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Copper Starflower

Flower type: Perennial (Stores water in its stem)

This average-sized flower grows up to 1.9 feet (58 cm) tall. Its emerald stem is thick and splits into 6 branching stems at the top, and the miniature, copper leaves are light lime green on the underside and are 4 pointed with smooth edges. The leaves alternate on the stem from the base up to about halfway.

A single medium-sized flower sits at the end of each stem. The flowers are 15 cm (5.9 inches) wide, with alternating petals of red and azure, with a peach central disk. The flower head is shaped like a star made up of handfuls of raised, round-tipped petals. They fall easily.

It has an intensely strong scent that smells like paint, and it has an average amount of pollen; it does not cause many allergic reactions. It is pollinated by the wind, but is also particularly attractive to bees.

It is suitable for making baskets and the like
It is very rare outside of a particular area.
The trunk and branches are covered in large spikes.
It commonly grows in large patches.