Thanks so much, Cathy! I finally succeeded in identifying them, and they are indeed from the aster family. It's a native wildflower given the tongue-twisting, finger-twisting name of Hymenothrix wislizeni, which I have managed to misspell repeatedly. Happily, the common name is 'thimbleheads'!
Well, the link worked and I shall check out the explanation later. It would be a useful exercise for all of us to forage from our gardens for a Monday vase, instead of using our cultivated plants - perhaps a challenge for the next anniversary? You have certainly proved how effective the results can be. The silver leaved plant is especially pretty, and are the yellow flowers of the 'everlasting' type? They certainly make a winning combination so thanks for sharing with us
Thank you, Cathy! The yellow flowers don't seem to be everlastings at all. In fact at first it looked like they would wilt before I had even brought the vase indoors. But they perked right up and are still looking good this morning. Love the idea of a foraged anniversary challenge!
Such a pretty combination. The yellow flower immediately made me think of my golden aster linosyris which opened today. 😃
Thanks so much, Cathy! I finally succeeded in identifying them, and they are indeed from the aster family. It's a native wildflower given the tongue-twisting, finger-twisting name of Hymenothrix wislizeni, which I have managed to misspell repeatedly. Happily, the common name is 'thimbleheads'!
Well, the link worked and I shall check out the explanation later. It would be a useful exercise for all of us to forage from our gardens for a Monday vase, instead of using our cultivated plants - perhaps a challenge for the next anniversary? You have certainly proved how effective the results can be. The silver leaved plant is especially pretty, and are the yellow flowers of the 'everlasting' type? They certainly make a winning combination so thanks for sharing with us
Thank you, Cathy! The yellow flowers don't seem to be everlastings at all. In fact at first it looked like they would wilt before I had even brought the vase indoors. But they perked right up and are still looking good this morning. Love the idea of a foraged anniversary challenge!