We've had so much cool, gray and wet weather that spring ephemerals and bulbs have lasted a long time. In the case of many of my Tulips, it's more accurate to say that it has taken them a long time to come into full bloom. Now it feels like overnight they've exploded into bright bursts of color.
These are 'Prinses Irene' with a single red one that may be 'Rococo'.
T. 'Purperkroon' is joined by a slightly shorter black parrot type Tulip while the redder T. 'Rococo' continues to hold the bottom line.
To see what others have plucked from their gardens to put into a vase today, visit Cathy at Rambling in the Garden who hosts this addictive Monday meme.
They are both lovely. That's a beautifully held line in the bottom one.
Posted by: Barbara H. | Monday, May 20, 2019 at 07:32 AM
I turned it this way and that trying to find the perfect view. Tulips, as you may know, keep growing so I am going to have to recut one of them to keep the look!
Posted by: Linda from Each Little World | Monday, May 20, 2019 at 07:46 AM
I was admiring the glowing colours of the first vase and then you present us with the second, a stylish ikebana one. Both lovely Linda and isn't it great you have blooms to share with us again!
Posted by: Cathy | Monday, May 20, 2019 at 08:29 AM
These bright and beautiful colors would surely add a bit of brightness to the endless gray days you've been having. Nicely done arrangements!
Posted by: Peter/Outlaw | Monday, May 20, 2019 at 09:04 AM
It is so good to see these lovelies. Perfect for the Ikebana vase.
Posted by: Lisa at Greenbow | Monday, May 20, 2019 at 10:02 AM
The Epimdium is a great complement to the tulips, echoing the orange but in an airy, fine-textured form. Is that E.x warleyense 'Orange Queen'?
Posted by: Nell | Monday, May 20, 2019 at 11:51 AM
The tulips are delicious, Linda. If Mother Nature had to give you so much snow and rain this year, at least she also delivered a good long period in which to enjoy your tulips.
Posted by: Kris P | Monday, May 20, 2019 at 02:46 PM
So pretty! I like the Epimedium with the tulips, hope spring lasts a long time.
Posted by: Amelia Grant | Monday, May 20, 2019 at 03:46 PM
The epimedium is stunning. What is it?
Posted by: Tracy | Monday, May 20, 2019 at 05:23 PM
The graceful Epimedium makes a nice foil for the Tulips in the first vase and I admire vase #2 equally well. So nice that things are finally starting to bloom in your northern garden, Linda. It's been a long wait!
Posted by: Eliza Waters | Monday, May 20, 2019 at 05:56 PM
Two arrangements to create a little gasp at first sight, then graceful and perfect to maintain attention. They are elegant and your epimedium 'La Rocaille' flower and foliage are perfect companions to the tulips.
Posted by: Noelle | Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 12:39 AM
What lovely arrangements Linda. The Epimediums and tulips with the fresh foliage are especially beautiful. :)
Posted by: Cathy | Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 03:28 AM
'La Rocaille' has white flowers; don't think it's what's in the vase.
Posted by: Nell | Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 12:20 PM
Thanks for your comments. It is definitely nice to be able to go out in the garden and have a choice of what to put in a vase. What a long winter it was
Posted by: Linda from Each Little World | Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 12:48 PM
It may be 'Orange Queen'. Sometimes my garden notes are not as good as I hoped!
Posted by: Linda from Each Little World | Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 12:49 PM
This is always confusing because I have a 'La Rocaille' that is at least 20 years old from a nursery near Harold Epstein's garden and that is how they labeled it. Both the nursery and Harold are long gone, so who knows what it really is.
Posted by: Linda from Each Little World | Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 12:52 PM
We've had so much cool weather that the tulips have been blooming for ages; usually a rarity.
Posted by: Linda from Each Little World | Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 12:58 PM