Light filtered through the curtains, dancing on the walls of Rosetta's bedroom. Rosetta blinked twice, adjusting her eyes to the light, and crawled out of bed. After slipping into her fuzzy, pink bedroom slippers, she tiptoed to her closet.
"Hmm, what should I wear today?" she wondered aloud.
After choosing her red rose top and skirt, she slipped on her robe and flew up to the bathing branches of the Home Tree for a quick morning shower.
"Ahh…" Rosetta sighed. The warm water felt refreshing and light on her skin. After a few minutes, she quickly got dressed and flew back to her room. Some of the other fairies were waking up now. Rosetta passed Fawn, Beck , and Tinker Bell in the hallway.
Inside her room, Ro sat down at her chrysathemum and pine wood vanity. After a few quick squirts of perfume and a thorough brushing of her hair, Rosetta headed down to the tearoom for breakfast.
A fresh aroma of muffins, rolls, and tea filled the room. Rosetta sat down at the garden talent table. Lily, Iris, and Fern wre already seated.
"Mornin' girls," Rosetta said.
"Hi, Rosetta!" Lily responded, "We were just talking about the new plant Iris found."
"Really? What kind is it?" Rosetta asked.
"We're not sure. Iris is looking up information in some of the old plant lore books. She's not having much luck, however," Lily replied.
"There are so many plants listed!" Iris said, "But none of them match mine. In fact there's hardly any rare or unusual plants in this book at all!"
"I'm sure there's at least something like it in there. Try looking in that other book too," Rosetta suggested.
"I've looked in every plant book there is! And there are not very many plant books at that." Iris answered.
Maybe it's a whole new species of plant," Fern said, with a shrug.
"That's a possibility. Remember the time you found a six leaf clover? That was quite a find." Lily considered.
"But that wasn't even another kind of plant! And I couldn't tell if it really did have six leaves or if it was just deformed." Iris said, with a frown.
"Here come the poppy puff rolls. How about we talk more after breakfast?' Fern suggested.
"Sure," Lilly replied, "Maybe you could show us the plant to, Iris,"
"I guess that would be okay," Iris said. She still looked unhappy about the plant.
They hurriedly finished their rolls and flew out of the tearoom, chatting.
Rosetta, Lily, and Fern flew behind Iris, who was showing them where the plant was. When they got to the edge of Rosetta's garden, Iris stopped.
"It's right behind these orchids before you get to the sunflowers," Iris whispered.
"I don't see any flowers, Iris," Fern said, a little annoyed.
Then Rosetta gasped. In front of them was the scraggliest and most pitiful looking plant she had ever seen. There were no flowers in sight. Its leaves all came to a point, making it seem more like a cactus. It was partially hidden by a clump of grass in the shade.
"This is it," said Iris.
" That is? Are you sure that's not a type of snareweed or something?" Fern asked.
"Nope. I'm positive it's a type of plant,' Iris answered.
"It looks to me, that this plant did not want to be seen," said Lily.
"Must like the shade," Fern muttered.
"I'll look under shade plants," said Iris, flipping through her leaf page book.
After about a half hour of searching, Iris finally agreed that the strange plant must be a new species.
"What should we call it?" Rosetta asked.
"I think we should wait and see what it's personality is," Lilly suggested, "That way we can give the plant a fitting name."
"I think we should name it right now,' Fern argued, "How about scragglyweed?"
"Scragglyweed? That sounds awful!" Lily replied.
"Of course it is1 It matches the plant!" fern shouted.
"Just think! Calling a plant awful!" Lily retorted.
"Girls!" Rosetta shouted, "Stop arguing! This is not how we settle a dispute. It's not getting us anywhere. I think we should let Iris name it. It is her plant she discovered."
"Yea, I'm not sure I like scragglyweed," Iris replied, "After all, we already have snareweed and neverweed. We should give it something unique, like Lily's panglories.
"Sounds good to me," Rosetta agreed.
"Well, I still think scragglyweed is more fitting," Fern said.
"Looks like it's three to one. Sorry, Fern." Lilly replied.
"Actually, I have no idea why you would even bother to give such a horrid plant a name," a sickly sweet voice said. It was Vidia," In fact, if you really want to name that thing, I've got a perfect name for it: Horrorweed."
Lily shrieked, "Vidia! What a disgraceful name!"
" It's no better than scragglyweed," Vidia replied.
" That wasn't my idea, it was Fern's!"
"Whatever," Vidia said, and in a flash, she was gone.
" Of all the horror! To give a plant such a name," Lilly muttered to herself, " What a disgrace!"