Review: 10347 Petite Sunny Bouquet

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Botanical releases are becoming more frequent this year, and with good reason: I believe they are one of LEGO's best-selling product ranges, appealing to those who would otherwise have no interest in construction sets.

The 373-piece 10347 Petite Sunny Bouquet will be launched on the 1st of May, priced at a very reasonable $29.99, £24.99, €29.99.

Summary

10347 Petite Sunny Bouquet, 373 pieces.
£24.99 / $29.99 / €29.99 | 6.7p/8.0c/8.0c per piece.
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Another delightful collection of brick-built flowers to display on their own or with others

  • Attractive subdued colour palette
  • Reasonably priced
  • Close to life-sized
  • Requires your own vase to display them in
  • Shorter stems than usual

The set was provided for review by LEGO. All opinions expressed are those of the author.

New parts

I was slightly surprised to find this new Technic piece debuting in a botanical set, but I guess axles and connectors are used extensively for stems and so on, so it does make sense.

This 3-axle connector is related to the 4-axle one that was also launched this year, in 42205 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray: see our review to find out more.


The bouquet

The pastel-colours used for this flower arrangement makes a change from the often overly-vibrant and diverse shades found in other bouquets.

It comprises six different varieties of flowers, nine stems in total, and two sprigs of foliage. The stems are shorter than usual, in most cases using bright green 16-long axles instead of 32-long.


Billy button

Pycnosorus is endemic to Australia and commonly known as billy buttons or drumsticks, They are annual or perennial herbs or small shrubs with a cylindrical to spherical head of up to 200 daisy-like "flowers" [1]

Five clusters of two different sized flower heads attached to a 1x1 'Dalek' brick approximate the shape and texture of the real thing.


Bluebell

Hyacinthoides non-scripta is a bulbous perennial plant found in the UK and other areas of Europe, and are also frequently used as a garden plant. [2]

This is the first time the bell-shaped flower piece, that started life as Z-Blob in Dreamzzz sets, has been made in light royal blue.

Bluebell flowers are normally a darker shade of blue than this, but I don't think regular blue would be any closer.


Cleopatra fern

Dryopteris intermedia is a perennial, evergreen wood fern native to eastern North America. [3]

It's perhaps a little disappointing that the 'boring old' palm tree piece has been pressed into service for the foliage given that there are many recently released and interesting ones that could have been used instead, but it does the job.


Yellow yarrow

Eriophyllum confertiflorum, commonly called golden yarrow or yellow yarrow, is a North American species of plant in the family Asteraceae, native to California and Baja California. [4]

It is on these stems that the new connector is used, along with bright green macaroni pieces.


Gerbera daisy

Gerbera is a genus of plants in the Asteraceae (Compositae) family and commonly known as the African daisy [5]

Daisies and other flowers that make use of oars clipped to a steering wheel are common in botanical sets, but nevertheless this colour combination is new, and it looks lovely. It does annoy me, though, that the design of the steering wheel causes an uneven gap in the petals at the top and bottom.


Peony

A peony is any flowering plant in the genus Paeonia, which are native to Asia, Europe, and Western North America. [6]

This one is formed using five of the large seashells that were first introduced in The Little Mermaid sets.


Tulip

Tulips are spring-blooming perennial herbaceous bulbiferous geophytes in the Tulipa genus. [7]

The shoulder pad shell designed for Marvel action figures is perfect for petals, as has been proven in other botanical sets. However, I don't think it quite works for tulip heads because they are usually more elongated than they are round.


Verdict

This is another delightful botanical set that will have fans of the theme in a frenzy. The flowers can be displayed on their own, or added to your existing bouquet, although the stems will need lengthening to do so.

In common with the other bouquets, you'll need a vase in order to display it, and that is just about the only minor negative thing that can be said about it.

The vase I used was hewn by hand from a solid piece of rock...

Actually, I lie: it's a Fintstones Vase, 3D printed on a Bambu A1 Mini using Overture sedimentary rock PLA.

23 comments on this article

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By in United Kingdom,

Another excellent addition to the range, but about time that a selection of brick built vases became available (or even the GWP vase that had limited distribution for starters).

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By in Ireland,

Oh, look, it's another flower set.
Is it me or are they getting a bit samey?

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By in United Kingdom,

These are nice, but they do just seem to be another same variation on a theme. Could do with more types of flowers.

