"Cultivating harmony and peace, truth and sincerity will always bring us happiness. On our path we harvest the flowers we plant, we need to sow many joys so that our days can blossom with intense emotions."💐
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Pericallis × hybrida (cineraria)
Last Thursday, I walked by a plant shop. Stupid me, I had a few dollars in my pocket and I went in. As usual, 'Temptation' was standing by the front door. They warned me at the cash register that I couldn't put this blue cineraria outside until it's reliably 10 degrees Celsius (50F) overnight, and that may be a couple of weeks yet. Meanwhile, I bring it's pot into my bedroom at sundown and it's the first thing I see in the morning.
Cineraria is a hybrid of two species, Pericallis cruenta and Pericallis lanata, both native to the Canary Islands. The cineraria was invented in the British royal gardens in 1777 but is now so common as a cut flower that it's sometimes called Florist's cineraria. Cineraria is available in several colors but I like this intense blue one the best.
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"A smile for no reason, maybe that's the gear that moves the world."
-Fred Elboni
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Tulipa and Asteraceae (tulips and daisies)
On a recent trip to the chocolate shop I noticed a little problem. The tulip and daisy chocolate lollies were mislabeled. The tulips were actually daisies and the daisies were actually tulips. I reported this to the (slightly embarrassed) guy at the cash register and this very important issue was resolved in an instant.
Chocolate and flowers together - does 'eye candy' get any better than this? By the way, they were absolutely delicious!
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