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Red Petal Flower

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

This short flower grows up to 3 inches (8 cm) tall. Its pink-red stem is thick and straight with a curved tip, and the huge, light brown and light green leaves are very thick with irregular edges. The leaves alternate on the stem.

Dozens of small flowers grow in a bunch at the end of the stem. The flowers are 11 cm (4.3 inches) wide, with solid red petals decorated with florescent orange dots and a grey central disk. The flower head is an uncoordinated mess of up to 50 petals. They fall easily.

It has a delicate scent that smells like rich perfume, and it has lots of pollen. It is pollinated by a small species of bird.

It is very rare outside of a particular area.
It is suitable for making paper
It is often home to a particular bird species.