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Rippled Redleaf

Flower type: Biennial (Sheds its leaves in winter)

This short flower grows up to 3 inches (8 cm) tall. Its gray stem is thin, and the huge, red leaves are light lime green on the underside and are pleated with ripped edges. Many leaves grow along the entire length of the stem.

Two small flowers sit at the end of the stem. The flowers are 1 cm (0.4 inches) wide, with each petal a slightly different shade of beige. The flower head is an uncoordinated mess of up to 50 petals. They are hardy.

It has an overpowering scent that smells like meat, and it has lots of pollen, but it does not cause any allergic reactions. It is pollinated by insects , but is also visited by a small species of bird.

It is excellent at collecting and storing carbon dioxide
It is possible to grow it from cuttings.
It is suitable for making baskets and the like