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Icyalittle Mon 28-Sept-15 17:36:22

If you were a flower or plant, what would you be?
When I'm in a bad mood, I'd be Eryngium giganteum - silver on top, but very prickly.
On a good day, cyclamen hederifolium - elegant, lightly scented, delicate-looking but tough as old boots

Galen Mon 28-Sept-15 18:10:24

A shy retiring violet of course!

LullyDully Mon 28-Sept-15 18:13:56

A horse chestnut tree.

Changing with the seasons.

Quiet in winter though full of life inside, now and over the many years.

Explosive in Spring with white candle flowers.

Busy in Summer and generous in Autumn keeping children happy and reminding adults of youth. ( still get excited if I find a shiny consumer. )

Surviving despite having sticks thrown up to my top branches. Can't beat a horse chestnut hope they don't die out any time soon.....that'll do.

janeainsworth Mon 28-Sept-15 18:15:14

Ha ha Galen!
You are more like an exuberant clematis smile

rosequartz Mon 28-Sept-15 19:41:18

Rose of course!
Sweetly scented, lots of choice of what to wear colour-wise, blooming lovely!
On a bad day - still a rose because I have prickles.

rosesarered Mon 28-Sept-15 19:45:46

Lully, a shiny consumer? grin

rosesarered Mon 28-Sept-15 19:46:39

Ditto RQ.smile

janerowena Mon 28-Sept-15 21:11:45

I'm like a tough old shrub in the corner, plodding on and working hard to earn my place and almost forgotten in the corner, a deutzia maybe - and then suddenly for a short while I manage to bloom magnificently and everyone looks at me in surprise and says - my, you do scrub up well!

etheltbags1 Mon 28-Sept-15 22:09:55

Im the elder tree, the queen of the meadow. I have lovely flowers and make good wine but if you eat my berries I am poison.

Cherrytree59 Mon 28-Sept-15 22:39:59

Mind your own business on a bad day. But cherry blossom on a good day.

Notso Mon 28-Sept-15 22:49:45

Bamboo. Tough to get rid of smile

Icyalittle Mon 28-Sept-15 23:42:01

Oooh I like these! Talk about the language of flowers. What a bouquet GN would make.

granjura Tue 29-Sept-15 08:46:07

lol indeed- but elderberries are not poisonous btw.

Any wild meadow flower for me- could never choose one, or even too.

Icyalittle- eryngium grown wild in the Jura and the Alps- but never seen a white one- always the deepest of blue.

Teetime Tue 29-Sept-15 09:03:42

A Blue Moon rose- quietly elegant, fragrant, an acquired taste. grin

Lona Tue 29-Sept-15 09:15:13

I'm afraid I'd be a nettle!

jinglbellsfrocks Tue 29-Sept-15 09:26:11

Has anyone mentioned the dandelion yet? That'll do me. Pops up everywhere.

jinglbellsfrocks Tue 29-Sept-15 09:27:43

I do actually like dandelions.

jinglbellsfrocks Tue 29-Sept-15 09:28:33

That should have been like. hmm

Icyalittle Tue 29-Sept-15 10:31:36

I like dandelions too, such a bright flower, but boy, can they dig their heels roots in. grin
granjura that's interesting to know, I don't think I've ever seen one. Any particular height range?

Icyalittle Tue 29-Sept-15 10:34:14

Teetime your rose looks lovely! Why 'acquired taste'?

Icyalittle Tue 29-Sept-15 10:35:12

Nettles make good soup Lona ....

jinglbellsfrocks Tue 29-Sept-15 10:38:44

you can get seeds for white erygnum here Flowers the first year too.

Yes, dandelions are hard to get rid of. grin

Icyalittle Tue 29-Sept-15 18:24:37

You can get them here too despairs First come first served, send me a pm and I will send you some!

Icyalittle Tue 29-Sept-15 18:26:18

No, sorry, jingle, I should read properly, mine aren't white, mine are like my photo at the top.

Nana3 Tue 29-Sept-15 22:18:44

Snowdrops, so happy that spring is on it's way. Cheesy I know.