[he looks away for a moment, quickly looking up what perennial means. as a non-organic alien, he certainly isn't thinking about how non-native stuff in the environment works... mostly because he has no idea how, but y'know. details.]

That'd be good. Uh-- different ones at the site would be good. [he chews his lip for a moment. ugh, he really doesn't want to actually tell her what they're about but he kinda should, huh?] These ones are, uh, they look like some special flowers from back home. They're for people I know that, ehh... aren't... around anymore.

[ddddied violently, in part because of a choice he took part in making. fun!]