One one day at the end of last year, when I was on my way home, I passed a small box containing small pots of plants. The attached message told me that I was welcome to help myself and take one of the green pots home with me. Well, I didn't know at all what contained, but my curiosity convinced me nevertheless to put one of the small flower pots in front of my door. Even after a little research, we still didn't know what it was, but we were interested to see how our little pot would develop over time.

It really took a while, but in the last few days something finally happened. The first flowers opened and appeared in a bright and cheerful yellow. The interesting thing was that these flowers only seem to open in the afternoon and close again towards the evening. And even in the morning you can only see a little red from the buds, so I initially assumed that outside our door there would soon be a splash of red.

But as I said, the flowers are yellow and I meanwhile also know what our plant is. We are dealing with _Bergeranthus_, a member of the midday flower family, which is probably native to South Africa. The Japanese name is _Sanjiso サンジソウ_, which means “three o'clock grass”. The plant's name is really fitting, as it indicates exactly the time when you can enjoy its yellow flowers.

Let's see how many more flowers will eventually open. There are only two so far, but I've discovered more buds, so it may soon glow a little more yellow on our doorstep. At least in the afternoon, and coincidentally I should be home tomorrow at exactly 3 o'clock. Let's see if our little flower has set their clock too...