What is your favorite flower?

[Emile]

Dinner Plate Dahlia

[lamp_shade]

1. The dinner plate dahlia.

[usonian]

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

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I can't pick a favorite because I've been photographing since about 1970, and my first camera lens was a macro lens, also suitable for regular photography, specifically for flowers.

However, one flower sticks out, Canterbury Bells, because they grew at the family home.



I took this one on a trip.

I do remember white and blue.

They were campanula persicifolia, with petals that are barely flared. You are more likely to find campanula medium, which really look like little bells. I should drop the distinction. They are all very beautiful.



More as they come to me, but I am biased by photos I took, which become "favorites" by association.

[Emile]

3. Beautiful

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The other post was in the wrong forum. General Discussion is a political forum. The host recommended the poster to repost it in the Lounge, which would have been okay. I waited the good part of the day for it to be reposted, but that never happened. I liked the original post enough to start this thread in the correct forum.

[yellow dahlia]

4. Good choice. I concur.

[LoisB]

5. The "lowly" carnation.

[blm]

6. Freesia, but, also a sucker for snapdragons.

[LogDog75]

7. Bird of Paradise

[Emile]

8. Wow, that's gorgeous!

[applegrove]

9. Those colours and patterns are crazy.

[MIButterfly]

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

If I had to choose between the three, I would say it's a tie between the top two. I love bi-colored flowers.

As for other flowers, I like begonias and New Guinea impatiens because, aside from being pretty, they're so low maintenance. I also like lilacs for their color and aroma.

[Emile]

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

Do a web search for Dinner Plate Dahlias, there are many beautiful strains to choose from.

[applegrove]

13. Thanks. It is even neater that they are real.

[applegrove]

12. I thought the first was totally fake. I still kind of do.

I'm learning not to trust the internet. Which is a good thing I guess.

Later:

I googled "Dinner Plate Dahlias" like Emile suggested and it is real.

[Emile]

14. This one is really beautiful.

[applegrove]

15. Not my type of flower. Kind of a dark theme. No?