Burgundy Fanflower

This small flower grows up to 6 inches (15 cm) tall. Its burgundy stem is very thick, and the miniature, lime green leaves are dark orange-yellow and moss green on the underside and are fan-like with serrated edges. Many leaves grow at the base of the stem, and more leaves alternate on the stem from about halfway up, up to the flower head.

Hundreds of small flowers grow in a bunch at the end of the stem. The flowers are 1 cm (0.4 inches) wide, with pale yellow petals on the lower layer and lilac petals decorated with beige dots on the inner layer. The central disk is turquoise. The flower head is an uncoordinated mess of up to 40 curved petals. They fall easily.

It has an overpowering scent that smells like leather, and it has lots of pollen; it does not cause many allergic reactions. It is pollinated by insects , but is also visited by a small species of bird.