remember this little guy?

{back when he was just a wee little sprout in a bitty-pot}

*sorry. obviously this plant was somehow gender-ized...due to the fact i am referring to it as a "he"

{and then he got bigger. and grew real-plant leaves!}

...aaaand then he went through what i would call the:
"difficult-officeplant-stage" :
(where he refused to bloom.)

• he grew about two-freaking-feet.
• required a repotting.
• demanded to be put outside for "optimal-full-sunlight."
• and then tried to scare me when he attempted plant-suicide during a particularly wicked rainstorm...

{but we've made it through three months of ups and downs...}
and he finally grew me a flower.

*carlyn has also had a bit of trouble with her zenia...but, her plant-baby has given her much less trouble that mine has.

{plant lineup}
*left: my very-troubled little guy.
*middle: carlyn's less-troubled little guy.

*right: brian's short, stumpy, and well-behaved flowering marigold.

oh, and all those giant sticks and rubberbands are there because our plants INSISTED on growing at least 2 feet before even thinking about flowering.
(great, guys. really nice of you.)

{and this would be carlyn...and her OTHER office-flowers}

{the occasion...?}

oooooh...maybe a recent engagement...or something like that.