Unfortunately, the owner of the up-turned basket is Mother Gothel, who may or may not be a sorceress. She has been using the flower for its magical youth-restoring properties, and she is none too pleased at the thought of reverting back to wrinkle cream like the rest of us. By the time she reaches the castle to retrieve the flower, it has long since been digested by the queen and its powers now have a new home in the luxuriant blonde hair of the baby princess.