Flower Tip 101 – Guard Petals Roses come with outer (guard) petals to protect their glorious flowers. Don't love the vintage look? Gently pull and twist to remove guard petals between a thumb and finger. This'll give your stems a cleaner and more modern finish. | Freddie's Flowers

“Roses have five flowers.” 🌹 Did that make any sense to you? It probably didn’t; it doesn’t even sound right. However, that’s the equivalent of saying that “poison ivy has three leaves.” ☘️ The common phrase, “Leaves of three, let it be,” is a caution to people so they don’t accidentally touch poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) and an indication of the plant’s compound leaves with three *leaflets,* NOT the number of leaves on a plant. If you want to learn more about identifying plants with com