This Flower's a Floozy

My mother set high standards for lady-hood. A lady did not

• smoke on the street
• paint her nails
• use bright red lipstick
• wear too much makeup
• chew gum in public

I wonder what she would think, were she still alive, of the peony. Surely, it sets a standard for floral vulgarity. It's almost embarrassingly . . . well . . . pulchritudinous!