Stan Beck wrote:
Reminds me of a plant that my wife had years ago. It would make a
bud, and bloom only once a year (maybe). She took her sister out to
show her, and just then, my son (who was about 3 years) reached out
and plucked the bud off.

Heh, you story reminded my of when I was a child. My mother planted a
grapevine, and finally after a couple of years it produced a couple of
bunches of grapes. My mother hovered over the vine, tending to it and was
really looking forward to eating the grapes. Just before they ripened, my
cousin and I picked them and ate them. LOL my mother was absolutely furious
and I received a bit of a hiding and then she poured half a bottle of castor
oil down my throat...I rarely eat grapes to this day. :-D