thank you for the clarification.
I had meant to look up further on that plant before posting the images, but lateness of hour added to the usual laziness on my part.
still, the Botany for Dummies part of me rises above mere fact and wishes for it to bloom when its name calls for it to do so.
on the close (grounds) of the Washington Cathedral is a Glastonbury Thorn (http://www.britannia.com/history/legend/collection/legcol12.html) (from a cutting) that is said to bloom at Christmas and in the presence of royalty.
folklore has it that this is encouraged by staff watering it from a teakettle as needed.
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thank you for the clarification. I had meant to look up further on that plant before posting the images, but lateness of hour added to the usual laziness on my part. still, the Botany for Dummies part of me rises above mere fact and wishes for it to bloom when its name calls for it to do so.
on the close (grounds) of the Washington Cathedral is a Glastonbury Thorn (http://www.britannia.com/history/legend/collection/legcol12.html) (from a cutting) that is said to bloom at Christmas and in the presence of royalty. folklore has it that this is encouraged by staff watering it from a teakettle as needed.