In my opinion flowers should always be in color. But #1 is excellent. Nice work on both.
# 2, excellent texture and soft colour, very well exposed. beautiful!
Image no 2 has more information in it--the subtle yellow just doesn't stand out in B&W.
It really is a matter of taste.
If I wanted something to put on the wall, for sure #1.
I'm a big fan of B&W but in this case the color of the second image brings out the subtle details of both the flower and the bokeh background.
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