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In France, they meet Lunlun, a young [[Conveniently an Orphan|orphan]] who lives with her grandparents who own a flower shop. She turns out to be a descendant of the Plant spirits from her mother's side, so on Lunlun's 15th birthday party, they ask her to join them, and she accepts. They [[Walking the Earth|travel all over Europe]] in search of the flower, helping people every step of the way, while being pursued by a [[Goldfish Poop Gang|bumbling pair of villains]], the selfish fairy Togenishia and her servant Yabooki, who want to steal the flower and rule the Flower Star. Lunlun is also aided by Serge, a [[Mysterious Protector|mysterious photographer]] who gives the people Lunlun helps packets of flower seeds which symbolize the lesson they've learned in the "language of flowers."

* [[Artistic License]]: Everywhere. Sometimes the writers did their research to some point, in others you have to stretch your suspension of belief quite a bit.

* {{spoiler|[[Back From the Dead]]:}} During the Switzerland arc, {{spoiler|Lunlun plummets to her death while climbing a mountain where the Flower was supposed to be, and her magical pin is crushed. A Flower spirit revives her and gives her a new and more powerful pin so she can continue her mission.}} It later turns out that {{spoiler|said spirit was actually Serge.}}

** In the Italy arc Lunlun meets a woman named Giovanna, who ran away with her husband Santi when given another from ''her'' dad. {{spoiler|They've just had their first baby, so they want to try making Giovanna's father change his mind and meet his grandson. He's so pissed at this (and at Yabooki, but that's another story) that he even beats up Santi with a stick until Giovanna tells him to hit her too... but Lunlun quickly tucks the old man's newborn grandson in his arms and manages to calm him down.}}

* [[Parent With New Paramour]]: The reason why {{spoiler|Bianca from the Italy arc}} cut ties with her mother.

* [[Plucky Girl]]: Lunlun. In the first episode alone, we see her sled down a grassy hill into a mud puddle, jump out the window of a train, and rescue a kid from a burning house.

** Lampshaded by Nubo, who tries to help a [[Heroic BSOD|dispirited]] Lunlun in the Andorra mini-arc after {{spoiler|togenishia steals her magical pin}} and mentions how her strong will was what drew him and Cato to her.

* [[Shrinking Violet]]: Anna from the France arc.

* [[Single Woman Seeks Good Man]]: Serge is kind and gentle to Lunlun and gives her a helping hand. No wonder Lunlun has a ''huge'' crush on him, though it thankfully doesn't distract her too much from her mission. (Give her a break, she ''is'' fifteen.)

** {{spoiler|Serge and Lunlun, when they're faced with the [[Career Versus Man]] dichotomy. They get better, too.}}

* [[Sympathetic Inspector Antagonist]]: More than one of the persons whom Lunlun aids are good people on the wrong side of the law, so policemen who follow this trope are bound to come in too. Though sometimes they also veer into [[Inspector Javert]] territory, specially if the person is very woobie-ish.

** There's a miniarc that happens in North Africa: more exactly in [[Useful Notes/Morocco|Morocco]] (dealing with the Moroccan boy Sayid and his grandfather Scharo {{spoiler|and with Lunlun helping Sayid to win a traditional horse race that will let him be accepted in his parents's village.}}) and [[Useful Notes/Egypt|Egypt]] (where she gets roped into the deals of a [[Gentleman Thief]] and his [[Sympathetic Inspector Antagonist|Adversary]]).

** And there's also [http://www.bakabt.com/158599-hana-no-ko-lun-lun-konnichiwa-sakura-no-sono-arr.html a short OAV] that has Lunlun going to Japan, spending time in both Tokyo and Nara, and helping her friends Midori and Yashiro to protect [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Yoshino Mount Yoshino] and its famous [[Cherry Blossoms|cherry trees]] from pollution.

* [[Woman in White]]: Lunlun gets white dresses from the flower pin more than once. Also Margot, Sophia, and {{spoiler|fairy!Cato.}}

* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]: Midori from the Japan OAV.