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Bluebell

Flower type: Perennial (Stores water in the thickened base of its stem)

This short flower grows up to 2 inches (5 cm) tall. Its gray-green stem is wispy and splits into many branching stems at the base, and the giant, orange-yellow leaves are white on the underside and are thick with smooth edges. 4 leaves grow at the base of the stem.

Around 60 medium-sized flowers grow in bunches along the stem. The flowers are 18 cm (7.1 inches) wide, with black petals that gradient shift to sky blue on the outer edge. The central disk is lilac. The flower head is an uncoordinated mess of up to 40 petals. They fall easily.

It has a powerful scent that smells like skunk spray, and it has an average amount of pollen. It is pollinated by insects and is enjoyed by several specific types of insect.

It out-competes most other plants for nutrients and light.
It is suitable for creating flexible, durable textiles