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I'd agree with telling off children who are doing damages as extensive as what squirrel said. But I'd disagree with physically manhandling children for pulling out petals.

Come on guys, do we really have to be so technical about what kinds of flowers are permissible to be vandalised or not, private or public, and how many petals have to be plucked to justify reprimanding/manhandling, being austere versus having complete childhood?

No, but then yes. It is common sense and common sense is not universal. It often fails if this your property and fails equally well if you are the parent. Good to ensure at least some common understanding.