Oh, and your mention of the opening joke reminds me - I doubt that anyone has been curious enough to try to look up the scientific names for the plants I've stuck in these stories, so if I want anyone to get those little jokes I probably ought to explain them. For Eternal week, I had
crassula lampyrinae, which is a genus of succulent jammed together with a subfamily of firefly. This week, brocchinia is a genus of bromeliad, one variety of which derives nutrients from the insects caught in the water that collects in the plant. Jaculatrix is a species of archer fish, which squirt water into the air to knock insects into the water so they can eat them. I love the idea of those two features melded into a single plant. = )