The answers to the clues are as follows:
CLOCKWISE:
- HE LOVES ME
- DEVILISH
- SLIDES IN
- LAUREATE
- FERNS
- SHELLEY
- KAMIKAZE
- ACCRUE
- GRAY LINE
- BO OBAMA
- SUITED UP
- AQUAMAN
- SCABS
- SELECTED
- CHAIN
- SPRIGS
- ERSATZ
- TAX LIEN
COUNTERCLOCKWISE:
- HEX SIGN
- DELLAS
- SLIVOVITZ
- LADIES' MEN
- FUR ELISE
- SHEESH
- KERATIN
- A A MILNE
- GRACKLES
- BOY CRAZY
- SO BLUE
- AQUITAINE
- SUE ME
- SECADA
- CLAM UP
- SHEBAN
- EPACTS
- TARRIED
Use the progressive elimination method provided fairly directly in the puzzle itself with the six specific patterns given; we recommend writing a program to handle this part, as that's what we did when making the puzzle. (Please note that for your results to match ours exactly, you will need to move in to the next concentric circle of petals by moving to the next word rather than by moving to the next petal in the same word.) Performing this for each of the six patterns results in the following six petals being selected:
- K
- AMI
- LIS
- X
- AQ
- OV
The answer is KAMIL ISXAQOV.