Answers.Body: <p>After a bit of research, it looks like this is a new part for 2018.</p>
  
  <p>The part that it is likely replacing is the <a href="https://rebrickable.com/parts/33291/plate-round-1-x-1-with-flower-edge-4-petals/" rel="noreferrer">old flower petal</a> with stud connections:</p>
  
  <p>Old:<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/laARe.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/laARe.jpg" alt="old petal"></a> New:<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/svCzD.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/svCzD.jpg" alt="new part"></a></p>
  
  <p>The new part has 5 petals instead of 4, and they are shorter so that they don't collide with neighboring parts at any angle. New Elementary did a <a href="http://www.newelementary.com/2017/12/new-2018-lego-flower-24866-plant-leaf-32607.html" rel="noreferrer">writeup on the new flower parts</a> that includes an image to highlight this:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/UxbOr.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/UxbOr.jpg" alt="old vs new spacing"></a></p>
  
  <p>Both parts include the interior flower stem connector so that they can be used with either the new or recently redesigned flower stem.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: It looks good from above but bad from all other angles. The petals simply aren't proportional to the plate height, which is a shame. IMO the trade-off in favor of functionality is rather poor.
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Answers.Text: I see your point. They look particularly stubby when compared to the original flower petal.
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Answers.Text: On the bright side, having more flower molds means you can mix and match them to create more diverse gardens and even bouquets :)
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Body: <p>I noticed part <a href="https://rebrickable.com/parts/24866/flower-1x1/30/" rel="noreferrer">24866</a> in one of our sets from TLG:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/svCzD.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/svCzD.jpg" alt="24866"></a></p>
  
  <p>This looks a bit different to me. Has this part been redesigned?</p>
  
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Title: Was the LEGO flower petal redesigned?
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ThreadText: # Was the LEGO flower petal redesigned?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-06-11)
  
  I noticed part [24866](https://rebrickable.com/parts/24866/flower-1x1/30/) in one of our sets from TLG:
  
  [![24866](https://i.sstatic.net/svCzD.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/svCzD.jpg)
  
  This looks a bit different to me. Has this part been redesigned?
  
  **Tags:** piece-information, annual-support
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_0 on 2018-06-11. Score: 8 | Accepted answer
  
  After a bit of research, it looks like this is a new part for 2018.
  
  The part that it is likely replacing is the [old flower petal](https://rebrickable.com/parts/33291/plate-round-1-x-1-with-flower-edge-4-petals/) with stud connections:
  
  Old:[![old petal](https://i.sstatic.net/laARe.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/laARe.jpg) New:[![new part](https://i.sstatic.net/svCzD.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/svCzD.jpg)
  
  The new part has 5 petals instead of 4, and they are shorter so that they don't collide with neighboring parts at any angle. New Elementary did a [writeup on the new flower parts](http://www.newelementary.com/2017/12/new-2018-lego-flower-24866-plant-leaf-32607.html) that includes an image to highlight this:
  
  [![old vs new spacing](https://i.sstatic.net/UxbOr.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/UxbOr.jpg)
  
  Both parts include the interior flower stem connector so that they can be used with either the new or recently redesigned flower stem.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: It looks good from above but bad from all other angles. The petals simply aren't proportional to the plate height, which is a shame. IMO the trade-off in favor of functionality is rather poor.  
  > **username_0**: I see your point. They look particularly stubby when compared to the original flower petal.  
  > **username_1**: On the bright side, having more flower molds means you can mix and match them to create more diverse gardens and even bouquets :)  
  
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