Flat Rose with Stem Coloring Page

This pressed-flower illustration presents a rose as seen from directly above, capturing the botanical specimen aesthetic of traditional herbarium collections in this printable coloring page. Overlapping petals radiate from the central point in carefully arranged layers, each petal curved at the edges to suggest natural dimension despite the flattened format. The straight stem descends from the flower head with two opposing leaves that show visible veining patterns and gently pointed tips. The layered petal structure invites gradual shading techniques, building darker tones at each petal's base where they tuck beneath neighboring layers while keeping edges lighter. Try warm peach or coral hues that deepen to burgundy toward the center, or experiment with classic red rose tones that shift from crimson to deep maroon. The leaves could feature multiple green shades-perhaps sage on one side of each vein and forest green on the other-to create realistic botanical depth in this scientific-st