Once it's time for Parvana to leave Afghanistan, she wants to say goodbye to the woman who was giving her gifts through the window. Since they've never spoken and the woman has to stay indoors, Parvana plants a special flower where she usually sits in the market place, which is right below the woman’s window.
This flower that Parvana planted, is not only for the lady in the window, it also represents something different. Remember how scared and lonely she felt when she first started going to the marketplace? Her father had just been kidnapped from her family's home, her mother and siblings were depending on her to make money to support the family, and she was turned into a boy and was hoping no to be caught by the Taliban. This plant represents