Potting Flower

Sagacity, Western Proverb

It is not every flower that smells sweet.

- Western Proverb

Lycoris squamigera

Lycoris squamigera

Lycoris squamigera is believed to have originated in Japan or China, perhaps a hybrid between Lycoris straminea and Lycoris incarnata. It is a herbaceous plant with basal, simple leaves, which are not present when the flowers emerge from the crown. The leaves sprout and grow in the spring, then die back during June. Then in late July or early August the flowers appear. The flowers are white or pink and fragrant. The flowers spring dramatically from the ground in mid to late summer; it usually takes only four to five days from first emergence to full bloom. This suddenness is reflected in its common names: surprise lily, magic lily, and resurrection lily. It is also sometimes referred to as naked ladies. In Japanese it is called 狐のかみそり (kitsune no kamisori) which means fox's razor.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycoris_squamigera

Rose, German Proverb

No rose without a thorn.

- German Proverb

Attitude, Eskimo Proverb

Yesterday is ashes; tomorrow wood. Only today does the fire burn brightly.

- Eskimo Proverb

Enthusiasm, William Arthur Ward

Enthusiasm is the match that light the candle of achievement.

- William Arthur Ward (1921-1994)

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Evil, Ethiopian Proverb

Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree.

- Ethiopian Proverb