I made this little posy for my lovely neighbour, and, starting with the jewel like tulips, I thought I’d see where they led me.
Firstly T. ‘Queen of the Night’ (and T. Merry go round) and zingy, fresh Spiraea japonica foliage,
then Cerinthe major purpurescens,
and lastly fabulous Erysimum ‘Red Jep’.
Simples!
With thanks to Cathy who hosts all our Monday vases.
Duver Diary 
Gorgeous colour combinations!
I love it Jenny, it looks wonderful xx
Oh wow, I love this. What a great choice using the yellow-green Spiraea japonica instead of a darker foliage. Really makes the tulips pop.
Beautiful hand-tied posy. Cerinthe is a beautiful plant – definitely on my must-grow for next year and I love the Erysimum ‘Red Jep’ (why is it famous?)
What great foliage contrast the spiraea provides – and Red Jep works so well with the tulips too. What sort of plant does it make? I am pretty anti wallflowers at the moment unless they make a an attractive clump. Thanks for sharing, Jen – your neighbour will have been delighted to receive it.
GASP! Beautiful!! Your neighbour must have been delighted!! Love the combination of spirea (also asking self why I dug spirea out last autumn – was being out-competed by euphorbia), wallflowers and tulips! I LOVE the green star tulip, and Cerinthe and ‘Red Jep’ are perfect. What a start to my IAVOM reading-quest!
This happy and beautiful floral combination will certainly delight your neighbor. It certainly brightened my day.
Oh this is beautiful and your post, almost made me cry. three years ago on the way back from our honeymoon, we stopped in Amsterdam, and I brought home some Queen of the Night bulbs. We lovingly called them “The Honeymoon Bulbs” but unfortunately, last year, critters had a feast with them and that was the end of the tulips. Next year, I think I will plant some more.
What a fresh and fun arrangement. The contrast of the bright lime-green Spiraea japonica foliage really makes the rich jewel tones pop. Thanks for sharing!
A lovely zingy colour combination, I love it. What a super gift.
Perky indeed! The chartreuse gives the heavier jewel colors just the lift they need to shine.