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Carmelita Vine

Flower type: Perennial (Grows upwards by winding itself around other objects and plants.)

This modest-sized flower grows up to 9 inches (23 cm) tall. Its gray-green stem is wispy and straight with a curved tip, and the giant, burgundy leaves are broad, flat with ripped edges. Many leaves grow at the base of the stem, and more leaves grow in pairs along the length of the stem.

A single giant flower sits at the end of the stem. The flowers are 32 cm (12.6 inches) wide, with petals that are caramel at the sides and grey at the center. The flower head is an uncoordinated mess of 52 curved petals. They are hardy.

It has a fairly strong scent that smells like baby powder, and it has excessive amounts of pollen; it can cause severe allergic reactions. It is pollinated by the wind.

It is often referred to as the most beautiful of all flowers.
It is suitable for making strong rope
The sap is slate.