Flower find
Is it stealing if you take a flower from the yard at your apartment building?
Yesterday I took the dogs outside and stood staring at a shrub while the dogs sniffed the grass at my feet.
How could I have missed it before? It was as big as a tree and covered in large, lush leaves and plush round, creamy flowers. Gorgeous.
I stepped closer to examine the flowers, already imagining it sitting in a glass of water on our dining table. Glancing around at the nearby sidewalks and up to the open windows of the apartment building, I wondered if it would be wrong to take a blossom. I live here, I thought. If I can’t take one, who can? I looked at the abundance of blossoms on the plant. No one would even notice.
I wouldn’t feel guilty for taking one. (Ok, maybe a little guilty.) But I didn’t want to get caught. So I left them alone.
That night after dinner, Matt walked out the door with the dogs and a pair of scissors in his pocket. I had told him of the plant and the flowers. He returned minutes later with a bloom sprouting from his coat pocket.
What I find interesting about these flowers is that they are so full and flush with petals for having grown on such a large plant.I wish I was better at identifying plants. I still am not sure exactly what these flowers are called, but the closest thing my Internet research pulled up was Japanese Camellia.
Does anyone have any idea what it is?
Might be a camelia. I THINK it’s the same thing we have in our yard. The only reason I know it’s a camelia in our yard is a friend told me!
3-11-10 at 9:33 pm
It’s a camellia japonica, but I don’t know which variety. Pretty, though. Bet it smells wonderful! What’s your favorite flower?
3-12-10 at 2:12 pm
Yep, that’s what I thought it must be. Thanks for confirming!
My favorite flowers are gerbera daisies, tulips, and certain kinds of roses. I really loved the vendela roses that were in my bridal bouquet.
3-18-10 at 10:27 am