The floral coat of arms of Pope Leo XIV has been completed in the Vatican Gardens, right in front of the Governorate Palace, on the slope descending toward St. Peter’s Basilica. According to the Governorate of Vatican City, a floral art masterpiece has been made possible by hundreds of colorful plants, like the numerous tiles of a mosaic. Like the previous coats of arms, it will be admired, every year, by thousands of people, from an exceptional vantage point: from the top of the dome of St. Peter's Basilica. The Gardens and Environment Service of the Directorate of Infrastructures and Services spent around two weeks to build the coat of arms, due to the requirement to develop the new subject and then recreate it on site. Two individuals, on average, worked on it each day, and they made the floral arrangement possible "with their artistic flair and mastery". The "frame" structure, which contains the coat of arms' details, has remained the same as Pope Francis’. It consists of the mitre, placed between crossed gold and silver keys tied with a red cord. The miter was built with Buxus sempervirens, a pumila variety. The gold key was reproduced with Euonymus Aureus, a variegated euonymus that is frequently pruned to keep it small and give it a yellowish tint. The silver key was reproduced using the seasonal plant Helichrysum italicum, which must be changed at least once a year to retain its color. The red cords used to tie the keys were created from the very bright Iresine brilliantissima in summer, and the red Viola cornuta in winter. For the papal shield, diagonally divided into two sections, various plants were used. A white lily is displayed in the top left corner, on a light blue background. It represents purity and innocence and is reminiscent of the Virgin Mary. To recreate the light blue tint, 400 Ageratum Blue Star plants were reused from Pope Francis’s coat of arms. The lily was made with 50 Helichrysum italicum plants propagated by cuttings by the greenhouse maintenance staff of the Gardens and Environment Service.