I think of this as a posy, my (I think) American take on the definition of posy or posey – a small flower arrangement. I looked up the definition and came up with two spellings and several definitions. One that surprised me – posey, an informal adjective describing someone who is pretentious and trying to impress others. And I thought it was either a hand tied bouquet or a small flower arrangement!
The weather in South Florida has returned to warm winter and my cutting flowers are starting to bloom. Exactly 3 Zinnias and the everpresent blue Salvia. Enough for a posy, posey or tequila shot glass full of flowers. The vase is from my niece’s wedding. I am surprised to see in writing she has been married for almost eight years.
A closer view:
The Zinnias are: in pink, Cactus mix; in green, Envy; and in peach, Apricot Profusion. Blue spikes are my favorite Salvia, ‘Mystic Blue, and the ferns are Asian Sword Ferns, a garden weed here that is great for vases.
Thanks to Cathy at http://www.ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.cpm for hosting. Follow the link to see more vases.
Happy Monday and Happy Gardening!!
The Shrub Queen 
Your zinnias are looking good. It is cold and rainy here and I’m looking at brown plants.
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Ugh.. well January will be over very soon!
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Those zinnias are such fresh colours. aren’t they? Have you got more in bud now. That salvia is a real stalwart, isn’t it? You must be pleased to have returned to your ‘warm winter’!
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Yes more zinnias on the way. The cold set them back so I am not sure how well the plants will do.. always more seeds on hand, just in case. Enjoying the sunshine… overcast skies don’t agree with me at all.
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Zinnias in winter, even in your Florida climate, are impressive! I drooled over your blue salvia too. Most of mine upped and died during our hot, dry summer and fall.
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Yes I love the zinnias. I am not sure why that salvia has lasted so long almost two years!
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Very charming! Speaks of summer days… still a long way off for us. 🙂
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Summer arrived today, it is over 80!
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Wow, enjoy it!
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Watering!!
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Very pretty. Salvias and zinnias… what more could one wish for! 😃
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Agastache!!
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LOL!
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Oh zinnias and salvias are still a few months off flowering here yet Amelia so it’s encouraging to see your flowers singing in that vase. I especially like ‘Apricot Profusion’ – she looks most dainty in comparison to the other two zinnias.
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Thank you, Anna. She is very dainty compared to her brothers. The color mix runs from coral to pale yellow, one of my favorites.
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Yes, . . . that word sort of made me wonder. Europeans, particularly the English, seem to know what a posey or posy is.
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I make terrible English poseys…
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How do you know? They may be exemplary by English standards. I mean, they think bangers and mash is good eatin’.
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LOL, I have tried those hand tied bouquets and make blobs..need a vase.
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Well, bangers and mash look like blobs also.
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LOL! Bangers inspired flower arrangements.
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or just compared to it.
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