What are your favorite flowers?

posted 1-Jun-2001 3:25am

Tournesol

posted 1-Jun-2001 4:41am

Solid bright sculpty lush tropical jungle flowers; fairy garden flowers; and bulb flowers.

Top contenders: Irises, Lotus, Poppy, Rose, Tulip, Heliotrope, Honeysuckle, Jasmine, Calla Lilies, green-lavendar bird of paradise, foxglove, orchid, crocus, daffodil, lupinus, violet, lisianthus, wisteria, snap dragon, sunflower, daisies, peonies, amaryllis, lanterns & tiger lilies & daylilies, white forsythia, clematis, lantana, spring song aquilegias, platycodon, trollius, veronica, gladiolus, hyacinth, bougainvillea, pitcher plant. and many herbs, ground covers, cactii .

(reply to TylersMamma) posted 1-Jun-2001 4:45am

There are breeds of black roses like the Oklahoma too. I just had a gorgeous bunch of bright cadmium yellow roses with scarlet fringes. My girlfriend pinned them all over my kitchen wall to dry.

wynkin

posted 1-Jun-2001 6:27am

I like lilacs and gardenias for their wonderful smell (honeysuckle, too!). Roses for their smell and delicate beauty. Marigolds because they are easy to grow, have a rich color and keep bugs away from my tomatoes. I also like thistle and heather because they remind me of my Scottish heritage.

(reply to wynkin) posted 1-Jun-2001 7:09am

I haven't seen you here for the longest. Hi.
Since when are roses a delicate flower?

Biggles

(reply to Kristal_Rose) posted 1-Jun-2001 10:27am

Real roses are delicate. Not those horrid label roses, but the open gentle roses.

posted 1-Jun-2001 11:01am

Peonies are my all-time favorite. Roses are just cheap imitations. I have also really been getting into orchids recently. Lily, iris (French, not Dutch), and dahlia are my other three favorites.

(reply to Enheduanna) posted 1-Jun-2001 11:52am

What? NOT Dutch?

Oscar

posted 1-Jun-2001 12:22pm

Roses, Lilies of the Valley, Rose of Sharon, Snap Dragons, Sunflowers, Daisies, Tulips, Violets, Orchid, Morning Glories...bunches more.

(reply to Maarten) posted 1-Jun-2001 12:50pm

I like the Dutch ones, actually; I just like the French ones better!

(reply to Enheduanna) posted 1-Jun-2001 1:03pm

I really have to reconsider my love for you now!

(reply to Maarten) posted 1-Jun-2001 2:13pm

And you never sent me any Dutch tulips (which I love), anyway!

happyme

posted 1-Jun-2001 3:10pm

It was difficult to choose! I like daisies, black eyed susans, daffodils, hyacinth and lilacs.

(reply to Enheduanna) posted 1-Jun-2001 3:48pm

What's yr address?

(reply to Maarten) posted 1-Jun-2001 4:00pm

I'll e-mail it to you. Is your e-mail still the chello.nl one?

juliw

posted 1-Jun-2001 5:57pm

I picked iris, lilac, marigold, morning glory, and rose. I like many flowers, but can't always remember the names of certain flowers.

(reply to Enheduanna) posted 1-Jun-2001 6:09pm

Yes: m.vos01@chello.nl

Matt

(reply to Maarten) posted 1-Jun-2001 6:09pm

Whats wrong with the French ones??? ;)

(reply to Matt) posted 1-Jun-2001 6:18pm

Well, they're not Dutch!

(reply to Biggles) posted 1-Jun-2001 6:26pm

More like a tea-rose perhaps?

Cleo

(reply to Kristal_Rose) posted 1-Jun-2001 7:38pm

I too dry flowers,but as of recent the only ones that I know that dry nicely are the roses & daffodils.Please tell me what other flowers dry well & keep long.Also would you happen to know where one might be able to obtain "Strawflower"seeds? The itty bitty strawflowers.What do youi do with your dried flowers?

