Merlot grapes are identified by their loose bunches of large berries. Fresh thyme is commonly sold in bunches of sprigs. These flowers are grouped in bunches called inflorescences. It produces large cylindrical bunches of black grapes with fairly thick skins. The small, cylindrical bunches are winged, with small black berries. Zinfandel's thin-skinned grapes grow in large, tight bunches that are sometimes prone to bunch rot. Favoured shapes included leaves, spirals, cones, and bunches of grapes. Flowers are of white color and are found in bunches. The grapes are amber-yellow and hang in pyramidal bunches. The ashoka flowers come in heavy, lush bunches. The bags are produced to contain the grapes in bunches. The fruit bunches are small, bearing seven to nine hands. The grape forms compact, cylindrical bunches of spherical, deep blue-black fruit with a colourless pulp. They also mentioned "something about bunches of flowers left on the staircase". They gained popularity such that became the trade name for bunches of picked green leaves.