"Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself." And now, the literary-minded amongst you suspect I have an important dinner in my future. Call me old fashioned, but a dinner party really isn't complete without fresh flowers. But in this (amongst other) respects, I think I have Mrs. D beat. She didn't pick up any peonies like these!!
Peonies and dahlias are amongst my favorite flowers because of their full oversized blooms and countless variations in color. These are coral peonies, a fairly commonly seen color.
I think my apartment is too hot. These were tight balls when I brought them home, and as soon as I put them in a vase they turned like this! I hope they last the weekend. Peonies usually keep in a vase for over a week!
These are my favorite peony variety. The are double petaled, with flat round outer petals and sharp zig zaggy inner petals that look like they were snipped with scissors. I couldn't quite capture the color, but the intense wine red is really gorgeous.
Close up of those inner petals. You just don't see flowers like this! I had three grown men stop me and ask what flowers I had and where I'd gotten them. I hope there are some lucky women (or men) who get surprised with peonies tonight!
4 comments:
where did u buy them? I want some too.
They are all over the place these days! I've seen beautiful ones at Whole Foods, Bristol Farms, and the florist on the ground floor of Crocker Galleria.
which place did you get yours?
I've received my first peonies at our house-warming about a month ago... They're my new favorite flowers! They bloom so pretty and BIG!
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