In A Vase On Monday – Zinnias With Ginger Lily
Each Monday Cathy at Rambling In The Garden invites us to share a vase of cuttings from our gardens.
This past week brought below freezing temperatures for the first time this autumn, a couple of weeks later than usual. I rescued ginger lily and zinnia flowers ahead of the big event and tucked them into an Ikebana vase.
In A Vase On Monday – Zinnias With Ginger Lily
In A Vase On Monday – Zinnias With Ginger Lily
In A Vase On Monday – Zinnias With Ginger Lily
In A Vase On Monday – Zinnias With Ginger Lily
In A Vase On Monday – Zinnias With Ginger Lily
Materials
Flowers
Hedychium coronarium (Ginger lily)
Zinnia
Foliage
Hedychium coronarium (Ginger lily)
Container
Porcelain Ikebana vase, Georgetown Pottery, Maine. Triangle Blue Wave (6.5 W x 6.5 L x 2H)
Thanks to Cathy at Rambling In The Garden for hosting and giving us an opportunity to share flower-filled vases across the world. Visit her to discover what surprises she and others found to place in a vase this week.
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Oh well done for saving those flowers from the frosts. The zinnias still look fresh and pristine!
Thanks Cathy. They were just starting to gain some vigor when the frost hit. My worst experience ever with zinnias but we’ll get ’em next year!
I like your use of gingers. I would never think of putting them in a vase.
This is the first year I’ve used ginger inside except for an individual flower. The trick is to cut the entire stalk. They don’t last long but do make a good impact and smell so nice.
I was wondering how long they would last. I cut individual flowers to scent my powder room.
Wow! Those white ginger lily blooms are stunning – good job you rescued some! Seeing your zinnias brought a pang of sorrow, as mine have been over for a month or more. I thought at first you had wrapped the stems of the ginger, but then realised that they must grow as a cluster like this, which is clear from the larger photo. Another stylish Susie Creation!
Thanks Cathy, I see how the ginger base does look wrapped. I was disappointed by zinnias this year but saved seed and ready to try again.
What a delightful composition, with good clear bright colours. To think you have been able to grow those gingers in a place that experiences frosts in the winter.
Thanks Noelle. The ginger lilies take all summer to regrow and some years they start blooming just in time to be nipped by frost. This had been a great year for them as they bloomed about a month.
what a beautiful and balanced arrangement, Susie, the ginger is most elegant. we too had our first frost. have a good week 🙂
Thank you Annette. This is the first year (and only second time) I’ve used ginger lily in a vase. It’s not long-lasting but wonderful while it does. Hope you’re feeling strong and happy! Thinking of you.
Ginger lilies! How wonderful. We’re too dry to grow tropical plants like that here. As always, your creation is spectacular, Susie.
Some years the ginger lily languishes from lack of rain. This year has been an unusually nice one for them. Thanks, Kris!
Very dramatic and lovely.
Very pretty… is Ginger Lily fragrant? Those last minute garden saves when frost is imminent are extra precious. We know we must wait many months to do it all again.
Yes, very sweet fragrance. I almost didn’t bother but so glad I did.
That’s a lovely combination. I really like the Ginger Lilies, and I haven’t seen them much in arrangements. Your vase work is always so graceful!
Thank you Beth! This is my first year using Ginger Lilies in a vase. They don’t last long but I’ve discovered if you cut the entire stalk with just buds you can enjoy it for several days.
Gorgeous.
hmmm. I think I want to grow that ginger lily. I do not remember if that is the same species. It certainly looks familiar. They do better in the Los Angeles region than they do here.