Violet Blue Cornel Dahlia

Violet Blue Cornel DahliaWhen my sister called to ask what to hang above a couch in her new apartment, I suggested what any reasonable person would: a tasteful print of dogs playing poker. She responded by sending me a link to what looked like something Georgia O'Keeffe would have created if she'd gone through a purple phase and decided to work exclusively in ceramics. "It's wall art" she insisted, as if capitalizing the words somehow justified the price tag. The ceramic

it's nice to have a bit of perpetual bloom

like it's the cool cousin roses wish they had

" in our new apartment

It had a certain je ne sais quoi

It was the kind of pink that screamed

dark deep pink number that looked like it had been plucked from the garden of a Barbie dream house designed by Tim Burton

This wasn't just any flower

making my real plants look like they needed to try harder

And no wonder

but rather these eerily beautiful wall-mounted pieces that seemed to float like gray ghosts against her apartment walls

Propagate like a horticultural wizard and accessorize your plant haven like it's a royal gala

After weeks of aimless wandering through home decor stores