I was going to skip today because of so many repeats, but realistically, I only have a few more days to post before I’ll be forced to skip for lack of materials. So here we go!
Two small bunches next to each other because I don’t have a big squat vase to fit all of them together. The first Chinese asters and lonely white phlox are joined by the dahlias and godetias, which show no signs of slowing down. It’s interesting to see how different the colors look in natural and indoor lighting. Those asters are just so ridiculously bright and cheerful, I hope I can get an entire bouquet’s worth next week.
Do cuttings rooting in water count as being in a vase? Maybe, maybe not. I’m enjoying having all these little jars of herb cuttings lined up, though, so they’re in this post, too. I knew the mints would root fast, but didn’t expect the thymes to be right beside them. The others seem to be dragging their feet in comparison but are probably doing just fine.
This is a post for Rambling in the Garden‘s In a Vase on Monday meme!
Little Blue and White House 
The colours on those asters are fabulous!
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They are! Every time I see them I wonder why I don’t grow them more often. Hopefully, keeping track in the blog will help me remember!
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I love the China asters, which I can’t recall ever seeing in nurseries here. I just discovered that one of my favorite seed sellers offers them in a variety of colors so perhaps that’s another plant I can try in my cutting garden next year.
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I can’t say I’ve ever seen the plants in nurseries either. I never realized how many different forms of asters have been bred since I grew them as a child, but am having fun finding out now!
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Pretty mix. Godetias are not something I am familiar with and the dahlias are beautiful Enjoy as long as possible! Are you rooting thyme in water?
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I suspect that godetias would be something of a spring ephemeral in the south, but would grow very happily with all that sun and humidity. Yes, I’m rooting three varieties of thyme (orange, lemon and normal) in water and they’ve taken to it amazingly well! I saw the beginnings of roots in less than a week and should probably be planting them on this weekend.
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Hmm, I will have to try that with thyme, one of my favorite herbs.
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Oh that’s an attractive duo of vases Amanda and I’m sure that your herb cuttings are more than acceptable as far as IAVOM is concerned 😂 I’ve only ever divided thyme so was wasn’t aware that it would root in water. I imagine that your growing season must be shorter than that of the U.K. Do you live in the north or south of Finland?
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Thank you! We live in the southwest corner of Finland, so we don’t have nearly as tough a time as the folks up north. Still, I wanted to take some cuttings to grow inside as insurance, in case the plants outside don’t make it through the winter. This is my first time rooting thyme and I didn’t expect it to be as easy as it was. Good to know, though, since I’d like to use it as ground cover and filler between stepping stones in other parts of the garden. Seems like propagating more plants will be a breeze 😀
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