"No," Mary says, very definitely. "I would not."

She makes a face. "You do not mean the world; you mean people. Flowers do not work that way any more than viruses do. But one cannot deal with viruses, it seems, without dealing with people as well - and even if you do not wish to deal with them, it seems what I ought to remember is that they may try to deal with you."

Much as Mary might prefer they didn't.