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These held their color beautifully through a couple of windy weeks on the patio, and the mauve tone is even richer in person than on screen. Guests kept asking if they were real, which made me smile.

The spiky globe heads add so much height to my patio table arrangement—they’ve got that wild, unapologetic look I was after. They’ve held their shape for weeks now, no drooping or fuss, which is exactly what I need since I’m hopeless at keeping plants alive.

The mauve color is exactly what I hoped for, and the spiny texture adds such a cool, unexpected pop to my patio table centerpiece. They've held their shape perfectly for a month now, and I love that I don't have to water or fuss over them at all.