"Halak-sun Blood Bloom"

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[Hylphán]

Categorization: 

     Flowering bush.

Basic overview:
     This bush can vary from one fore to almost two peds in height, depending on age of the bush, distance from the shoreline, and whether or not it is in a sheltered area.
     The bush tends to be very thick, with a multitude of dark Sognastheen leaves, and the outside of the bush is dotted with large flowers every couple of spans across the surface.
     Its scent is very lovely, and can be smelled at fair distances on the soft breezes of its homeland.  The blooms can be distilled down to a very rare, and very expensive, fragrant perfume.

Description:   
 
     The main "trunk" can produce an abundance of smaller branches, each with many leaves.  Leaves are on average four to six nailsbreadth in length, and two to three nailsbreadth wide.  They are not flat, but a wide "v" shape from side to side, allowing the leaf to catch and hold water longer than a flat leaf.  This allows the rain to collect somewhat before running off either end, enabling the water to dissolve salt deposits left on the leaves by salt spray from the ocean.
     Blooms, or flowers, vary in size by the size of the bush, and can grow to reach almost a span across the five large petals.  The distinguishing feature of the flowers is the coloration: a blood red center that fades out into Korwyn Gold, continuing through Injohue, to Styruine, making very beautiful yellow petals, each overlapping the one to its left.  The stigma and stamen protrude on a single stem, at least three to four nailsbreadths out of the center of the Blood Bloom, making it easy for its primary pollinator, the Barking Kecko, to become covered with its Aeruillin Red pollen.  This stem's coloration matches the petals - blood red at the center of the flower and fading into bright Styruine towards the stigma and stamen.

Territory:

The only place this plant can be found is on several of the larger islands in the Scattersand Shoals.  This plant requires plenty of sun, and a warm humid climate to survive.  Several attempts have been made to transplant it to Southern Sarvonia, but without success.  Even in its native habitat, it is very difficult to get the plant to grow after transplanting it, as farmers are discovering. 

Usages:

The Halak-sun Blood Bloom would make a beautiful ornamental bush for around the house - if you could transplant it!  It's flowers are used to distill a very fragrant perfume, which is very rare and expensive.  Each small vial of perfume requires an extraordinary number of blossoms to make.    Because of this, the perfume continues to be a very limited commodity.

Reproduction:

     The reproduction cycle of this flower depends on two different factors.  First, there must be enough rain in the area for the "Needle Midge", a small, almost invisible biting insect, to breed in sufficient numbers.  This provides an abundant, and favorite, food source for the small "Barking Kecko" lizard, only two nailbreadths in length.  Second, if the midge population is increased, then the Kecko population will increase to match, and provide enough pollinators to ensure a good crop of seeds.

     The Needle Midge is attracted by the sweet smell of the bloom.  When it lands on the center stem, among the pollen bearing stamen, they are held fast by a sticky substance coating the stem.  The Barking Kecko then crawls around amongst the stamen, eating the midges.  The sticky sap on the stem is not strong enough to bother the lizard as it feeds. 

As the lizard brushes up against the stamen, the pollen sticks to the skin of the Kecko, and is carried to the carpel to fertilize the plant.  After fertilization, the bloom dries up and falls away one piece at a time.  The center stem is the last to drop, splitting open as it dries to reveal the fertilized seeds within.

Myths/Lore: 

Also known as Malva's Heart. 
    Pirate Kidnapping, Lost Love, Broken Heart, story to come ... stay tuned for action and adventure!

[Miraran Tehuriden]

`The flowers sound a bit like that of a hibiscus, was that what you have in mind? Also, they are realy, realy big... a span-wide flower on a fore-high bush is very large. Maybe the size could varry?

Anyway, this sounds like a decent idea!

[Artimidor Federkiel]

Yes, I guess Hylphán tries to make a variety of the hibiscus, as this is the picture he put on his website (and which he also plans to paint):



Guess it looks like a nice intersting tropical flower, so no problems from my side - just try to give it some Santharian touches as well, Hylphán!

[Hylphán]

I changed a couple of small details that you mentioned Miraran.  See if this is a little better...

[Miraran Tehuriden]

Well, yes, but to turn this into an entry, you will need to follow carefully the guidelines on "How to write Herbarium Entries". They are in one of the three sticky topics in the herbarium. The same goes for your Phoenix Tail!

[Artimidor Federkiel]

Yep, a complete entry first, then it makes sense to give it a thorough check, Hylphán - otherwise things stay fragmentary and it's difficult to judge the whole thing in advance.

[Hylphán]

Yes, I'll try and finish it this week, just wanted to make sure I'm on the right track...
I start the painting tomorrow!

*Painting half done - 5/15*

[Bard Judith]

Well, I was going to suggest some names, but the Styrash dictionary doesn't seem to have any body parts!

I had thought of 'Suns'face' and 'Sunsmouth' - the Styrash could have been something like "Inji'soo" or "Injeraruan" but there are currently no such words.

"Injera'stongue" would be fine for a Sarvonian/Tharian name, but you'd need a 'local' name as well - what do the people of the Shoals call it?

"Hiska Flower" might be cute and easy to remember, or "Hycus Bloom"...

[Takór Salenár]

I think it makes no sense to give them a styrash name when it only flowers in the Scattersand Shoals, for there are no elves (apart from the occasional visitors)

It may have a Shendar name, but they never settled there, so the Stratanians will have named it. Let's make up a name out of the two earthern latin names

Hibiscus
Malvaceae

Hiska Flower is a nice start., I like it ..... but I'm all for that Hylphen makes up a nice story/lore about a fair haired girl (not so common in the south), her bleeding heart  and then we call it as a second name Malva's Heart (with the name of the girl being Malva..)

Maybe we could get a pirate story?

Now I have to fight not to make up a story myself - have other things to do!..


Foiros' gift...... (hinting at the Injèrá) ... another story.

[Hylphán]

Great Idea!  Let's hope I can get one written this summer while I have less classes.  I could integrate your ideas of a golden haired girl on her way to marry her sweetheart, getting kidnapped by pirates and taken to the Shoals where she dies of a broken heart.  I dunno... I might be able to come up with something interesting.  I choose to accept the assignment!   I will come up with a name derivitive of Hibiscus and Malvaceae.  Just give me awhile...

[Hylphán]

  Hylaxian Blood Sun?? 

I know, I know...too strange, right?   

How 'bout the "Bishicus Bloom" ? 

or maybe the "Chibsusi flower" ?   

Try this one: the "Husca blood bloom" 

[Bard Judith]

I rather like Hylaxian Blood Sun myself, but it is a bit exotic for a Tharian name.    Try "Hykus" or "Bishikus" plus 'Bloom' for a Scattersands title.  Whatever the primary name, you should definitely use "Malva's Heart" as a secondary!  That's a fabulous and memorable idea.

[Hylphán]

I liked the "Hylaxian" one too, but may use the "Bishikus Bloom", as it's not bad either. I will definitely use the "Malva's Heart" for the story name.

[Hylphán]

So fellow developers - will this name fit?  Let me know, I have a backup...

[Drúadan]

I like the name alot, it brings a very picturesque colro to mind.


The only comment I have is very similar to the one in the Haloen Tail entry. You tend to stick tidbits of information on the perfume throughout the entry, and what you need to do in the usage section is gather it all together and elaborate on it. This way if someone just wants to know about the perfume details, they don't need to read the whole entry. Also, it helps with organization. Other than that, looks good! I will look more in depth later possibly.

Good Job!

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