TylersMamma

(reply to Kristal_Rose) posted 1-Jun-2001 7:40pm

Ahhh... how sweet. Those sound gorgeous. I've never heard of black roses before... how interesting.

(reply to Cleo) posted 1-Jun-2001 7:52pm

Some remain in vase arrangements, others have the blooms put in glass coca-cola bottles along with the rest of my herbal apothecary. I've just started to get into gardening.

confetti

posted 1-Jun-2001 8:10pm

I like tiger lilies.

Cleo

(reply to Kristal_Rose) posted 1-Jun-2001 8:50pm

I don't have a green thumb.

HareKrishna

posted 1-Jun-2001 10:19pm

Any flower that has been offered to Krishna with love & devotion.

(reply to Cleo) posted 1-Jun-2001 10:57pm

I don't know yet if I do or not. I get the feeling one has to be in tune with their plants to know what they need.

anoddoblivion

posted 2-Jun-2001 12:37am

Have you ever seen a passion flower, the flower off a passion vine? Or a flower off a plant called "Turk's Cap"? They are both so cool.

Cleo

(reply to Kristal_Rose) posted 2-Jun-2001 1:40am

May the force be with you.

posted 2-Jun-2001 10:17am

Orhid and poppy.

Matt

(reply to Maarten) posted 2-Jun-2001 11:11am

But they are nicer though!

(reply to Enheduanna) posted 2-Jun-2001 12:32pm

I love peonies, too! I don't usually buy anything but annuals since we're renting, but I couldn't resist when the nursery had some on sale half price. They were out of my favorite red ones, so I got one that's supposed to be white with red streaks. It's just about to bloom, and the suspense is killing me! Those big buds sure take their own sweet time opening up.

(reply to SueBee) posted 3-Jun-2001 8:21pm

My peony bush finally put out one bud this year--last year it didn't put out any! It's just starting to open. I'm so excited!

jettles

posted 4-Jun-2001 9:46am

hollyhocks, lilys, roses, sunflowers and sweet peas.

(reply to Enheduanna) posted 5-Jun-2001 12:09am

Mine only has one bud, too. But it's pink, so it was either labeled wrong, or I forgot which color I picked. (Probably the latter.)

(reply to jettles) posted 5-Jun-2001 12:11am

I love sunflowers and sweet peas, too. Last year we had a couple sunflowers sprout under the bird feeder and we let them grow. One of them got about five feet tall and even bloomed. I could hardly believe it! Someday I hope to have a good place for sweet peas. Are you growing any of these now?

smurf

posted 5-Jun-2001 2:29am

I picked iris and rose.

My 3 other favourites are lavendar, daphne and ...I can't remember the name of the other one! They can be known as Inca lillies.

(reply to SueBee) posted 5-Jun-2001 8:50am

I think they can only be so precise in how they label them, too. Although the bud on mine looked more pink and now that it's opening, it's a darker magenta/red color; it's so pretty!

(reply to SueBee) posted 5-Jun-2001 8:50am

(I'm growing sweet peas, too, this year. We'll see how they do!)

jettles

(reply to SueBee) posted 5-Jun-2001 8:11pm

had some sunflowers and some sweet peas. the sunflowers got to 5 or 6 feet but we have been so dry here that i pulled them up already, even with watering.

(reply to Enheduanna) posted 6-Jun-2001 11:40pm

Mine has opened up all the way now and it's gorgeous! I can't remember if it'll get any more buds, or if this is going to be it for this year. I'm anxious to see how quickly it grows and develops more buds. I may have to dig it up and take it with me when we move (but that may be a few years from now).

(reply to jettles) posted 6-Jun-2001 11:43pm

At first I thought you must have meant last year, but then I remembered that you're in the land of sunshine! I don't think any sunflowers around here could have gotten that big yet this spring. Our growing season is much shorter than yours.

