| The beautiful purple petals that radiate from its dark cone-shaped centre somewhat resemble the commonly grown black-eyed Susan. |
| The large, showy flowers are actinomorphic, with a bowl-shaped corolla made up of 5-8 pinkish-red petals. |
| The corpse is then made to swallow crushed rose petals, infused with Azoth, which quicken the corpse to life. |
| In several species the flowers never close, as the petals abscise when the flower is still open. |
| The two adaxial sepals are formed in succession, and the two abaxial petals become visible. |
| This drying technique involves the use of an absorbent which desiccates the rose by transferring the moisture from the petals to another medium. |
