A very nice bloom no matter what the size.

I have a rough time photographing this for some reason
Yes my camera can be a pain to get good results sometimes.If i,ve got strong natural light then it.s usually point & click.If i use the flash i try to make sure the background is as dark as possible(you,ll notice a lot of my photo,s are taken @ night with the darkness behind them).
You can use a piece of white tissue paper(kitchen towel , nose or bum wipes) over the flash to stop it from being to strong & leeching the colour out of the shot.
You just have to find what works for your particular camera.