Juliet's Bouquet

Juliet's Bouquet
Juliet’s Bouquet, or Cyclamen Crestfalarum, is an extremely rare flower that can be found in Bridgedale Woods and the Enchanted Jungle.

General Information
Juliet’s Bouquet grows in bunches of 4 to 10 flowers, each of which are red with pink markings. They generally stand between 12 and 20 inches off the ground, but, on rare occasion, can grow taller.

Name Origin
Juliet’s Bouquet received its name after Juliet from Shakespeare’s tragedy, “Rome and Juliet.” This is because the flowers of a Juliet’s Bouquet resemble hearts while budding, but “broken” hearts while in bloom.

Further Information
Juliet’s Bouquet blooms similarly to many lilies in that it only blooms for a short time, usually between 1 and 6 hours.

This is because, once the flowers bloom, an enzyme is released into the plant’s xylem and transported throughout, causing mass apoptosis among the vascular cells, resulting in a substantial loss of water and, subsequently, wilting.

Because of the flowers’ rather beautiful buds, Juliet’s Bouquets are often pressed pre-bloom and preserved for uses in stationery or scrapbooking. Their blooms, however, are not as endearing. Once the flowers bloom, the petals split away from each other in a jagged fissure. Due to the flowers’ red pollen, as well as the fact that their budding time is rather significant, red or rust-colored dust often pours out upon blooming. In tandem with the nearly immediate wilting, blooming results in what appears to be a broken, bleeding, wilting heart.

Consumption of Juliet’s Bouquet is generally harmless, but ill-advised as the flowers often have superfluous pollen, which may result in choking or suffocation.