>>47102876>something she actually has to invest energy inThis!
One example she mentioned was the Maiden's Hair Fern!
She likes it specifically because it's so demanding and prickly (it sheds and whithers at the tiniest change in airflow or watering)!
She told us a story about its cultural background as an adornment in courtship rituals and couldn't find the word "suitor" so she trailed off, blinked and said "...............*males*..."!