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Lunar Ludibund

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The Flower Hour #18: Celebrating Lunar New Year

Welcome to the year of the horse!

Meet Beezus and Ramona:

Breton Horse (Equus ferus caballus)
Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
White Clover (Trifolium repens)

These sisters fit the “Flower Hour” criteria — just!  If you look very carefully, to the left of the girls is a clump of Dandelions, and to the right is a patch of white clover.

Two of the most common flowers used in Lunar New Year celebrations are the Peony and the Narcissus:

The Peony symbolises wealth and honour.

Tree Peony (Paeonia × suffruticosa)

The Narcissus symbolises a fresh start and good fortune.

Daffodil ‘Tête-à-Tête’ (Narcissus cyclamineus)
Daffodil ‘Nonesuch’ (Narcissus incomparabilis)

Thank you to Terri for another interesting, fun (and timely) challenge this week.  Always for her stunning photography (but today also for a smile!) I urge you to check out her blog post (link):  The Flower Hour #18: Celebrating Lunar New Year

’Til next time, y’all…

 Gong Xi Fa Cai!

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6 responses to “Lunar Ludibund”

  1. Michael Williams avatar
    Michael Williams

    those are beautiful shots of the flowers Pam and I love the pic of the horses! only a few more weeks till we start to see the first flowers! Mike

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    1. pamperrault21 avatar
      pamperrault21

      Thank you! About 90% of the snow here has melted during the past two days – even in the woods. I know I’m impatient, but please, spring, come now! 🙂

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  2. Terri Webster Schrandt avatar
    Terri Webster Schrandt

    Pam, I love the gorgeous photos you shared of the flowers, but I really appreciated how you added your version of the year of the horse with that photo. I’m glad you enjoyed my fun photo!

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      pamperrault21

      It was very clever of you! 🙂 xx

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  3. Ritva Sillanmäki Photography avatar
    Ritva Sillanmäki Photography

    Pam, the Tree Peony is so pretty

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    1. pamperrault21 avatar
      pamperrault21

      Thank you! My friend, Theresa, grew it from a seed and gave it to me for our garden. The blossoms last much longer than those of regular Peonies. xx

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