Colours vary from whiet to orange, pink, red, multi-colored or purple. Their brief lifetime is made up for by the fact that every stalk can produce many buds that may bloom in succession over a couple of days. I wish my imaginary Valentine would give them to me. http://www.diywiki.org/index.php/Four_Trendy_Ways_To_Improve_On_Merry_Summer_Seasonal_Flower