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The "sash" or "girdle" worn by the High Priest was of fine linen with "embroidered work" in blue, purple and scarlet ( Exodus 28:39, 39:29 ); those worn by the priests were of white, twined linen. The sash should not be confused with the embroidered belt of the ephod.
The word is translated "rose" in the KJV, but is rendered variously as "lily" (Septuagint κρίνον, Vulgate lilium, Wycliffe "lily"), "jonquil" (Jerusalem Bible) and "crocus" . Varying scholars have suggested that the biblical "rose of Sharon" may be one of the following plants: