Purple Lisianthus - Do It Anyway
This rose-like 'Balboa Blue Rim' Lisianthus or Eustoma is much sought after by flower enthusiasts and florist alike. Lisianthus comes from the Greek word 'lysis', meaning dissolution, and 'anthos', which means flower.
Lisianthus can be hard to grow due to the plant being prone to disease and overwatering, but the rewards outweigh the risk as it's one of the longest lasting cut-flowers.
The Mother Teresa poem, "Do It Anyway" reads as follows:
"People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centered; Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies; Succeed anyway. If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway. What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight; Build it anyway. If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous; Be happy anyway. The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough; Give the world the best you’ve got anyway. You see, in the final analysis it is between you and God; It was never between you and them anyway."