If wisdom is being sought from my vase, it is time to look elsewhere. The sage here is Salvia, I noticed its wonderful sage herbal scent as I was cutting this bunch to fill a crystal pitcher. The crystal pitcher is a wedding gift. I would hazard a guess Tiffany’s would recommend its use to serve orange juice for Mimosas at a fancy brunch — not serving as a receptacle for a native bunch. The native wildflowers in my garden are flourishing from abundant rain in the past weeks. I picked all native wildflowers today.
Closer views:
Red and pink spikes are Tropical Red Salvia (Salvia coccinea) these reseed prolifically and are everywhere. Cutting the flowers saves me some seedling removal chores. The same goes for the white daisies, Bidens alba, incredibly prolific – the pollinators love them so much I almost hate to cut them.
The airy plant in the foreground is native Witchgrass (Dichantthelium spp). These are small grasses that pop up in the garden. They are reminiscent of Panicum. They are not too aggressive so I leave them be.
I’m dreaming of a cold front, realistically, we are a month out from that first delightfully cool day. One can dream. Pop over to Cathy’s blog to view some more vaseage…
The Shrub Queen 
I love all your wild blooms, Amelia – what gorgeous natives you have, all of them! Certainly nothing pretentious about this vase at all – not, of course, that I am suggesting any of our vases are pretentious! š How easy is it to remove the salvia seedlings?
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Thanks, Cathy. The pitcher is kind of pretentious! The seedlings are very easy to get rid of.
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I think that’s a great use for the pitcher! I usually shy away from red flowers but seeing your red sage made me happy. I should probably incorporate some into my own garden – I know the hummingbirds would love them.
I hope you see cooler temperatures soon. We got a touch of fall-like weather this morning, which was quite a change from the heatwave that was still plaguing us a week ago. Unfortunately, I don’t think it’ll hold as we’re expected to zoom into the 80s by the weekend – but that’s still better than 108!
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There is something more graceful about that red salvia. Anything is better than 108!
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Oh yes, I LOVE it–the pitcher, the Salvia, the Daisies, and the Witchgrass. Perfect!
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Thank you.
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How wonderful to have all those native wild flowers and your pitcher is beautiful too I especially love the airy grass to balance the hot red! Thanks for a little Florida.
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I enjoy the low maintenance and the pollinators. I had not thought about the balance, but you’re right. Thanks.
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Only Bidens laevis is native here, and I never see it. Other species of the genus are native nearby. I do not remember any that bloom white though. I only remember the name of white blooming Bidens pilosa because it is rare where it is native to the south. Are other species popular for home gardening, or are they just wildflowers?
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I looked this ,B. laevis up, also native here in wet areas, I have never seen any either. B. alba is really considered a weed. Coreopsis and Gallardia are more popular wildflowers for home landscapes.
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You got some cool wildflowers. I suppose there are cool wildflowers here also, but they are more subdued by the chaparral climate.
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Salvia coccinea are the best. All of mine are having their second spring and the hummers love them. We had a “cold front” as in temperatures were down to the high 80s and I took advantage and got a lot of work done. Back to the high 90s now.
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They are! Hummers don’t really come down this side of Florida. I see 2 or 3 a year. Always love your hummer posts. So, you were chilly for a minute? I had to laugh when ‘high temp of 90, 5 degrees colder’ came up as the weather forecast. Colder. yeah.
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So pretty!
I didn’t know that bidens came in a white form š¤¦. Your witchgrass really does look like panicum. Are they annuals?
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Thanks! I was surprised to see yellow Bidens in the UK. Who knew? The Witchgrass is an annual.
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This is a great wild end of summer vase!
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Thank you.
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A lovely wild bouquet… my favorite style!
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Hey Eliza! Thanks. Me, too.
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The pitcher is perfect for wild flowers and I couldn’t imagine a better use for it either. Love the salvias of course – I don’t remember having seen the pale pink one before, which is especially pretty.
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Thanks, Cathy. The Tropical Red Salvia can produce 4 different flower colors – white, red, coral and orange..
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I always stroke salvia foliage first Amelia to pick up the scent regardless of how attractive the flowers are – the scent comes first š The bidens are most attractive. I wonder if it would be too damp and shady in my garden for them š¤ Are they hardy?
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Hi Anna, I have grown to appreciate the scent of Salvia. I doubt these Bidens would grow in your garden, they thrive in unwatered sugar sand in full sun. I don’t get frost here but am not sure how far north these will grow.
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