Green zinnias...who'da thought?
Every Wednesday, Taylor goes to the Amish market in Bainbridge, OH, to bring back veggies to sell at the family farmer's market. He has made friends with a family whose daughters grow flowers, the young girls make them into bouquets, sell them to Taylor, who then sells them to customers who come to the farm.
This year the bouquets have a new flower in them, a green zinnia. I did a double take; I've not seen a green zinnia. Zinnias aren't exotic flowers but the green adds a unique, eye-catching splash of color to a flower arrangement. Simple and playful.
Due to this flower's color, its name is Envy. But Envy is one of the seven deadly sins and it just doesn't seem right to name a flower after a sin. Someone could have looked at paint chips to get inspiration for the name!
Just an aside, when my son got married, T and I hosted the rehearsal dinner. I bought 12 bouquets of flowers from the Amish girls for the long tables where the guests sat. They were perfect for the occasion: fun, colorful, cheerful, and happy. A celebration in a vase!
A wonderful color, to brighten the day
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