My flowers are starting to pop out with this warm weather. I bought myself a coral charm peony this spring and it is beautiful! It is a semi-double early bloomer. This is probably my favorite peony, so much so that I used it in my wedding bouquet.
Ah. My bouquet. It was what made me run late on the big day. I had a florist in Madison do all the bouquets. We had discussed that I wanted it heavy on the coral charm peonies with other pink peonies, sweet peas, and roses. I picked up the bouquet and there was only one lonely coral charm flower front and center, glaring like a headlight. I went out to the car and thought for a moment about how disappointed I was with it but I was going to make do. Then I thought about how it was my day and this was important to me. If I can’t even stand up for myself on my wedding day when can I? So I went back into the shop and said that this bouquet was not the one that I had discussed. The florist said she didn’t like the way the coral looked with the other pinks that’s why she only used one. I said change it. A half hour later I had a new bouquet and it was beautiful.
I hope this plant flourishes where I put it and gets a little less stingy with how many blossoms it puts out because I do love it. I picture a beautiful bunch mixed with clematis vines gracing my dining table. One little plant with such fleeting beauty but it brings so much joy.
Hey Sweets, was your coral charm really corally (is that a word?) or was it more pink? your picture looks pink to me but might be the just my eyes or this hot weather has faded colors in my flowers quickly. Hope it was just the coral color I remember in your wedding flowers.
It was more coral. The next day it got even more orange then it faded to almost white before it fell off.