The usual pattern in this family of Lilies is that each stem will bear four flowers, as seen in the photos above.
The exceptions are that some will have only three flowers as in the above four photos; and some bunches have five flowers as in the photo below. This is occasional. Even two flowers are noticed sometimes. I am yet to see a single flower alone in a stem!
This distribution of four flowers as the common pattern, three and five as occasional and one or two are rare ! This makes me think that this distribution from a statistical point of view is the normal distribution of occurrence.
The five flowers and three flowers are outside the common pattern of the four flowers when viewed from the frequency of occurrence!
The flowers with three or five add to the spectrum of the Lilies in a garden.
Most of us categorise them as common and uncommon.
But a better way is to appreciate the uniqueness each flower bunch represents!
The tendency to label something as normal and anything different from that as abnormal is a pattern of thinking we develop as we have a tendency to classify what we see or hear into different categories.
We categorise people based on nationalities, economic standing, religion, language, etc.
The division of people as normal or handicapped prevailed for a long time till in the recent twenty-five years. Now those with special needs inherit a different status as those who are 'differently able'!
I wish the tendency for categorisation of people into different subgroups will gradually fade away! Instead, to be able to see people groups forming a mosaic of humanity for us to dwell relationally and collaboratively is a calling !
How distressing it is to watch the subtle underlying spirit of white supremacy influencing the political thinking in the United States of America. That country was a hospitable home for migrants from all over the world, who came to pursue their aspiration in a climate which promoted opportunity for all !
I wish the differences between people will get subsumed under the umbrella of acceptance and cordiality because all of us live sharing the resources of the earth given by God, the giver all good gifts!
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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