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My first thought was that they aren't real. I bet you could make them out of the plastic bags that the sunday paper or the phone books come in.

On the other hand, they could be double roses. I have one in my yard that is hot pink, but I'm sure they come in other varieties.

they look like ranunculus. they like the cool weather like mums...

Fake---or something that goes in another country far, far, far away.

They look like double roses, tulips or ranunculus. Definitely some strange mutant flower.


(oh no, a genetically modified organism!)

They look like David Austin roses.

http://www.davidaustinroses.com/american/Showrose.asp?Showr=4340

those are english roses.

they are definitely not fake. palmetto is correct, they are commonly known as david austin roses, but also known as traditional english garden roses. i had david austin roses in my wedding bouquet.

those are very double quartered roses -- their colour gives them away as David Austin roses -- probably "Patience" and "Juliet".

David Austin Roses are also known as "English Roses", NOT "Traditonal" as they are not in the least -- they are hybrids of old, often French, roses with modern teas -- old roses are mostly pink, white and red, very fragrant and hardy and bloom only once -- modern teas give you a wider range of colours and repeat blooming. So they are in fact, very modern roses.

...here, you can buy that very bouquet online...

http://www.davidaustinroses.com/english/advanced.asp?PageId=1960

My gut response was ranunculus.
Here's some pix:
http://images.google.com/images?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2004-27,GGLD:en&q=ranunculus&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi

Until this day, I thought it was spelled "rancunculus." How could have I lived so long and had it so wrong?

My first guess would have been ranunculus...until I found this link/photo for the David Austin Juliet rose. Monika1 seems to be spot on with her answer.
http://www.davidaustinroses.com/English/Showrose.asp?Showr=7521&Theme=CutRose

I love David Austin roses - They always look like they have an impossible number of petals.

what neat looking flowers, they look like sliced open oranges and lemons

I immediately thought they were a cabbage rose.