52.🌸 Specimen: The Petalshade

📜 Field Guide

The Petalshade is a soft-hued inhabitant of the Poison Garden, its pale petals and pink-tinged leaves concealing a dark bud with a single pink eye. Folklore claims these blooms linger in twilight gardens, blending with dusk until only their watchful gaze can be seen. Keepers often describe their presence as strangely calming, though never entirely safe.

🍄 Habitat

They thrive in moss-rich soil and favour shaded woodland edges. Petalshades are said to grow strongest beneath overhanging branches where the light shifts constantly.

⚠️ Warning

Though their colours are gentle, the Petalshade watches keenly. Tales say their gaze can coax secrets into the open, leaving keepers more vulnerable than they intended.

🎨 Sculptor’s Note

Each Petalshade is hand-sculpted and painted, set into mossy soil with pink-hued foliage. Every bloom carries its own uncanny balance of softness and unease.