I just wanted to share with you a glimpse of these roses and mimosa, from my table to yours, bought on a five minute stop to the florist. I am not one to cook - but still like to contribute something to the feast.
The blossoms are the size of apples. The petals have delicate layers of color as if they were steeped in tea and beautiful veins running through them. I love getting something that is uncomplicated and simply beautiful. To me, a few of these have more presence than a dozen from the corner. My local florist always seems to find uncommonly beautiful roses and something perfect to complement them.
The mimosa was a bonus. Mimosa has leaves like thick blades of grass and tiny, soft cottony yellow blossoms about the size of a firefly glow. The perfect little detail and their smell mingles well with these fragrant roses.
A nice bunch of flowers can be the perfect thing to complement good company and great food. I hope you had both today.
Enjoy!
- Matt
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Comments (18)
GORGEOUS Matt!
thank you.
so delicate, so epheremal, so beautiful.
makes me pause to take a moment and enjoy Nature's gift.
fabulous pics, Matt.
thanks for sharing.
Also, so THAT'S what a Mimosa looks like.
Esp. like the second to last photo.
so beautiful....
thank you
Umm, I pretty sure that isn't Mimosa (a weed in this neck of the woods) mimosa species are very similar to the featured plant but are most recognisable by their leaves. They have leaflets arranged on each side of a stem (fern-like) to form each leaf.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimosa
This plant is most likely Acacia Pycnantha (common name Golden Wattle) and is the floral emblem of Australia. It is definitely Acacia species.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Wattle
The florist industry is notorious for its incorrect naming of plants.
Hope this helps anyone if they need to track it down.
Really beautiful roses and yep thats definately some type of acacia and I love it too..
If this is how you "contribute to the meal" you can come to dinner at my place anytime!
I want to run right out and get some fragrant roses today! Thanks for the inspiration and the great pics.
matt. we always appreciatte your lovely photos and interesting comments. somehow your shots give us the opportunity to stop for a moment and take in the beauty of the small delicate things that surrounds us. your description of the roses is wonderful. thanks again.
Good eyes, Nymms! Acacia and mimosa are closely related - but I agree that it must be acacia. Sorry about that. Hopefully you can get it by asking for both if need be. I was suprised by the delicate fragrance. And if you don't get this from the florist by asking for mimosa maybe you will get champagne and OJ - it's a win-win situation!
My desktop wallpaper is about to change once again. Since Matt has been posting his amazing photos of flowers I pick one from the batch and put it on my desktop. Today I pick the 4th one down.
Thanks Matt!!
Anne, what a good idea. I just did that too on my home mac. I usually download my desktop image at work from flowerbud.com - they change the image every month.
Matt, I feel like I can smell the roses through my computer screen. Thank you!
where feast and faminlies...
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matt, what camera did you use?
these closeups came across beautifully.
first i covet your flowers. now i covet your camera.
gorgeous! those are my fav! the roses are called cherry brandy and they really are the size of apples! good pick!
the acacia vs. mimosa debate... you are right flower shops are notorious for having the names a bit off...it is an acacia for sure but in the florist they will prob. refer to it as mimosa as that is how it is generally sold in the wholesalers...
enjoy! what great eye candy!
What a beautiful picture! You can almost smell the roses and see them growing before your eyes.
gekko -
Sorry to take so long to respond, I just saw your post about what type of camera I use. I am using a Leica D-Lux 2. It can be expensive, and getting harder to find. Panasonic makes the same camera (Leica and Panasonic collaborate on digital cameras) and is much more affordable. It is not an slr and it does have limitations but overall it is an excellent compact camera that I can bring everywhere.