Casa blanca lilies, for example, are "a big, beautiful flower that's amazing but is sometimes overbearing, " he says.

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The manager also offered a big discount on roses from the flower shop.

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Earlier, Zimbabwe's openers Grant Flower and Neil Johnson provided a good base for a big total in their innings, by achieving a stand of 59 off 14.3 overs, but the Africans failed to capitalise on the good start.

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"We didn't make a big issue about that, we thought we would bite our lips and get on with the game, " added Flower.

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