#cleavergun

Cuscuta is a persistent, aggressive parasite. Eliminating it requires early detection, complete removal, and preventing the spread of seeds. Once established, it’s almost impossible to eliminate them completely without harming the host.

They are often known as lesser dodder or hellweed.

I also asked ChatGPT for fun what these flowers could represent with NO correlation to Ashley whatsoever

AND THE DESCRIPTION IS LITERALLY HERRRR:

In poetry or art, Cuscuta’s pink flowers could often symbolise a sweet-looking parasite, "a burden disguised as beauty", or a pretty/elegant sort of destruction

They work powerfully and PERFECTLY with metaphors for codependency, loss of identity, or even the hidden costs of growth through someone else...

IN CONCLUSION:

IT'S LITERALLY ASHLEY'S FLOWERS AND NO ONE CAN CHANGE MY MIND RAAHHHHH