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By in Hungary,

"This is the first time the bell-shaped flower piece has been made in light royal blue, and it may well have been designed specifically for this use"
I don't know if it was made for him, but Z-Blob also uses this part in DREAMZzz (in transparent bright green).

I think vases should be sold as separate sets (general, taller, oriental-style, transparent and so on), but the piece count and price of each flower set should not be increased because of this.

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By in United Kingdom,

Another excellent Botanicals set, another excellent 3d-printed (I mean Huw-carved) vase.

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By in United Kingdom,

@Duq said:
"Oh, look, it's another flower set.
Is it me or are they getting a bit samey?"


I've got most of the non-bouquet Botanicals.
The only of those sets that I've got is 30701, which I got as a GWP with 10343 and 10344.

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By in United States,

I would love to see a collection of vase sets since we have such a plethora of flower options now.

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By in Hungary,

@yellowcastle said:
"I would love to see a collection of vase sets since we have such a plethora of flower options now."
There could even be Classic/Creator-like sets with several different designs for the various vase models that can be built from the certain parts.

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By in United States,

'Dalek' brick? Hadn't heard a Travis brick called that before.

Some fun designs and nice colors... although I admit I am often drawn to botanicals because of the useful pieces and clever designs that get used, and this has plenty of that too.

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By in United States,

"The vase I used was hewn by hand from a solid piece of rock..."

Power Miner?

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By in Canada,

Two words out of three in the set's title are in French and yet they mess it up: the adjective "petit" is used in its feminine form with the masculine noun "bouquet".

And yes, I know that Anglophones will spell it this way in this context - just like they misspell or misuse other French words - but it's still annoying enough for me to post on the internet about it. ;)

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By in New Zealand,

As good for parts as it is home decor.

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By in United States,

I wonder if a truss bridge can be made from those two new Technic angle connector parts...

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By in United Kingdom,

@Murdoch17 said:
"I wonder if a truss bridge can be made from those two new Technic angle connector parts..."

I would've thought so, although it'd look a bit K'nex in my opinion!

The set looks nice - but it is a little too similar to some of the other bouquets. Personally I'm hoping for an individual release of the bluebells as I'd like to add them to my current display, but I'm not too fussed about the others.

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By in United States,

I'm wondering what it would look like if you got all the bouquet sets and put them together in a huge vase.

@StyleCounselor said:
""The vase I used was hewn by hand from a solid piece of rock..."

Power Miner?"


No, Rock Raider.

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By in United States,

great set for $23... err $22.99
Price going to find this for... when sales happen.

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By in United Kingdom,

@yellowcastle said:
"I would love to see a collection of vase sets since we have such a plethora of flower options now."

I imagine a problem there is that buildable vases will leak, so they would need warnings on the box (like boat does not float) that you cannot use them as a vase with water. And if you can't use them except for plastic flowers, will there be a market? Not that I have many, but for the botanicals I prefer a simple glass vase as you can see the whole build.

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By in Switzerland,

gosh......2 words out of 3 from French and they cannot make the adjective agree with the noun?

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By in United Kingdom,

@bricks_n_pops said:
"gosh......2 words out of 3 from French and they cannot make the adjective agree with the noun?"

They aren't French words in the title, they are English words that are derived from the French. Petit isn't really used in English and when it is it is a bit dismissive as in not important. Whereas petite is used to mean something small and elegant, usually feminine.

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By in Denmark,

Wooooop 16 L green axles! I’ve wanted those for a while!!!

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By in United States,

The set looks good. The flowers look neat. They did a good job with it. I will likely pick it up sometime. But there are probably only so many flowers they can do to continue this theme. I'd suppose a lot of bouquets will end up having similar flowers, but maybe different colors. Which I guess if that gives us new recolors or new parts, I'm game.

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By in United Kingdom,

@Sethro3 said:
"The set looks good. The flowers look neat. They did a good job with it. I will likely pick it up sometime. But there are probably only so many flowers they can do to continue this theme. I'd suppose a lot of bouquets will end up having similar flowers, but maybe different colors. Which I guess if that gives us new recolors or new parts, I'm game."

They aren't really any different to an X-wing, a police car or a mech. If people keep buying them, LEGO will keep making them. These have introduced a lot of people, especially women, to buying LEGO for themselves so the growth in botanicals has been huge. I expect they'll repeat flowers from old sets as new buyers are sucked in.

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