Starting work on the michauxia pattern

Yesterday I started trying to make a pattern based on the michauxia I've been sketching.  The first order of business was getting all of the flowers to be approximately the same size:

Today I began playing with some possible layouts.  As always, it's slower going than I'd anticipated.  I wanted to work on a piece of paper that's 54" wide, since that's the most common width for a bolt of fabric, which is what I'd like the pattern to be used on primarily.  I really want the pattern to feel rich and varied, so I think I want each repeat to be the full width of a bolt.  Not sure I'm going to have the stamina to do also make each repeat at least a yard high...  Here are the results of my morning work session: