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If you could choose be a flower, which would it be?

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Fairycakes Tue 31-Oct-23 15:14:22

If you could choose to be a flower, which would it be? Or maybe you don't like flowers and would choose none smile.

I would choose to be a bluebell because they are gentle, dainty and peaceful looking. My father used to take us rambling when my brother, sister and I were children. We would go into the most beautiful woodlands, which were lush and green, and filled with bluebells growing peacefully in the dappled sunlight.

If I were a bluebell, I would choose to grow in a woodland with my fellow bluebells and listen to the tinkling of a nearby stream. Birds and wildlife would visit, and perhaps a human or two; little children delighting in the sight of us. And when night fell, a badger or fox would visit ... and perhaps even a fairy or two ... grin Oops! getting carried away now, lol!

Freya5 Fri 20-Sept-24 14:59:43

Scent from heaven, Dianthus. The smell reminds me so much of family gone, they all grew them, as do I.

JdotJ Fri 20-Sept-24 14:24:06

Freesia. The smell is divine

fancyflowers Fri 20-Sept-24 13:01:28

I love this thread, it's full of good memories and it makes a change from the vitriol I read on other sites.
I would like to be a fuchsia, with pale pink sepals and dark pink petals.

Squiffy Fri 20-Sept-24 11:33:36

A daisy. Small, dainty, but tough as old boots!

Mollygo Thu 19-Sept-24 23:43:38

Freesia-beautiful fragrance
Alstromeria-they keep on looking good

LOUISA1523 Thu 19-Sept-24 23:38:49

A blue iris

LadyGracie Thu 19-Sept-24 20:05:56

A vibrant and vivid Poppy.

Gotellthebees Thu 19-Sept-24 18:54:56

Love the answers. I would be a Livingston daisy.

Bridie22 Thu 19-Sept-24 18:54:54

Daffodil , yellow and sunny 🌞

Grantanow Thu 19-Sept-24 18:16:46

Japanese anenome

TheWeirdo Fri 13-Sept-24 14:00:18

I'd have to be a little daisy!

harrysgran Thu 02-Nov-23 10:51:02

A peony rose

loopyloo Thu 02-Nov-23 10:24:07

An opium poppy to give pain relief to people.

Joseann Thu 02-Nov-23 09:08:42

JackyB

I can never understand these questions. What kind of dog would you be? What kind of animal would you be? I just don't get the concept.

grin
Now that would be interesting. Rottweiler or retriever? Big difference!

Fairycakes Thu 02-Nov-23 08:39:20

It's just a bit of fun, but it gets the imagination going smile

JackyB Thu 02-Nov-23 08:20:22

I can never understand these questions. What kind of dog would you be? What kind of animal would you be? I just don't get the concept.

Millie22 Wed 01-Nov-23 19:39:50

Daffodil 🌻

dragonfly46 Wed 01-Nov-23 17:55:46

A harebell, delicate, wild and free and my favourite colour in flowers.

Summerfly Wed 01-Nov-23 10:50:28

I love forget-me-nots. Such a beautiful little bloom. So that would be my choice.

Baggs Wed 01-Nov-23 10:46:46

Something wild. Grass of Parnassus perhaps or Red Bartsia.

NotSpaghetti Wed 01-Nov-23 10:44:41

Calendargirl the lily of the valley was my first thought too...

However there's something fabulous about the Agave... years to develop, once blooming and then dead...
Also, quite strange and "funky" looking. Make me smile. Sort-of Dr Seuss...
And then a potent drink can be made of my remains! grin

annodomini Wed 01-Nov-23 09:45:18

Snowdrop - emerges just when things seem at their gloomiest and comes back year after year.

vampirequeen Wed 01-Nov-23 09:27:49

Tulip

Auntieflo Wed 01-Nov-23 08:48:10

Alstromeria , or Fritillary.

Mollygo Wed 01-Nov-23 08:05:49

Freesia, so pretty and beautifully scented, though I’d like the staying power of Alstromeria.