Pleated

A form of sculpting in which the petals have a deep longitudinal crease on each side of the midrib. These creases cause folding of the petal upon itself creating a raised platform extending from the top of the perianth tube and ending between the throat and the petal tip.

Photo: Charmaine Rich, used with permission. ‘Waterfall Rainbow’ (Hanson-C. 2005)

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