Hello friends,
Lilies are extraordinary flowers. Vibrant and waxen in appearance, these lilies of the field blend well with a host of companion flowers. One of my favorite companion flowers, is the liatris. Liatris is not a lily, although it is grown from a bulb. Tall and fuzzy, liatris is a native wildflower that aims to please. It blooms, and blooms, and blooms. It also drops a thousand seeds, which will take root in your garden.
Liatris is so prolific, that you can literally dig up clumps, move them elsewhere, and find the following summer, that you still have dramatic blue liatris stands, right where you dug out the originals. Since liatris blooms at the same time as your lilies, it is a joy to behold. From bold lilies to even bolder liatris, you will attract beneficial insects galore. And frankly, the sight will simply take your breath away.
Liatris also grows well in a wildflower setting, able to compete with the most aggressive cultivars. Liatris also looks beautiful in a field of tall annuals, such as zinnias, cosmos, gaillardias, cone flowers and more.
Many experienced gardeners think it is proper to make gardening seem complicated and tiresome to the uninitiated. As a matter of fact, I find many “master” gardeners boring and vain. But those of us who see the Creator in every living thing we see, well, we want you to see Him, too. And the experience of gardening can be an awe inspiring encounter with the Almighty. No matter how humans attempt to leave God out of the picture, the more I see that He is present in every flower in my garden. I think you are going to love liatris, with it’s unassuming beauty. You need only buy a few, but don’t expect an abundance until the second year. In your third year be prepared to share with everyone you know.
I hope you will try the purple liatris. Plant the bulbs about two inches down in your soil. If you prefer, and you have enough room, liatris also makes a lovely woodland plant, in mid-summer, when you are hoping for something dramatic at the woodland’s edge.
The picture above is of my own garden, taken with my own camera. You can see the flowers around the liatris, those tall, stiff fuzzy beacons of beauty. I hope that you will take a leap of faith, and make a small lily garden and just see what God can do with your heart.
With love,
Jaye Lewis
www.entertainingangels.org
www.jayelewisdiabetesdiary.blogspot.com
www.entertainingangelsencouragingwords.blogspot.com
Lilies are extraordinary flowers. Vibrant and waxen in appearance, these lilies of the field blend well with a host of companion flowers. One of my favorite companion flowers, is the liatris. Liatris is not a lily, although it is grown from a bulb. Tall and fuzzy, liatris is a native wildflower that aims to please. It blooms, and blooms, and blooms. It also drops a thousand seeds, which will take root in your garden.
Liatris is so prolific, that you can literally dig up clumps, move them elsewhere, and find the following summer, that you still have dramatic blue liatris stands, right where you dug out the originals. Since liatris blooms at the same time as your lilies, it is a joy to behold. From bold lilies to even bolder liatris, you will attract beneficial insects galore. And frankly, the sight will simply take your breath away.
Liatris also grows well in a wildflower setting, able to compete with the most aggressive cultivars. Liatris also looks beautiful in a field of tall annuals, such as zinnias, cosmos, gaillardias, cone flowers and more.
Many experienced gardeners think it is proper to make gardening seem complicated and tiresome to the uninitiated. As a matter of fact, I find many “master” gardeners boring and vain. But those of us who see the Creator in every living thing we see, well, we want you to see Him, too. And the experience of gardening can be an awe inspiring encounter with the Almighty. No matter how humans attempt to leave God out of the picture, the more I see that He is present in every flower in my garden. I think you are going to love liatris, with it’s unassuming beauty. You need only buy a few, but don’t expect an abundance until the second year. In your third year be prepared to share with everyone you know.
I hope you will try the purple liatris. Plant the bulbs about two inches down in your soil. If you prefer, and you have enough room, liatris also makes a lovely woodland plant, in mid-summer, when you are hoping for something dramatic at the woodland’s edge.
The picture above is of my own garden, taken with my own camera. You can see the flowers around the liatris, those tall, stiff fuzzy beacons of beauty. I hope that you will take a leap of faith, and make a small lily garden and just see what God can do with your heart.
With love,
Jaye Lewis
www.entertainingangels.org
www.jayelewisdiabetesdiary.blogspot.com
www.entertainingangelsencouragingwords.blogspot.com
