This modular flower is quite popular and is simple to make. It is made from 5 separate petals that are folded and then glued together to form the flower.
It is also possible to form a kusudama from these flowers. Hopefully I should be able to complete my own kusudama in the days to come 🙂 It is quite time consuming, since there are 60 units involved in the kusudama (12 flowers in all and each of them made from 5 petals)
In case you have noticed, I fold my flower slightly different from the usual ones. Instead of 3 stamens (??), there is only one in mine. I found that 3 stamens make the flower quite crowded, so made some small changes. I will be posting a tutorial for folding the flower with the variation in my next post. Be sure to check it out 🙂
Origami Details:
Model: Modular Flower
Origin: Traditional
Difficulty Level: Simple
Paper size: 2 inches square
Number of units: 5
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Pearlie
An Origami a Day 
3 responses to “Modular Flower”
hemp
July 20th, 2011 at 21:20
This flower is one of the first origami models I have made but I am very proud of it. I wish there was a flower that wasnt so easy yet easier than the rose which I cant ….
Amanda Michelle Schultz
August 16th, 2011 at 17:52
you said it’s glued together, isnt origami supposed to not need any binding?
Pearlie
August 19th, 2011 at 06:04
To glue or not to glue seems to be a perenial question with origamist 🙂 Check out this article for some thoughts on this question.
As for me, if the model is one I like, I don’t mind adding some glue if that is what is required..