Petal Petal Petals are modified leaves that surround the reproductive parts of flowers. They are often brightly colored or unusually shaped to attract pollinators. Together, all of the petals of a flower are called a corolla. Petals are usually accompanied by another set of special leaves called sepals, that collectively form the "calyx" and lie just beneath the corolla. The calyx and the corolla together make up the perianth. When the petals and sepals of a flower are difficult to distinguish, they are collectively called tepals. Examples of plants in which the term "tepal" is appropriate include genera such as "Aloe"
Trichostema simulatum long cyme of flowers growing from the stem between each leaf pair. Each flower has a hairy calyx of sepals with triangular points and a tubular, lipped purple corolla. The four protruding stamens are curved. Trichostema simulatum Trichostema simulatum is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name Siskiyou bluecurls. It is native to the southern Cascade Range in northern California and southern Oregon, and in the northern Sierra Nevada in California. It grows in open and generally sandy or gravelly sites of Yellow pine forests and adjacent habitats, at in elevation. "Trichostema simulatum"