters

My favorite bearded iris came into bloom this last week, so it is the star of this week’s vase. Gifted to me, the cultivar name is lost, alas, but I refer to it as my ‘root beer’ iris. Additionally, there are plenty of other bronzy-purple flowers and foliage keeping it company.

Also included are Columbine (Aquilegia), orange Geum ‘Totally Tangerine,’ white Camassia leitchlinii, white native windflower (Anemone canadensis), and rose Weigela florida. Filler and foliage additions are ruby Acer palmatum dissectum, chartreuse Lady’s Mantle (Alchemilla mollis) and Brome (Bromus) grass.

Thanks to Cathy at Rambling in the Garden who hosts the weekly garden meme In A Vase On Monday, featuring flowers from our gardens. Click the link to join or see what others are sharing this week.