5. Remove the seeds. Carefully scrape the seeds and pulp out of the center of the cucumber using your knife. If there is still white flesh not turned into strips, you may remove this as well.
6. Trim the petals to a triangular point. Use the knife or a pair of scissors to trim the end of each "petal" into a triangular point. Try to cut each triangle to the same length for a more attractive, symmetrical effect.