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Silent Sunday – Showy Stamens
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Beauty!
🙂 Thanks, Dale!
😊
Glamorous!!
Yes! 🙂 ✨
There are so many interesting forms to discover when we look at something really closely!
So true! Thanks, Anne.
A flower with its own gift wrapping!
Oh, great comparison, Allison. It does look like a bow on top of a gift. 🙂
Beautiful Eliza
Thank you, Sheree!
Very vivid, theatrical color!!!
Truly! Thanks, Barbara. 🙂
Handsome! I wonder why so frilly?
Being a hybrid, it seems the stamens didn’t separate, so are a bit deformed. It probably is sterile, too, so no seeds are formed.
Is that a Chinese Peony?
I assume so, but as it was a gift, I have no idea its provenance. 🤷🏻♀️
What a beauty, perfect for a sunny Sunday! The color is majestic, too.
Thank you, Debbie!
A brilliant pop of colour!
It is, thanks, Maria!
So pretty, I would not have guessed that it was a peony.
Thank you, Amy. It is quite striking.
They are! Beautiful 😊
Thank you, Belinda!
Gorgeous! Love the frilly centre!
Thanks, Cathy! It is a fun one. 🙂
Truly exquisite.
Thank you, Monika!
I guessed it was a peony. Very striking!
Thank you, Kris. I found my eyes drawn to it over and over, so decided I had to post it. 😉
Fancy – I like the foxglove as well.
Thank you, Tom! 🙂 Stay cool this week.
I laughed at your response about the consequences of being a hybrid. That explains why the stamens are so unusual, though perhaps useless!
A plant doomed to exist only as long a human hand is present.
They are fascinating!
Thanks, Maria, I think so, too!
Stunning 💜
Thank you, Karen! x
Beautiful!
Thank you, Cindy! 🙂
Your flower garden is amazing!!🙂
🙂 Thank you! 🙂