A little past it's best

I've entered this in the "Break the rules" challenge. I'm not very good at following rules so I'm sure this has broken some. My comments are that the flower is past it's best and the background is distracting?

[kali]

still shown off to good effect

[Walks @ 7]

I personally like the softness of the flower combined with the background.

[Chris]

Still looking good.

[Peter Dulis]

so lovely

[JeannieC57]

Love this ... the colors are stunning ! Starred !