Ranunculus

ranunculus,

Someone asked me recently what my favorite flower is. I answered that it is called "ranunculus," a name I only know because I learned it while walking in a Bolognese flower market ten years ago with an Italian who was able to tell me what these stunning, lush flowers were called. I think I love them because they have so many layers. Doesn't that sound ridiculous? But I love the delicacy of their petals, how when they are all pushed up against each other, they make this very substantial object.