Twisting Sunflower

This big flower grows up to 3.5 feet (1.1 meters) tall. Its yellow stem is wispy and splits into 4 branching stems at the base, and the huge, yellow leaves are perforated with rounded edges. Many leaves grow along the entire length of the stem.

Two tiny flowers sit at the end of each stem. The flowers are 40 cm (15.7 inches) wide, with petals that are blood red on the edges and black at the center. The flower head is an uncoordinated mess of up to 50 petals. They are hardy.

It has a fairly strong scent that smells like grass cuttings, and it has copious amounts of pollen; it does not cause any allergic reactions. It is pollinated by the wind, but is enjoyed by several specific types of insect.