diff --git a/examples/spiral/climbing_rose.scad b/examples/spiral/climbing_rose.scad
index e196e919..901e6100 100644
--- a/examples/spiral/climbing_rose.scad
+++ b/examples/spiral/climbing_rose.scad
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ angle_step = 360 / $fn;
 min_radius = 15; 
 init_radius = rands(min_radius * 1.75, min_radius * 2.25, 1)[0];
 
+rose_scale = 6;
+
 theta_step = 0.1;
 rf_step = 0.1;
 
@@ -116,7 +118,7 @@ module climbing_rose() {
                 translate([each p, 0] + [0, 0, rr * 0.55])
                 rotate([0, rands(0, 1, 1)[0] > 0.5 ? 17 : -17, a])
                 rotate(a)
-                scale([rr * 6, rr * 6, rr * 5]) 
+                scale([rr * rose_scale, rr * rose_scale, rr * (rose_scale - 1)]) 
                 union() {
                     rose(thickness, theta_from * rands(2.75, 3.25, 1)[0] * r / rr, rands(0.75, 1.25, 1)[0] * theta_to * r / rr, rf_to, rf_step);
                     translate([0, 0, .125])