In a vase on Monday

Stop! says Buddha. That drumstick Primula is hogging the spotlight, or at least the sunlight.

Let's balance this bouquet's blooms with a little shade. 

White Fritillaria meleagris, yellow Erythronium 'Pagoda,' deep yellow Caltha palustris (Marsh marigold), Viola 'Etain,' the tiny white flowers of Isopyrum biternatum (False rue anemone), Hyacinthus orientalis 'City of Haarlem,' Muscari latifolium (Grape hyacinth) and Primula denticulata 'Alba' (Drumstick primrose).

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Last year I dug out the City of Harlem Hyacinths and moved them to a shadier area with the late daffodils. They came up this Spring with the same soft yellow color but stems that have fewer flowers. Hope they stay this way as I love the simplicity. In their old location, they were so top heavy with flowers they always fell over. 

This post is part of the Monday meme at Rambling in the Garden.

Comments

[Lisa at Greenbow]

Simply lovely.

[Donna@Gardens Eye View]

What a lovely early spring bouquet...with so many unusual spring flowers we sometimes miss....so nice to see them collected here and displayed in such a fabulous way!

[Kris P]

That's still my favorite color combination and it probably always will be. I love not only your flowers but also the vase you used this week - it has a personality of its own but still does the job in showing off your beautiful flowers.

[Linda from Each Little World]

Kris — the two sides of the vase are different and I will be posting the other view later this week.

[Cathy]

That's an amazing statue you have there, and what a good setting it makes for you lovely vase showcasing those unusual spring blooms. I can see hwy you prefer the single stems of the hyacinths, and that soft yellow is such a pretty colour. Do you have many erythroniums? I think it will be a long time till I can spare any for a vase! Thanks for sharing today.

[Linda from Each Little World]

Cathy — That Erythronium is 'Pagoda' which is larger than most and seems to grow into good size clumps way ahead of any others. I only have a couple of other ones and they are both much smaller plants and small flowers as well. But I am really getting hooked on them and am splurging this year on adding a few more varieties.