tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13609842.post1770357483766272109..comments2023-10-30T09:26:32.732+00:00Comments on Now's the time: sun-down poem, policeman, ranunculusAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06972049290586377462noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13609842.post-3280645149540339322007-04-17T12:59:00.000+01:002007-04-17T12:59:00.000+01:00In fact I think it's a middle-European custome tha...In fact I think it's a middle-European custome that it's actually bad luck or bad form; as you say, a dozen roses is traditional. When making a mixed bunch the received notion is that odd numbers look better, likewise with food garnishes. Two plants in pots is probably different, after all, you'll probably have more than one flower from each plant anyway!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13609842.post-10245312643278945622007-04-16T09:40:00.000+01:002007-04-16T09:40:00.000+01:00Lucy has a point. I had never heard about it being...Lucy has a point. I had never heard about it being wrong to give flowers in even numbers. A dozen red roses after all seemed to be a fairly usual quantity. But it was Heidi who drew my attention to the custom in Germany never to give flowers in even numbers. The two ranunculus given to us were in pots. I wonder if this makes a difference in the lore of flower giving.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06972049290586377462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13609842.post-70191382045351603522007-04-16T06:33:00.000+01:002007-04-16T06:33:00.000+01:00Pretty things those ranunculus, but one should nev...Pretty things those ranunculus, but one should never bring flowers in even numbers.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.com