"He suggested that you might turn out to be a petal off the old flower."

The old flowers turn dry and tan and remain on the plant.

Mother Hazzard's flowers in the center of the table, always less than an hour old, picked from her garden at the back.

Sometimes seed forms in what appear to be the heads of old flowers.

The old flowers are the best and should grow carelessly in corners.

At the very back of the cemetery is a compost heap where the old flowers go.

If old flowers are not removed properly, the new growth will be snapped off as well.

Under humid conditions it is often found growing on the older flowers.

The inflorescences fade to grey as they age and the old flowers do not fall off.

As the inflorescences age, the old flowers fall away leaving a naked spike.