Silverheart Pinecone Flower

Flower type: Biennial (Grows along the ground or other low surfaces.)

This huge flower grows up to 9.8 feet (3.0 meters) tall. Its silver stem is wispy, and the miniature, lime green leaves are slender, pointed with ripped edges. Many leaves grow at the base of the stem, and a pair of leaves grow at the base of the flower head.

4 to 10 giant flowers grow on alternate sides up the length of the stem. The flowers are 68 cm (26.8 inches) wide, with petals that are magenta at the sides and dull blue at the center. The flower head is shaped like a heart with 43 tightly layered, narrow petals. They are very delicate.

It has a weak scent that smells like pineapple, and it has excessive amounts of pollen. It is a self-pollinator, but is also visited by some specific types of insect.

It is suitable for making paper
The colour changes depends on whether the soil is acidic or alkaline.

Colors:

dull blue

lime green

magenta

silver