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The Flower of Maryam
Labor begins, and the midwife places a small dry twiggy rosette in a bowl of warm water near the mother. Labor continues, the mother gently perspires, her cervix is softening and opening, and as it does, the ball of twigs begins to soften and expand into a woody flower.
Indian Pipe: People, Plants, and Prayer
Indian Pipe is a strange and beautiful plant, devoid of chlorophyll and ghostly white, and instead of growing to face the sun the flowers bend over towards the earth.