Monday, November 16, 2009

Post, interrupted

I have been going through my blog posts and noticed this post, which I never got around to actually posting. I wrote the following on 6th May. What I failed to do at the time (probably due to Mr BT's broadband playing up) was upload the photo to go with it. And now I have no idea what flower I had in mind.

So, please help me! What flower springs to mind when you read the short post below? A gold star to the best answer.

"If this flower was a song, its soundtrack would be the wonderful, cheesy "Can't Take My Eyes Off You", sung by Andy Williams. Love it."

16 comments:

Anonymous said...

I have no idea what flower it is, sorry. But as a blogger who has half written many posts this made me laugh heartily. Glad I'm not alone!

My Dirty Life said...

Well the romantic in me would go with the Cherry blossom I know its more April,but standing under a cherry tree with the song playing I can imagine.

Rothschild Orchid said...

A big, blousy, lucious peony :o)

Anna said...

I was going to say a poppy but then thought further about the date. Maybe a frilly, flouncy tulip :)

Anonymous said...

Hmm, early May might be iris?

Frances

Nutty Gnome said...

... something white, but I don't know quite what - she said, helpfully!

Mr. McGregor's Daughter said...

Either a Tree Peony or a black Peony Poppy. Those are the ones of which I have a superabundance of photos.

Wendy said...

a dinner plate dahlia!

Joanne said...

Sorry I sort of feel like that at each and every flower I look at.

easygardener said...

Whatever it was it must have been large and very impressive!

Gail said...

This is too delicious~~England in the spring could it be bluebells? gail

HappyMouffetard said...

Argh. Apologies for not having replied sooner. Work has been stupidly busy over the past week.

GentlemanAdmin - I think I'll blame 'senior moments'

Michelle - I don't think it was cherry, but you have certainly made me look forward to standing under the blossom of a cherry next spring.

RO - it could well be, actually. Gold star possibly awarded.

Anna - frilly double tulip could be second place contender.

Frances - having looked back at photos taken around that time, I did wax lyrical about an iris but it was a few weeks later, but good guess!

NG - I understand why you say ythat, but I don't think I've got a lot of white in the garden (though now I've committed this to print, I'll remember I actually have loads!)

MMD - they certainly would be if I had either of them in the garden - think I'll have to get both!

Wendy - I do love dahlias and they are definitely that sort of flower, but a little early for them.

Joanne - how true.

EG - yes, it must have been a real eye catcher. I just wish I had finished off the post!

Gail - ah, now I did post about bluebells a couple of weeks later, but have none in the garden. I adore huge sweeps of bluebells.

Thank you all for your guesses. I think it's most likely a peony, as it's big and frilly and pink. A bit like the Any Williams song. Thanks for jogging my memory!

Rothschild Orchid said...

Ah there's nothing like a big blousy pink peony to make a girl smile! I'm sorry we missed that photo, I'll tune in next spring in the hope of seeing it!

RO :o)

Martyn Cox said...

I think it would have to be a sunflower

HappyMouffetard said...

Martyn, unfortunately I'm not even organised enough to have planted sunflower seeds by May, never mind having the flowers! I know what oyu mean though, especially the deeply coloured flowers - they're gorgeous.

Andrea said...

I opt for pansy, whatever the hues. Maybe that is a personal preference, you of course have the last choice!