Budding Flower

Budding Flower
Description	Not all budding flowers stem from love and hope—some have been tested through pain and hatred.
General Details
Wearer	Gardener
Rarity	B-Tier (Blue)
Other Details
Series	Ivory Tower
Date Released	April 14th, 2022
Obtaining
Obtained by	Illusion Hall
Cost	60Echoes

Budding Flower, also known as "Pistil", is a Reoccurring Time-Limited B-Tier Costume for the Gardener, Emma Woods. It could be purchased at the Illusion Hall shop with Echoes only for a limited time.

Availability

As it is not a true Limited Costume (which are denoted by the "limited" tag found in the top right of certain card icons), it can return to the Illusion Hall multiple times.

• It was originally available for purchase from April 14th to May 5th, 2022.
• It was made available for purchase from March 23rd to April 13th, 2023 during the Orfeo's Game event. This return was caused by a glitch but it was allowed to stay.
• It returned for purchase from March 28th to April 24th, 2024 during the The Voyage of Oceanus event.
• It returned for purchase from October 20th to December 17th, 2025 during the Thanksgiving Party event.

Appearance

Physical

Emma has peach skin, green button eyes crosstiched with white thread, brown hair parted into two bangs and pulled into a bun, and freckles.

Outfit

Emma wears a beige hat with a rounder edge, with a purple ribbon tied around it, finished off with a bow on the right side. She wears a short-sleeved white button-up shirt with a pink bow at the collar, and a blue vest over it, with gold buttons that begin just below the chest, as well as the ivory tower crest on the right side of the chest, and a buckle on the back. She wears blue fingerless gloves, with white bandages wrapped around her left wrist, and a long pink-and-blue plaid skirt. She wears black socks with black boots.

Trivia

• On the costume's return announcement for the Ivory Tower event, and in the event itself, the costume was called "Pistil".

Gallery

• In-Game
• Official Art
• Additional Appearances

Appearance Decoration Menu

Budding Flower In-Game Model Front View.

Budding Flower In-Game Model Back View.

Budding Flower In-Game Model Left-Side View.

Budding Flower In-Game Model Right-Side View.

Concept Art & Icons

"The gorgeous flowers do not always come from the care of love and hope, but may also come from the purification of hatred and pain." - Budding Flower Chinese Concept Art (Weibo)

"Treasure nature's blooming flowers because not all of them receive the love they should get. Emma is there to make sure that they do!" - Budding Flower English Concept Art (Twitter)

Budding Flower Card Sprite

Budding Flower Illusion Hall Sprite

Promotional Art

"Come along into the green house and help sweet Emma out as she tends to her little cactuses!" - Budding Flower Poster (Twitter)

Budding Flower In-Game Poster

Budding Flower In-Game Banner

2022 New Semester Artwork by @xualwqy1 (Weibo)

Clip Studio Paint Coloring Contest Line Drawing (Twitter)

2023 Cherry Blossom Artwork (Twitter)

Graduation Season 2024 (Twitter)

"Morning light breaks and the autumn breeze refreshes—it's the perfect time to revitalize!" - Silent Splendor Poster (Twitter)

[Portrait] Gardener - "Budding Flower"

[Graffiti] Gardener - "Budding Flower"

[Furniture] Gardener - "Budding Flower"

In "Reversed" Chinese Poster, with different tarot cards (Weibo)