This Monday’s arrangement is done in primary colors as a nod to the presidential primary elections taking place in the US. All politics aside, I felt compelled to give a shout out to Nikki Haley for taking on the orange beast and standing firm in her resolve to continue her quest. No guts, no glory.
My garden is a strict no politics zone and the colors have nothing to do with anything except hopefully not clashing with one another. Although, I am questioning my own taste in the placement of hot pink flowering ice plants near almost orange flowering Ixora shrubs (they are called Maui Red, in my own defense) then there is the issue of some nearby Purple Queen groundcover plants. I suppose it is Florida, after all, so some questionable tropical color mixtures can be overlooked.
The palette:
The flower shapes reflect the spiky nature of politics. In white, Sweet Almond (Aloysia virgata) adds the sweet scent of success; in red, Tropical Red Salvia (Salvia coccinea); in blue, Mystic Spires Salvia; white daisies are Bidens alba. The green foliage spikes are a juvenile palm frond from a Cabbage Palm.
Yellow and white round out the primary color palette. In white, Sedum adolphii ‘Firestorm’, yellow daisies, Beach Sunflower (Helianthus debilis); yellow and red daisies, Gallardia pulchella; yellow bells, Tecoma stans. The cobalt blue vase was a long ago gift from my brother’s family.
This primary season should prove to be interesting, maybe not quite as interesting as the final color scheme in my garden – only time will tell. Thanks to Cathy for hosting this weekly meme, to see more vases from gardens around the work, click this link.
The Shrub Queen 
Fabulous colors and such a wonderful sight. I also give Nikki Haley lots of kudos and hope she keeps challenging him.
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Thank you.
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Bold and beautiful! 🤩
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Just left a comment, did it register as being from me (Cathy, R in the G? I forgot to click the WordPress logo but don’t know why it doesn’t recognise me anyway…
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You came up as someone laughing…
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Really?! With a comment though?
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yes. well, it said Someone instead of Cathy and I assume it was your comment with the laughing emoji?
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This is exuberant, I love it – like a marching band! tzgarden.blogspot.com
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Thank you, a bit festive.
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Lots of flowers and lots of meaning. Your yellow bells are blooming already? Ours are much later. Politics have gotten crazy.
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That is actually the end of the yellow bells , I think. They have produced seeds. Politics – crazy indeed.
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It’s a beautifully vibrant display, Amelia, and I expect it mirrors your garden. You do very well with Salvias, most of which struggle in my garden. My ‘Mystic Spires’ are currently in pause mode.
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Thank you, Kris. They are surprisingly resilient here.
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Yes, your salvias are amazing and the vase is just filled to the brim with interesting materials. Gorgeous.
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Thank you.
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It’s beautiful as always and although the colour contrasts are strong they’re still in harmony. Great to have such abundance
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Thanks, Annette.
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Lots of lovely colours and height too. The white Sedum flowers near the base are a nice addition and the blue salvia…. swoon!
As for your colour scheme in the garden, I can imagine pink and orange actually looking rather lovely together – and I love orange and purple too! 😉
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Thank you, the garden is pretty festive.
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Is clashing such a problem? I mean, no guts, no glory.
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Clashing?
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the colors. You mentioned that the colors in your garden hopefully do not clash with each other. With so much bright color, it seems that some would innately clash with others, but that can be an advantage.
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I’m clueless regarding USA politics, but after a moment I made the connection between primary colours and the primary vote “thing” that I’ve heard mention of. 😅 Politics aside, your vase is very bright and cheerful. 😀
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Thanks, Joanne. Nikki Haley is running against Trump and continues to get beat in the polls but keeps going.
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