Interesting Flower

I was doing a bit of clearning up in the garden yesterday and found two flowers - they have short stems (about 7 inches in the old measurement).  Picked the two of the flowers and brought them inside and put them in a vase with one lone gerbera.  But the flowers do not last long indoors - or perhaps there is some ritual that needs to be performed.  After less than two days they are quite droopy and sad looking.