Imagine we lived in a world that’s all of a sudden devoid of color, but where you’re given the option to have just one object keep its original hue. Which object (and which color) would that be?
I don’t usually enter these as they are not too applicable to a gardening blog, but this one got me thinking.. . . . . . ..
I didn’t have to think very long to decide which flower I would like to keep its colour -I had to go for a beautiful Spring daffodil or narcissus.
Pot of Falconet narcissus
Which flower would you choose?
See what other’s are choosing here:
Hmm, not seen them for a few years 🙂
Never mind, you can always look at my archives if you miss them too much!
I think I agree with you, daffodils in any other colour would be horrible. I always hate seeing flowers that have been dyed which some florists sell.
Oh yes, they are awful, especially with glitter on. So are those heathers they are selling at the moment in bright blues and other unnatural colours.
They are selling those here too, i couldn’t quite belive they were alive, or why anyone would think they wee an improvement on the wonderful natural colours that heathers often are.
I love them. We have them here during the easter period. You can buy them for a couple of cents in almost every supermarket if you want. And i always get some.
To the color, I also couldnt imagine if lavender would have a different color. Hmm just made me thinking here:)
I guess it would have to have a different name too!
I would have to go with Indian Paintbrush…the ones that are neon pink!
Good choice! I didn’t know that flower so I had to look it up.
Yellow flowers are beautiful. Your question made me think of the blue hydrangeas I love.
Blue hydrangeas are certainly a lovely blue. They are much nicer than the pink ones.
I agree!
I think all plants look great the way nature intended them to be. Dyed heathers and carnations dyed weird colours make me see red. And rose breeders are always trying to get a blue rose or trying to convince us that a mauve rose is blue. Personally I can’ t think of anything more offensive than a blue rose.
You are right, daffodils should definitely be yellow. But I couldn’t t choose. I really need plants to be the colour they are supposed to be.
I agree that plants should be the colour they are meant to be too. There is a whole bed of mauve roses that I have to drive past quite a lot and I hate them. I am not used to hating plants of any sort, but I can’t help myself.
I think the purpose of this daily post was to imagine that everything loses its colour completely apart from one thing that you can nominate to keep its colour. If that happened which one thing would you choose. Still quite an impossible decision, but I decided I couldn’t live without the yellow daffodils.
Good choice, I would want to keep the lavender blue of the Purple Montrose Vitex blooms.
Another plant I didn’t know, but it looks amazing.
Personally, I am not a fan of yellow daffs but can see why you chose them Annette. They are so evocative of spring and one of those plants I think everyone can recognise.
I don’t think I could choose a particular plant but I think I’d have to keep all the fields patchwork green.
That is a good idea – I guess that would last a bit longer than a few weeks of daffs. Also green is very soothing.