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Several gardening catalogues show a plant called
Abutilon Drapeau Belge(the name seems to be used only by
French-speaking gardeners).
Abutilon Drapeau Belge was bred (I guess by Belgian
horticulturists) from Abutilon megapotamicum Saint-Hilaire
(often misspelled as megapotanicum), an evergreen shrub of the
Malvaceae family, which was introduced in Europe from Brasil in
1864.
The plant is known in English as Chinese Lantern due to the
shape of its flowers, and in French as Érable florifère (Flowering Maple) due to the shape of its leaves.
A. megapotamicum has red and yellow flowers. The
Drapeau Belge cultivar has red-yellow-black flowers, which
fit the (erroneous) description of the national flag in the
Belgian Constitution.
Ivan Sache, 2 December 2003
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958), a noted composer of
symphonies, choral music and songs, also wrote a number of film
scores, including "Story of a Flemish Farm", available on the
Marco Polo label, as:
8.223665 Vaughan Williams: 49th Parallel and other film scores
(RTE Concert Orchestra, Dublin. Andrew Penny, conductor).
I believe the plot revolves around retrieving a lost flag. The following info from the Naxos website provides some clue:
Story of a Flemish Farm - Suite
02. The Flag Flutters In The Wind 02:45
03. Night By The Sea - Farewell To The Flag 02:20
04. Dawn In The Barn - The Parting Of The Lovers 05:36
05. In A Belgian Café 03:03
06. The Major Goes To Face His Fate 03:15
07. The Dead Man's Kit 04:37
08. The Wanderings Of The Flag 04:49
Jan Mertens, 29 May 2003
