Difficult Riddle Question (cryptic crossword?)?

Question

"A reverend and a pirate share a name. What will you plant in their honour?"
It might be a pun or word-game, or it might be trivia I'm not getting. It has a cryptic crossword feel to it; the author is British. It should be a word or a phrase.

"A reverend and a pirate share a name. What will you plant in their honour?"
It might be a pun or word-game, or it might be trivia I'm not getting. It has a cryptic crossword feel to it; the author is British. It should be a word or a phrase.

I don't have a word length (it's a riddle, not a crossword - previous riddles have been as short as a 4-letter word and as long as a 23-letter phrase). I've tried most basic plants, but I think it's a word-game I'm just not quite getting. It's also not 'privet' which I thought would be right.

Tried buttercup - nope! (I've also tried a long list of basic plants, 'flag', 'feet', etc.) I think it's more of a cryptic thing/wordplay game.

Answer 1

???so confused???

Answer 2

Is there any hint about how many letters are in the answer? That might help...

No word length to speak of...okay...

How about "Buttercup"? I was thinking of the Dread Pirate Roberts from Princess Bride, and that would be related to that flower (Princess Buttercup) and I'm sure there's a famous Reverend named Robert (or Roberts) somewhere, though I'm not sure if he'd be related in any way to buttercups. But that's the only plant/flower I can think of that's related to a pirate, anyway.

Does buttercup work? If not, it's back to the drawing board for me...

Answer 3

i have no idea... hopefully you find what it is...