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"Each piece of fabric, each petal, is made from different material. It was top-stitched to give the impression of veining," she said.

From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026

And for dessert they were served a rose macaroon cookie, composed of rose petal cream, raspberries and lychees.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2024

Researchers have developed a method to make adaptive and eco-friendly sensors that can be directly and imperceptibly printed onto a wide range of biological surfaces, whether that's a finger or a flower petal.

From Science Daily ● May 24, 2024

Adam Fournier, their bar director, describes their spirit-free rose champagne, containing rose petal, Sakura white tea, verjus rouge and "a smattering of other small components we force carbonate."

From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2023

We stood quite still, not speaking, looking down upon the clear white faces of the flowers closest to us, and Maxim stooped, and picked up a fallen petal and gave it to me.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

When Mr. Haskell turns his lens on seagrass flowers, we glimpse organisms marvelously adapted to their watery environment, petals miniaturized into “scalelike shields,” with fruit and seeds protected as if in a bathyscape.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

The one that appears alongside onion petals, Monte Cristos and a molten chocolate lava cake that arrives under a small weather system of powdered sugar.

From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2026

Weeping family members scattered flower petals on their graves.

From Barron's ● Apr. 5, 2026

Time of day is also important as certain flowers like the California poppies are sun sensitive, opening their petals only once the sun comes out in full force around midday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026

As he approached the last petal, the wind behind him picked up the row of petals and carried them ahead of Nathan, continuing the path.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young