Silvervine

This short flower grows up to 2 inches (5 cm) tall. Its silver stems grow from the base of the plant in bunches of 8 and are thick and straight, and split into numerous branching stems at the top, and the small, burgundy leaves are brown on the underside and are very thin with rounded edges. 21 leaves grow at the base of the stem.

A single tiny flower sits at the end of the stem. The flowers are 2 cm (0.8 inches) wide, with each petal a slightly different shade of red. The flower head is shaped like a cup with 34 tightly layered, round-tipped petals. They are very delicate.

It has a soft scent that smells like lemon, and it has a fair amount of pollen; it does not cause many allergic reactions. It is pollinated by a small species of bird.