This work is situated in Dora's middle period of creative activity, composed between 1904 and 1905, when she was 19 to 20 years old. It was published by L. Hoffarth in Dresden under the German title Blumenleben~Acht Klavierstücke (A Flower's Life - Eight Piano Pieces), Op. 19 (publication year unknown).

This collection consists of eight short pieces, each named after a flower, delicately expressing the joys and sorrows associated with flowers, such as tenderness, transience, happiness, and sadness. The entire collection is structured like the life cycle of a flower, arranged in the order of their blooming from spring to autumn. It begins with the snowdrop (No. 1), symbolizing birth and hope, followed by the violet (No. 2), lily of the valley (No. 3), and forget-me-not (No. 4). The collection then builds up around the rose (No. 5) and red carnation (No. 6), concluding with the lily (No. 7) and chrysanthemum (No. 8), with the final chrysanthemum piece having a funeral march-like character. This collection of short pieces, which can be described as a beautiful set of piano sketches, was the most frequently performed of her works during her lifetime in places such as Zagreb, Budapest, and Dresden, and remains her most popular piano work today.

Pieces

• No. 1, Op. 19-1: Snowdrop
• No. 2, Op. 19-2: Violet
• No. 3, Op. 19-3: Lily of the Valley
• No. 4, Op. 19-4: Forget-me-not
• No. 5, Op. 19-5: Rose
• No. 6, Op. 19-6: Red Carnation
• No. 7, Op. 19-7: Lily
• No. 8, Op. 19-8: Chrysanthemum