Ew.
I wish I hadn't planted 'Indian Summer' Alstroemeria next to a hot pink rose. Just...no. I planted the Alstroemeria there to give it ideal growing conditions--enough moisture, relief from afternoon heat. Nailed the location--'Indian Summer' has thrived. It's the color clash with its neighbor that's painful. I'll have to move it as soon as my knee is stronger.
I walked around the garden with an 'Indian Summer' flower to see where it would look better.
No room near 'Bartzella':
'Brass Band':
Silver and three different purples sing
Really cool to look at, the flowers like a school of chartreuse minnows swimming towards you:
Hmm...where did I leave that 'Indian Summer' flower? I was supposed to focus...
Purple all by itself, with green, is good, but the right companion would make it better.
Green and white: soothing and elegant. I hardly noticed 'Snow Goose' rose is having its best year ever. Lucky I noticed in time.
Lost your focus in the garden lately?
I've tried to adhere to color schemes but I always fail. Yesterday I noticed that my 'Alchymist' rose is blooming right next to 'Robin Hood'. Yes, the dreaded pink and yellow combo. By the way, I finally got me an altroemeria 'Indian Summer'!
ReplyDeletePink and yellow, sometimes it's not too bad. 'Peace' rose is pink and yellow, after all. I put 'Golden Celebration' near 'Belinda's Dream' but they are far enough apart.
DeleteGlad to hear you found 'Indian Summer! Hopefully its a gem for you. :)
Color trouble, I wish I could say this doesn't happen to me. Of course it does, usually when I'm rushing and not thinking through what the surrounding plants are. The silver & purples really do look great, and the purple & white. Digging up alstroemeria isn't much fun, with all those crazy tubers everywhere. I have a clump in the slope that is out of control I really need to attack.
ReplyDeleteAnd sometimes if there's no better location, it gets planted in a less ideal spot no matter what, to be moved later. In this case it's now "later".
DeleteI have a clump of the crazy wild colored 'Rock and Roll' Alstroemeria that needs some attention too. Uh-oh!
Enjoyed your tour.
ReplyDeleteThank you! :)
DeleteHa ha, maybe by the time your knee is stronger you'd have made peace with the 'color clash'? It's not appearing 'clashy' to me, not on my monitor at anyway.
ReplyDelete"Unfocused but happy" is my content state in the garden. I wish I could focus more but in the end, if there isn't any important items on my to-do list, what does it matter. As long is I'm in my happy place.
Chavli
Very true--a garden "problem" is not really much of a problem in the larger scheme of things. Happy place, happy day!
DeleteBut there's a color echo of the rose in the alstro! (at least as the color is depicted in the photo) It's a brassy combination, sure, but both those plants are not for the faint of heart, colorwise. And I'd say if they absolutely have to be separated, move the rose...the alstro looks so happy there. Some acid green might provide some couples therapy....
ReplyDeleteThe photo doesn't capture the true horror. ;^)
DeleteSpeaking of acid green, I was surprised and happy to find the acid green version of Teucrium chamaedrys at Plant Depot.
Oh how lovely to see all the colors. Clashes are tricky. I had some issues in the back garden that way last summer...oh well. Beautiful blooms and photos, as always!
ReplyDeleteAny garden "problem" is not really much of a problem, in the larger scheme of things. A day in the garden is a good day.
DeleteI somehow missed this post until now. I hope you located a spot to move either the Alstroemeria or the rose (when the knee permits). I bet 'Indian Summer' would look great next to nearly any of your Leucadendrons! Its flowers are SO bright, it can really do with a background that calms it down a bit.
ReplyDeleteHmm good thought, it would look good with the reds of 'Safari Sunset', for sure. Thanks for the idea!
DeleteThese are the types of things that we only learn as we experiment and mature as gardeners. Silver seems to go so well with everything. You've reminded me I need to go out an fertilize my clematis before the weekend is over!
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