The Four Noble Plants [and a quest for American equivalents]
- Bamboo, bends but never breaks in a storm = Oak, with its acorns
- Plum blossom = Apple
- Orchids = Sunflowers
- Chrysanthemums = Dandelions
- Now, to play with those starting with classic Japanese or even Chinese poems and substituting the equivalents. This could be weird.
Too bad those book collections are still in storage.
As for “noble,” in America? Even that needs an equivalent.
Jnana's Red Barn 