# What's you favorite flower? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 1, 2005, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-flower/333546 "2005-12-01T13:11:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-flower/333546/41 "2005-12-02T05:08:22Z")
Columbines. Not only are they gorgeous, but they breed like Viagra-influenced rabbits and rather indiscriminately at that. You can have fourteen different shades over three generations. I started out planting the seeds of a dark purple volunteer from a far part of the yard, and the second generation was a soft pink. The next generation after that was almost white. It’s like getting a surprise gift every year! ---
**Author:** ![EvilGhandi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@EvilGhandi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilGhandi)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-flower/333546/42 "2005-12-02T06:45:01Z")
[Shampoo Ginger](http://elib.cs.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_browseimgs_plant_com&enlarge=0000+0000+0602+0160) I grow these and a few other cultivars plus several heliconia. When one of my customers are having guests over for the holidays I leave them a few dozen on the door step. Some of the blooms are over two feet long. It makes an impression. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-flower/333546/43 "2005-12-02T07:02:55Z")
I like roses, especially the really huge ones and the really small ones. I also am fond of honeysuckle, carnations, and orchids, but tulips are my absolute favorite. Any color, any amount. Roses are second, and I prefer them in pure white, yellow, or really red. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-flower/333546/44 "2005-12-02T08:28:48Z")
Lavender and Trillium. ---
**Author:** ![TastesLikeBurning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@TastesLikeBurning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TastesLikeBurning)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-flower/333546/45 "2005-12-02T08:54:51Z")
Tulips ands Frangiapani in full bloom, especially the smell. ---
**Author:** ![Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-flower/333546/46 "2005-12-02T10:51:14Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > [Here’s](http://home.earthlink.net/~larksparrow1/butterfly/butterflies/count04/passionvine-count04.jpg) what grows prolifically on my side fence… passionvine flowers. Truly amazing. Ahh, we have them growing on our fence too. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-flower/333546/47 "2005-12-02T12:43:34Z")
For the tulip fans, there’s a HUGE tulip garden in Baltimore. Here’s someone’s personal [webpage](http://www.locoburger.org/pics/200304/balto.html) that sort of gives a scope of it. The pictures aren’t great, HOWEVER, scroll 12 pictures down. If anyone ever asked me what a typical Baltimore woman looks like, I’d show 'em that woman in the background with the green shirt on. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-flower/333546/48 "2005-12-02T14:42:28Z")
Holy cow, **lieu**. Those things are amazing. I don’t have any sense of smell, so I can’t comment on that, but I think pale pink roses are the prettiest. ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-flower/333546/49 "2005-12-02T14:58:02Z")
Daisies and daffodils! ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-flower/333546/50 "2005-12-02T15:07:41Z")
Flame lillies. They’re just so pretty. ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-flower/333546/51 "2005-12-02T19:01:11Z")
The extremely rare [Oconee Bell](http://ncnatural.com/wildflwr/oconbell-new.jpg). Close second is [Yellow Jasmine.](http://guitar.jp/K/archives/images/200404/Carolina_yellow_jasmine.jpg) Vines are allowed, right? ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-flower/333546/52 "2005-12-03T06:33:21Z")
wild purple violets Once when I was 28, a man who was 70 bought me a bouquet of violets on the street in Copenhagen. I saw him off on the train at the end of the day and never saw him again. Now that I am 62, he has become quite handsome in my memory. ---
**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-flower/333546/53 "2005-12-03T06:57:43Z")
Peonies, because they’re so lush and vibrant. Also because they’re only around for a short while, but worth it. Poppies because they are bold and delicate at the same time. Gladioli. Forced bulbs in the wintertime, especially amaryllis (BAM!) and paperwhite narcissus because they smell of spring. Snapdragons because they just seem friendly to me. A climbing rose covered with scarlet blossoms. Wisteria is becoming a new favorite. Good ol’ Zinnias and Marigolds because they’re down-to-earth yet beautiful. Kind of the Mary Ann of flowers. Naked ladies (magic lillies) beause they’re fun. Passionflowers. Stargazers and related asiatic lillies. The wild roses and wild sweet peas that grow beside our road. Lilacs. I guess I’m having trouble narrowing it down. ---
**Author:** ![lee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lee/32/7455_2.png) [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-flower/333546/54 "2005-12-03T08:34:44Z")
[forget-me-nots](http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&c2coff=1&q=forget-me-nots&btnG=Search&sa=N&tab=wi) Although daffodils are a close second and the deep violet lobelia a close third. ---
**Author:** ![petalpusher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@petalpusher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/petalpusher)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-flower/333546/55 "2005-12-03T09:03:30Z")
**AugestWest** , I loved your post. Never narrow it down, always take time to stop and smell the flowers. I’d have to say my favorites are orchids, 100’s of varieties, gorgeous colors and they all look like they were caught in evolution, part plant, part animal. ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-flower/333546/56 "2005-12-03T09:10:34Z")
Pansies (especially purple ones) and then Irises. I do love purple flowers. ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-flower/333546/57 "2005-12-03T14:43:38Z")
> [@AugestWest](#): > > \ > > Snapdragons because they just seem friendly to me. > > \ > > Good ol’ Zinnias and Marigolds because they’re down-to-earth yet beautiful. Kind of the Mary Ann of flowers. > \ Snapdragons are a homey touch, aren’t they? I agree about zinnias too, I love them because they are so simple, and come with such variety. You can pick new bouquets each week and never have the same look twice. They are also really nice to look at in a garden, because of their variation and color. Marigolds are ok, but they are stinky. (I mean the “[common](http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/annuals/tagetes_erecta.html)” kind that is called marigold here in the U.S. not this[kind](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marigold).) They’re good for keeping grasshoppers out of your tomatoes though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-you-favorite-flower/333546.md?page=2)