Nobody has ever been unhappy to receive a rose. Four thousand years of gardening, poetry and awkward apologies rest on this single fact.

This one arrives in a cone box, which means it lands like a bouquet rather than an envelope, and the unwrapping becomes part of the gift. Inside, a rose worked in handmade seed paper, upcycled cotton scrap with seeds pressed in, tied with cotton string.

Wear it through the festival. Then give the rose its second act:...

Nobody has ever been unhappy to receive a rose. Four thousand years of gardening, poetry and awkward apologies rest on this single fact.

This one arrives in a cone box, which means it lands like a bouquet rather than an envelope, and the unwrapping becomes part of the gift. Inside, a rose worked in handmade seed paper, upcycled cotton scrap with seeds pressed in, tied with cotton string.

Wear it through the festival. Then give the rose its second act: soak it overnight, nestle it under soil, water it with patience. It sprouts into herbs, flowers or vegetables, depending on the batch.

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. Ours also germinates.

Inside the pack: One rose seed paper rakhi, cotton string, cone gift box.

Materials: Upcycled cotton scrap seed paper, water-soluble ink, paper cone box. Handcrafted in Agra, solar-powered workshop.