A desperate and humble plea for...

[kirschreich]

HELP!

Ok so as I hinted in my last post, I have a truly whacky crazy insane inspired idea for a story. But I am experiencing life-threatening severe trouble with a very important character.

Comments

[loveroftheflame]

Well, let's see... Tulips (the tall dutch variety) meet the criteria... So does Clemantis... of course that's a vine but it could be grown indoors. Iris' and daylilies both meet that as well. Some wild flowers like daisies can reach that height and anything can be grown in a pot.

All of these are sun loving btw.

Hope that helps!

[kirschreich]

The Problem with those is, that they wither eventually. The plant needs to be present in some way all through out the year... I should have written that before, huh?

[loveroftheflame]

Ahhh ok. Then you want something like an azalea. It never loses its leaves, even in winter, and blooms in the spring. A small trimmed bush can be 2feet tall easy and can also be grown in a pot on a sunny balcony. It is a common plant and found in most gardens!

[kirschreich]

Hm... do you think that it would be ok to name an azalea (<-- Azula - azalea... similiarities or wishful thinking XD) "Flora"?

[heavenlymaron]

I used to do that with a rose bush, they are pretty resiliant (however you spell that word).

[kirschreich]

I am trying to avoid roses as they are the "usual suspects". Since the plant will be pretty important in the book, I feel a rose would be too cliché.

[heavenlymaron]

Ahh,
Another one that is pretty good is Chrysanthemums, they grow year round and they thrive in most any climate.
If you didn't say in the sun I would also say forget me nots (loves those), but they prefer shade.

[kirschreich]

I'll look into that one, too. Lover already suggested Azalea. Picking that plant is soo... frustrating!