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Gardening

applegrove

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9. Those colours and patterns are crazy.

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Sun Dec 21, 2025, 09:12 PM

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What is your favorite flower? [View all] Emile Dec 21 OP

The dinner plate dahlia. lamp_shade Dec 21 #1

Nice choice. I see that a similar discussion was locked. Such is life. I hope that this survives. usonian Dec 21 #2

Beautiful Emile Dec 21 #3

Good choice. I concur. yellow dahlia Dec 21 #4

Yellow Dahlia's are beautiful ❤️. Emile Jan 31 #16

There is something magical about dahlias. yellow dahlia Jan 31 #17

The "lowly" carnation. LoisB Dec 21 #5

Nothing lowly about the carnation, they're beautiful. Emile 4 hrs ago #24

I agree. What I mean is that the carnation doesn't get the respect it deserves. LoisB 1 hr ago #25

Freesia, but, also a sucker for snapdragons. blm Dec 21 #6

Freesia Double Blue is beautiful, and so are Snap Dragons. Emile 4 hrs ago #23

Bird of Paradise LogDog75 Dec 21 #7

Wow, that's gorgeous! Emile Dec 21 #8

Those colours and patterns are crazy. applegrove Dec 21 #9

Those are beautiful flowers and the little girl is adorable. Are they real? They look so big. MIButterfly Dec 22 #10

Yes, they are real. Thinking about ordering seeds for the first one pictured. Emile Dec 22 #11

Thanks. It is even neater that they are real. applegrove Dec 22 #13

I thought the first was totally fake. I still kind of do. applegrove Dec 22 #12

This one is really beautiful. Emile Dec 22 #14

Not my type of flower. Kind of a dark theme. No? applegrove Dec 22 #15

Happen to drop by.... My favorites are The Asian Lotuses, Peonies, Birds of Paradise, and Wisteria... electric_blue68 Feb 17 #18

Pink Lotuses are beautiful Emile Wednesday #20

Happy sigh: "Ahhhh...." TY! electric_blue68 Wednesday #21

Roses !!!!!!!! Trueblue1968 Monday #19

Everyone loves roses, and they smell so good. Emile 4 hrs ago #22

Bloodroot, Royal Catch Fly, and Figwort. Botany 1 hr ago #26

Great choices! Emile 1 hr ago #30

Peony Catlady123 1 hr ago #27

Pink Peony close up. Emile 1 hr ago #31

To make me smile: Sunflower 🌻 Polly Hennessey 1 hr ago #28

A field of sunflowers, makes you smile. Emile 1 hr ago #33

Daffodil. You see them and you know it's really spring Walleye 1 hr ago #29

I have them growing next to the house. Emile 1 hr ago #34

I was only up about 2 to 3 inches. A little late this year. Walleye 1 min ago #36

Pansy Faux pas 1 hr ago #32

They do look like they are smiling Emile 1 hr ago #35