call it persistence or deep-rooted nature (smile...) :

"Pam Staley...
has waited 24 years for the orchid plant she raised from infancy to bloom � or show signs of it, which is what it is doing now.
...
�I�ve moved it everywhere. It has lived in this window. I�ve slept with it in my bedroom. I�ve put it outdoors. I�ve hung a ribbon over it, going...


Most people don�t have to wait 24 years for an orchid to bloom.
...
Orchids are not for �people who wish for instant gratification,� she said."

source and complete 'morning smile' news story :

http://www.gazette.com/display.php?id=1306522&secid=1

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Best regards,

Viateur


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