SCP 2180 "Vampiric Roses"
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Item #: SCP-2180

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures:
Instances of SCP-2180 found outside containment are to be either moved to a containment site if more specimens are desired, or to otherwise be uprooted and promptly incinerated. Deviance from this procedure will be heavily reprimanded. Instances are to be contained in a greenhouse with no open windows Personnel entering the enclosure are to wear protective kevlar leg pads and gloves. No instance of SCP-2180 is to be removed from the greenhouse due to the environmental hazard it could present if released into the wild.

Description:
SCP-2180 is visually identical to a white Floribunda rose unless affected by its second anomalous property in which case the petals of the instance turn to a shade of red, it stands between 30 and 40 centimeters high and doesn’t grow any further after this height has been reached, apart from being stimulated by its second property. It reproduces the same way as would be expected of a rose with same visual appearance.

The first anomalous property of SCP-2180 lies with its thorns, as they visually appear to be the same size as any other rose matching size would be, however, the thorns have an invisible cutting edge made of an unknown material that extends between 5 and 8 centimeters further than visual size would confirm. This extended edge is extremely sharp, capable of easily eviscerating flesh and usually causes massive external trauma resulting in heavy hemorrhaging in victims, additionally, these extended blades seem to slowly regenerate their sharpness

The second anomalous property is its ability to absorb bodily fluids of nearby recent corpses, by an unknown method it “draws in” blood within a 50 centimeter radius if it is not directly above the roots of the instance. After absorbing a varying amount of blood the petals of the instance will change from a white color to a much more red hue directly connected to the amount of fluids it absorbed. This also increases the length of the invisible cutting edge by an amount proportional to the blood absorbed. As of time of writing, the longest cutting edge found on an instance was 10 centimeters.

Addendum:

SCP-2180 was discovered in Holland ██████████ when police received a call regarding a missing young couple, when police arrived they discovered a portion of a field of white roses to have turned red overnight, assuming they had been stained with blood the police proceeded to investigate and both were killed due to the first property of SCP-2180. When Foundation containment teams arrived they discovered the first and second anomalous properties of SCP-2180 and promptly contained and incinerated all but a ten (10) specimens of the red and white roses in the vicinity. Remaining specimens are currently in containment.