(reply to Iseult) posted 7-Jun-2001 7:21am

Right ON!!! I LOVE orchids. I'd have to say that they are my ABSOLUTE favorite.
BUT...I am very fond of others as well. Moonflowers, sunflowers, 4 o'clocks, snapdragons, marigolds, daisies, pansies, violets, irises, calendulas....

NO ROSES!!!

(reply to Kristal_Rose) posted 7-Jun-2001 7:24am

How's the "green thumb" coming???
I personally think that would be an excellent gardener. When I think of you, I ALWAYS see you surrounded by lush green foliage with bursts of colorful blossoms. Lots of herbs as well.

(reply to justjulie) posted 7-Jun-2001 8:30am

I don't like roses either. I think that they smell nasty.

I don't know much about flowers. I just know that orchids are really pretty and I always liked them.

(reply to justjulie) posted 7-Jun-2001 2:08pm

I found a polished green jasper and a green plastic Easter egg when tilling the yard. those seem like happy omens. I have quite a few plants in the house, though a few fail. My african violet hasn't bloomed in quite awhile. I've been making a compost pile, but I realize that it won't have much yield for a year or so, and I'm ready to make a garden of my poor soil now. I suppose I'll have to start small with poor soil type plants. Maybe I'll visit nurseries today. If not, then at least research soil needs for my wish list. Thanks for asking.

(reply to justjulie) posted 7-Jun-2001 2:13pm

I love your list, but i love the lists of happyme, oscar, dabprovin, and twisty too. The more tropical the better. My yard however is more currently suited for something a bit more desert like.. sages and such.

mrsbbear

posted 8-Jun-2001 12:06am

I like Tulips best of all, running neck and neck with Daffodils, with runners-up being Lilacs, Pansies, Impatiens, and Lavendar.
Of course, if I were still in a southerly climate, I would mention Wysteria and Mimosa also, both of which my grandmother grew in her yard.

mrsbbear

posted 8-Jun-2001 12:09am

Doh! I forgot about Blue Hydrangeas. Love those too.

(reply to Iseult) posted 8-Jun-2001 7:51am

Yeah, I agree on the roses bit. i also think that they are over rated. In my short 23 years of existence in this life, I have received 2 roses, both from my hubby, and when we got married, my "bouquet" was 2 red roses.SIGH....I would've perferred wildflowers, but we got married on the first day of spring 2000, high up in the mountains of Colorado. It was supposed to be an outdoor thing, but there was a freak snow storm that day, that had dumped over a foot in an hours time!!!
I think that orchids are so magical. There is something really mysterious about them. I too have always been drawn to them!

(reply to Kristal_Rose) posted 8-Jun-2001 8:16am

WOW!!! Great finds!!!
Funny you mentioned african violets...I just picked up one 2 days ago. I figured that I would give it a shot again, for I haven't had much luck w/them in the past. I think that this time though, the violet will do better, for I feel that at this point in my life I am more sensitive to it's needs.

Actually, I think that you may want to plant sages and grasses and things this year, Sunflowers too. Such plants really don't need much to thrive, and I think that it would be good to start out with those plants to actually feed your soil. Those plants won't deplete many nutreints. Then come fall time or next spring, you'll be able to turn those plants into your soil along w/ the compost you're creating, to achieve a more "desireable" soil for what you really want. You'll probably have to do this for 2 years, this and next year. i think that if you tried to plant the plants you really want NEXT year, you'll be disappointed w/ the results and wind up wasting your $. Some food stuff crops can work as well if you're interested. Tomatoes and corn will work for sure. Different herbs will work too.
Unfortuately, this will be a process for what your "final" vision is. But, the work that goes into it will be SOOO worth it when the time is right.

(reply to justjulie) posted 8-Jun-2001 3:59pm

Oh, that's too bad. Well you can always have a second marriage

(reply to justjulie) posted 8-Jun-2001 3:59pm

I don't mean it in that way, you can always remarry the same person, and have a wedding of your dream if it didn't work out the first time

(reply to justjulie) posted 8-Jun-2001 7:21pm

Unfortunately, my home base is an apartment from which I've wanted to move since I got here. It's as much for the neighbors as anything else, so I have to find stuff that is immediately self-maintaining too. I have been considering your exact plan though. The whole yard is shaded by the building, fences, and trees unfortunately. This is more of a practice yard.

