I’m not a gardener

[plasmid]

My band of fourteen cultivates
Roses pink and white
The oddly even adulates
When not dispensing slight
Woven tight, mayhaps invoke
Serendipity
Taken up by flame we stoke
In halo fittingly

[Molly Mae]

A belt?

[plasmid]

8 hours ago, Molly Mae said:

 

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A belt?

 

I like the double meaning that would give to the clue about adulating when not dispensing slight. But alas, I can't say that was planned. Looking for something with a clearer interpretation of being "oddly even" in light of the 14 clue, and another very related thing with a clear role in invoking good luck.
Maybe I shouldn't have used the word "band" in the first line; something like "gang" would work just as well without having connotations of a loop.

[Wilson]

Are you a .........

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Barrel?

 

[flamebirde]

Something that should be odd, but in this case is even, which makes it a symbol of good luck. hmm...

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Something involving the number thirteen would be my guess... maybe floor thirteen renamed to fourteen to avoid bad luck? red and pink are elevator lights, taken up by an elevator...

 

[rocdocmac]

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14 carat good-luck charm?

 

[plasmid]

None of the above, I’m afraid. A barrel (particularly if it’s a wine barrel) could fit most of the clues except for the oddly even adulating when not dispensing slight, and for wine I would have called the roses red and white instead of pink and white while for this riddle it definitely should be pink and white. I can say that thirteen is not involved in this riddle; the oddly even among the 14 is among a natural group of 14. And a bringer of good luck is involved, but I’m looking for something that can do everything from grow the pink and white roses, adulate or dispense slight, and fit the last two lines.

[Molly Mae]

I'd guess clover, but I discounted any plant due to the "I'm not a gardner".  I find that your riddles tend to be absolutely not at all related to the thing you say it isn't, which I enjoy.

[Cygnet]

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Is it perhaps phalanges (finger bones)?

There are 14 bones considered to be phalanges, and it's odd that this number is even because the thumb only has two, otherwise we would have 15. Bones contain marrow, which creates blood cells - white and red/pink? Hands can be used to confer adulation (applause) when not used for slight (a dismissive gesture, or maybe flipping the bird). Woven tight (clasped together, fingers interwoven) mayhaps invoke (pray or beg for) serendipity. 

But I can't explain the last couplet with this answer... at least nothing comes to mind. 

 

[plainglazed]

ooh, nice one Cyget.  Spoiler for some additional thoughts:

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Perhaps the oddly adulating could be thumbs up and dispensing slight could be thumbs down (or the bird if not referring to the same finger).  Woven invoking serendipity = fingers crossed?  But am also having trouble with the last couplet - maybe the ok sign?  Still think fingers could very well be it.

 

[bonanova]

Just an observation, that may already have been uncovered, but don't know where to go with it:

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14 has two prime factors, one odd, one even.

 

[plasmid]

On 2/9/2018 at 3:30 AM, Cygnet said:

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Is it perhaps phalanges (finger bones)?

There are 14 bones considered to be phalanges, and it's odd that this number is even because the thumb only has two, otherwise we would have 15. Bones contain marrow, which creates blood cells - white and red/pink? Hands can be used to confer adulation (applause) when not used for slight (a dismissive gesture, or maybe flipping the bird). Woven tight (clasped together, fingers interwoven) mayhaps invoke (pray or beg for) serendipity. 

But I can't explain the last couplet with this answer... at least nothing comes to mind. 

 

Right on, Cygnet! Hopefully things make sense to readers with that answer in mind, but I'll go ahead and say what I was thinking for each of the clues.

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My band of fourteen cultivates Fourteen phalanges, as you've found
Roses pink and white Fingernails
The oddly even adulates "Oddly even" = the thumb, which is odd because it's the only digit with an even number of phalanges, so oddly even
When not dispensing slight Which means these two lines are, as plainglazed said, referring to thumbs up or thumbs down
Woven tight, mayhaps invoke
Serendipity Prayer would work, but what I had in mind was crossed fingers to invoke good luck
Taken up by flame we stoke Something plainglazed alluded to in an earlier response -- a hand is taken up in marriage by a "flame"
In halo fittingly and is given a wedding ring