Pale Yellow-eyed-grass

Pale Yellow-eyed-grass is a native of North America, yet I found it growing quite contentedly in the grounds of Canterbury Cathedral. Remarkably, it can self-pollinate. It produces flowers with both male and female reproductive structures, so it can fertilise itself and produce seeds without the need for pollinators, which might be scarce on some of those prairies.

Although this plant is perfectly pretty and is grown quite rightfully in that Kentish garden, horticulturalists sometimes wonder at weeds' abilities to grow anywhere, but cultivated plants' difficulties growing in the best soils, provided with fertiliser and regular waterings. Sin grows naturally and easily; virtues must be germinated, propagated, cultivated and cared for.