Flowers for a Lady

 is a stranger sidemission in Red Dead Redemption.

Story
John Marston comes across an elderly man named Billy, picking flowers on the side of the road. He wants to give his wife, Annabel, a bouquet for their 50th anniversary. He needs 3 units of Wild Feverfew, Red Sage, and Desert Sage. Wild Feverfew grow around Hennigan's Stead, Red Sage near Rio Bravo, and Desert Sage grow out west near Gaptooth Ridge. Collect three of each to make a bouquet for Billy, and bring them to his cabin later.

After giving the flowers to Billy, he invites you into his cabin and insists you try his wife's tea. Upon entering, you discover that Annabel is a long-dead dessicated corpse, left to rot in a chair. It is quite possible Billy is in extreme denial that his wife is even dead at all. When Billy asks John again to stay for the tea, John says "Sorry, but I have an appointment with planet Earth.", and walks away.

Walkthrough
Start the mission by speaking to Billy. He can be found just east of MacFarlane's Ranch and just west of Stillwater Creek. Billy will be marked with a (?) when you can start this mission.

Collect 3 of each the herbs (Wild Feverfew from Hennigan's Stead, Desert Sage from Gaptooth Ridge, and Red Sage from Rio Bravo ). Once all of them are collected, return back to Billy.

Tips and Tricks

 * In MacFarlane's Ranch, Armadillo, Thieves' Landing and Blackwater's General Stores you can buy a Survivalist Map which lets you see all herbs on your mini-map for 20 Minutes. Buy one of these as it will decrease the time it takes you to complete the task dramatically.


 * After completing the quest you can go into the shack. If you walk into Annabel, her head drops off but the man shakes in fear. If you return after the initial completetion he does not notice his beloveds condition.

Trivia
The Flowers for a Lady quest is possibly inspired by the short story "A Rose for Emily" written by William Faulkner, or the poem "Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allen Poe, as the name is shared by the women. also when you talk to billy for the first time you can read in the subtitles it says "/r well that mighty kind of ya"