(reply to Iseult) posted 9-Jun-2001 1:05pm

I understood what you meant. Someday maybe we'll do a second marriage. Maybe on our 10th or 25th year or something like that.

(reply to Kristal_Rose) posted 9-Jun-2001 1:16pm

That's a bummer. But, a practice yard is always fun though. That way you can really play with it, lots of trial and error.
I would love to have a garden, or just a yard for that matter. We live right in the heart of the city, so that makes ANYTHING a little more difficult. The building that we live in is one of the oldest standing buildings in the area, built around 1830. It's wonderful because there are 4 other units besides ours, and we RARELY run into our neighbors. We can pretty much do what we want though. I mean, currently, we have 6 kitties. NOBODY has said a word about them, or will say a word. I thought about a window box for our place, but it would be pretty difficult to attach it to the building. So, for now I've been getting my fix when I go visit my folks. they have just a tad over 10 acres of land, and my mom is bored and wants flowers and veggies and things. So, I've been working w/her to come up w/ a plan best suited for their land. Their soil is VERY rocky, so that takes a lot of work to get those rocks out of the way.

(reply to justjulie) posted 9-Jun-2001 10:42pm

IF you owned it you could reinforce the roof and grow up there. 6 kitties, neat.

(reply to Kristal_Rose) posted 10-Jun-2001 9:08am

yeah, that is an idea. I'm sure that i could work something out w/ our apt. manager, but, he takes his dog up there to do her business, and the other part of the rooftop belongs to our crack head neighbor.

The cats are a lot of fun. It's cool 'cause they all have a totally different personality, even though they came came for the same 2,(we have mom cat and dad cat and their 4 offspring).
my hubby thinks that it's too much, but I say that it could always be worse....

(reply to justjulie) posted 10-Jun-2001 9:27am

All cats have different personalities pretty much. My two litter brothers are quite different. One (Volt) is playful and demands conscious attention. We squirm like river otters and do somersaults. The other (Schism) is conservative (an old soul) and takes up unconscious attention. He likes to demand my chair space. He seems much smarter, for instance sleeping in the bathroom sink when he got fleas. They both love charging through the house and yard. I take them on moonlight walks through the neighborhood.

(reply to Kristal_Rose) posted 10-Jun-2001 3:04pm

Cool.
Venus, the mother, is a wise little cat. She is quite intuitive and demands the least attention, she is the talker. Mars, the father, is a talker as well, but needs affection, demands it and will get it. Achilles, the first daughter, is such an interesting mix between ma' and pa'. She is very wise and likes the affection, but is very independent,(I have a really close connection w/ both girls, mostly because of their pregnancies. Achilles gave birth, a hard one, but no survivors.) Damnit, one of the brothers, suits his name. He KNOWS what he is "doing wrong",such as climbing on the screens, but does it anyway. He is the most intellegent of the brothers. Chyna Cat, another brother, is more subdued, but very mysterious. And last is Grunts, he is the baby. He looks almost identical to dad, and requires to be "babied". THey are all so much fun, and their playing styles are very similar, but yet very different. A lot of fun, and I feel very blessed to have these little souls sharing their space w/me.

(reply to justjulie) posted 10-Jun-2001 3:36pm

I once suffered a cat named Killer. His tactics included leaping from side to side while standing on his hind legs, and swiping his claws under your toenails while you watched TV with your shins next to a very sharp edged coffee table. These current guys are my tiger-doves. Rambunctious and cuddly. They only meow when they need some work out of me (except for singing in the shower). There pretty good about baths too. Schism almost goes for swims.

daver

posted 10-Jun-2001 9:46pm

Hops! They really should be called people-nip.

(reply to daver) posted 11-Jun-2001 12:37am

LOL