Botany is the study of plants and their biology. Lucky for you, plants take many shapes, forms, and colors, which offers you some flexibility in coming up with costume ideas.
To help get some ideas, I recommend looking at photographs of plants and trying to relate the images to shapes one might find in clothing. Consider how the petals of flowers drape over one another like the layers of a skirt or dress. The branches of trees and saplings may be reminiscent of arms and legs. Be sure to look at photos of plants from various stages in their life cycle--some plants are most interesting or beautiful at their peak of growth, while others are more interesting during the growth process. Do you have a favorite plant, or one you are interested in?
You might even consider going outdoors to gather some pieces of plants--blooms, leaves, bark, moss. Use these as inspiration while sketching a design for a costume.
This website offers stock photos of a wide variety of plants.
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