The Pressure of the Name

I need your help.

Mary has these flowers growing in her kitchen:

They look like plastic and velvet to me

Oh what a lovely velvety beauty

Their buds look like plastic to me:

What is this thing hanging quietly behind the curtain?

What is this thing hanging quietly behind the curtain?

My sister has the same plant on her balcony in Yafo, Israel.  I think she had this plant for a long time with only one miserable leaf; It didn’t want to grow and he didn’t want to die until she moved it to another place that it liked better! (or maybe this memory is of the same plant in my place in Tel Aviv, I really can’t place the memory)

Mary’s plant is hanging in the kitchen and in its search of light it went behind the curtain. An occasional bud or flower peeps at us from behind the curtain but if you go look for them you can find more buds and flowers growing happily completely hidden between the wall and the curtain:

This little beauty is completely hidden

This little beauty is completely hidden

Does anyone know the name of this plant? Joseph says he knew it but can’t remember it no matter how hard he tries. Extra points if you know the source of my header (with a tiny change).

5 thoughts on “The Pressure of the Name

  1. Jocelyn

    I am going to be absolutely no help here – not only do I not know the name, I’ve never even seen that plant before! Sorry :)

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