(Photo by Harry Jans)
Sometimes it pays to be a “plain Jane,” especially if you’re about to be plucked by herbal enthusiasts.
Just ask Fritillaria delavayi, a fancy name for the Chinese blossom that learned this lesson well. Rather than flaunt her golden green finery, she prefers to be one of the crowd. In this case, the crowd consists of brownish gray rocks.
Frit now sports humble shades of blah as she goes about the business of survival. Humans don’t grab her as much as they used to. Which just goes to show: Humility wins in the end.
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