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What flower are you?

deb

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Angie's post had me thinking about what flower I would be if I was a flower. Years ago I would have said, carnation. They were and still are my favorite flower. Today at my current age, I say a gardenia. I remember them as a child and the large plant my dad had in front of the living room window. I have tried to grow them many times but the spot I picked was never correct and they died. I have finally found the correct spots that make them happy and I have four of them. Two planted by the original owner of the house 40 years ago and two I planted. I learned it take a special place for them to be happy, just like me.

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Angie

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Beautiful. You have green thumbs. Gardenia leaves are gorgeous too.

I'm a tulip. And have a VERY special place in my heart for Jasmine and Roses.

Ledonna N.

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Iris
"You are a very sensual person. You like to experience all the sights, smells, tastes and textures the world has to offer. Ordinary be damned, because you want to do it all."

But I'm very fond of Lily. One of the meanings behind the lily is I dare you to love me.

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Windchime

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May I be a flowering tree? I'd be a dogwood. I've always loved their gorgeous pink and white spring blossoms, which turn into a fall berry feast for birds. This house has an older one outside the breakfast nook window, and it's a favorite gathering place for birds year round.

Karie

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A daisy! With their sunny yellow centers, they are such happy flowers

MsLuna

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Gerbera Daisy! the hot pink one!

Laura (rhubarbgirl)

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I've always loved alstromeria - comes in a lot of pretty colors, a bit unusual, but really sturdy and long-lasting.

Kristin L

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An old friend of mine called me a sunflower years ago. He said that when the weather was bright and sunny out, I always looked more content and would sit wherever I could be in the sun.

Sveta

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For flowers it is lilac! I love the fragrance and how they look - refined and casual at the same time. However I don't like them in my garden because they are not pretty when out of bloom and no fall color
In my garden my favorite is oakleaf hydrangea! I love the dramatic flowers and leaf texture, it is a magnificent plant!

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Joy

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An interesting question. Today I choose to be an oak leaf hydrangea flower. They don't want to be in the hot direct light but appreciate some time out of the limelight. They are not particularly showy but add to the late spring garden into the summer. The flowers last a long time, starting green, slowly becoming pure white, a bridal bouquet. Then the color turns blush and slowly deepens. Tomorrow I will probably want to be an orange blossom.
ETA: I just saw that Sveta also likes the oak leaf hydrangea. I also love lilacs.

Day Vies

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I adore blue irises. They don't last long but I LOVE the color and how they're kissed by gold at the center.

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Echo

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A catalpa tree bloom. I am a tree, strong and quiet with deep roots; yet unlike many other trees, I bloom with abandon and make quite a spectacle; and the things (ideas) I send forward to the future are unusual and fun and long-lasting.

This is a beautiful garden to be part of.

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Laurinda

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Today, a hibiscus. Over-the-top and kind of surprising in a midwest setting. Love hearing descriptions of the other bloomers around here!

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lyn*

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Dandelion. Hard to kill. Grows where it shouldn't. Annoying as hell. Like to grant wishes.

Runcarla

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A hardy rose...sturdy, dependable, and able to overcome adversity, but sometimes a little prickly! Handle with care!

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Anonymous

Can I be a zucchini flower? Nice enough looking, but not primarily ornamental. Really suited to warm days in early fall. Spends a lot of time stuffed with cheese.

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Ginkgo

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Sweet peas. -- such happy flowers and enchanting colors.

Neel

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I had to Google the English name for this... But this is the flower I thought of when I read the question. In Hindi (an Indian language) it's called 'Sadafuli' and in English 'Rosy Periwinkle'.

I have grown up seeing these flowers grow in our little apartment balcony and the meaning of the name of the flower is 'Always Blooming' :). True to its name, there was not a single day when this plant had no flowers! My parents still have it, 18 years later!

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rachylou

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Oh I have to go with the rose like Runcarla - Rosa acicularis, the prickly wild rose, to be specific. Much simpler than the cultivated, many petalled rose.

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Adelfa

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Hi five to ladywone and Day Vies--I'm an iris too. A blue iris. Sleek and vivid.

Ornella

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I am my wedding flower.

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Anonymous

First up.. Pansy : The symbol of magic from the realm of fairies and elves. It can mean that all you have to do is open your heart to see the magic all around you.

Secondly.. Poppies : Symbolises remembrance, but also being grounded in your prosperity and sharing and bringing feelings of security and well being.

I've always had a soft spot for both flowers.

gryffin

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I would choose to be a lily of the valley - hard to pick - I love the white but I think the pink is very special. For meaning: LILY OF THE VALLEY: Return of happiness, purity of heart, sweetness, tears of the Virgin Mary, you've made my life complete, humility, happiness, love's good fortune. The legend of the lily of the valley is that it sprang from Eve's tears when she was kicked out of the Garden of Eden. It is also believed that this flower protects gardens from evil spirits. Also known as the flower of May. I grow in shade and am very hardy but if you get close enough you'll find my scent divine. I grow wild but can be cultivated. I dig my roots in and flourish even when things are not hospitable. I am small, easily overlooked, but and am sweet, strong and stalwart to those who know to look for me!

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Anonymous

All of these flowers are gorgeous. I can't pick just one.

kkards

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Tulips and daisies. Daisies where the flower I loved as a kid, tulips are the flowers I like now. I'm not a gardener so I don't know much about growing either of them, but I love seeing them, and they make me happy.

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Susie

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I am with Ornella- a calla Lily, my wedding flower and now my favorite.

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amiable

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This is the first one that came to mind for me - because it's a little RATE, and a little bit wild and grows in the prairie. It's a Gomphrena.

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Not that Angie

I have a soft spot for peonies. They stand for a happy life and marriage and they're so pretty. Also, pink roses.

bridgie

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Bird of Paradise and Violets

Alassë

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A rose or begonia.

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