This is the first time I have seen this contest, I wish I had earlier so I could participate. I love flowers and appreciate good photography, I can't wait for the next one so I can join in...

My top 3 vote -

1st @nelinoeva - photography is visual, we all know the saying 'the first bite is with the eye" and this is the most visually pleasing of all the finalists, and it has such a sweet story to go with it.

2nd & 3rd were a tough choice as both share equal visual merits, so being that this is a flowerpower contest, my 2nd place vote goes to @roxy-cat for selecting a flower with such a strong history, and so many uses including health benefits for humans and animals alike, this really is a flower with a lot of power.

So 3rd place goes to @sunscape for originality and uniqueness.

Thanks for reading and considering my vote, I look forward to joining in the next flowerpower challenge :)