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Just kidding! I actually hated them when I first saw them... they looked so messy and I was all about the Calla lillies. But they've grown on me (unfortunately, since they are so freaking expensive!).
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Yes? LOL I don't hate them, but I'm not obsessed with them like most people. They're like the rustic wedding of flowers lately though. EVERYBODY has them. They smell a little too strong for me too.
I'm one of those obsessed types. It's a curse, really. But I'd probably hate them too if they cluttered my garden :)
The only thing that I don't like is that they get ants, so I can't really bring them in from the yard too often.
But only pure love from me other than that!
I think they are beautiful. But I don't really get spending SO much money on them. It is just a flower, after all. A nice garden rose will give you basically the same look.
I didn't like them until I started wedding planning and saw how beautiful they are in bouquets. As a kid I would see them in people's yards and they looked really droopy because when it stormed it would make the blooms fall over and look really sad. I wondered why anyone would grow them because the bushes looked so sad. Now I get it.
I don't care for them. I'm like Marigold said she started out as, I love the more structured flowers like cala lilies.
They are pretty for a week and then I don't want to see them. It rains they fall over, like DG said the ants, and then if the wind is too strong petals all over the place...just too much work 
I'm indifferent to them. I just don't think they are so great that the price for them can be justified. Plus I'm not a fan of the color pink....and most peonies are pink. No thanks.
I don't care for them. The arboretum in Ann Arbor had a peony garden and the smell was really suffocating when I would go running. I also think they fall apart really quickly and are just a little too fluffy.
I grew up with them in Indiana, liked them, but never pictured them in a bouquet until I started looking at wedding stuff. Since I'm having an early summer wedding in Indiana, well, it just seemed fitting.
Mine won't be expensive since they're in season and I'm buying directly from a grower. Not sure what the "retail" versions cost.
Honestly I am totally indifferent about them!!!!
I really love that flower for it's delicate look and it's scent; however, in a garden not so much. HAHA Most of the time, once the flower has finally opened up all the way the branches start to bend due to the weight and they almost always seem to face the ground more than not and you can't see them like normal flowers! You'd think after awhile someone would have figured out a way to fix that issues with all the hybrids and stuff out there.
As for the ants, yup, that's an issue, but just cut them, give them a delicate shake and usually they'll go away. Ants are what make the flower open actually. Most people don't know that I think.
Hate them. Period. They fall apart easy, attract insects, and get sort of moldy after so long. There are much better flowers out there.
I love them, but The Hubs thinks they smell too strong. As a result, we lamost never have them in the house.
I love them lol!! Almost named my company after them (peonies and orchids)my two favorite flowers... hmmm maybe i should pot and plant some to grow in time for my wedding when i'm 68 :D.... lol!! seriously i love them because they are big bold and sweet and ruffly intermixed with orchids they are my nirvana.
I love them! I grew up with them. We had a couple of peony bushes in our backyard when I was growing up. I love the smell and I always thought it was fun to try to shake off all the ants before bringing them in the house.
i didnt know what they were before i joined weddingbee and now im thinking of planting them in my garden!
I'm a huge fan of the peony, however, it's not the flower for everyone. I have them in my garden in deep red and they are gorgeous. I love them so much because my mom had them in her garden and we dug up two of her to plant at my house. They will go with me if I move again.
I'm so jealous of you people who have them in your front yard! I bought a bulb and nursed it from the root ball and then it promptly fried to death on my Central Texas patio. I spend a good 50 bucks filling my house with them from the HEB floral department whenever they are in season here in Texas. I literally just buy a bunch every single day for the 10 days we have them in grocery stores in Texas
Theyre beautiful and you have those in your lawn...LUCKY!! But I favor calla lilies over anything else!
I think they're alright. They're lovely in bouquets, but I think it'd drive me crazy if they made a mess in my yard!
I love peonies! To bad they dont come in red. DAMN
I love peonies!!!! I didn't want any roses in my wedding (we ended up having a few), but when I told the florist that, he looked at me like I was nuts!
They're pretty and all, but nothing to call home about. Word to the wise: do not plant them right next to your house! Or you will be calling the exterminator to take care of the ant problem in the kitchen for as long as you live in that home.
With Ms Potato Chips post - I decided to revive this post.
Please let me know I'm not the only one not obsessed with peonies???
I'm always freaked out by the creepy crawlies all over them to enjoy them. They are so sweet, the bugs just love them!
I think they're ugly!!
okay, bit of an overstatement maybe, but I'm not a fan either. I dislike the fact that their centers look fuzzy. They make my skin crawl a little... not as much as those curled up fern things though. Those REALLY creep me out.
They're actually my favorite flower - haha. But I'll admit that they can be inconvenient for all the aforementioned reasons: messiness, strong scent, ants, delicacy.
To each her own, I guess!
PS: KhadijatheDiva, peonies do come in red varieties. look up "kansas" peonies, just to name one....
We had them in the backyard growing up, and I always thought they were pretty, but they always had ants on them and were sort of sad looking, drooping like they do.
They're not my favourite flower by any means, but I don't hate them either. Just indifferent, I guess.
I'm not a fan either. I am pretty sure I am going to go with hydrangeas. I have one rule and that is no roses! Roses played an important part in my engagement, and I want them to have their own day.
*GASP!!!!!!!!!!!!!* BLASPHEMY! haha no, to each their own, but I love them. all styles and colors. Our entire house (my parents house) is surrounded by them and hydrangea bushes. Love.
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Every spring they appear at the entrance to our house where my mom set them up...I find them so annoying especially b/c they are so delicate and the petals fall off and leave a mess everywhere...
Just thought I'll share the blooms from this last spring for those that love them.
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