Silver Petal

This short flower grows up to 3 inches (8 cm) tall. Its pink-red stem is very thin and straight, and the tiny, green leaves are light yellow-green and dark brown on the underside and are long, tapering with tattered edges. Many leaves grow at the base of the stem, and more leaves alternate on the stem from about halfway up, up to the flower head.

5 to 8 tiny flowers grow on alternate sides up the length of the stem. The flowers are 6 cm (2.4 inches) wide, with hazel petals that gradient shift to silver on the outer edge. The central disk is dark grey. The flower head is shaped like a cube made up of 11 raised, round-tipped petals. They are very delicate.

It has a soft scent that smells like a woman, and it has an average amount of pollen; it does not cause any allergic reactions. It is a self-pollinator, but is also particularly attractive to butterflies.