Clinging Sickleflower

This short flower grows up to 1 inch (3 cm) tall. Its grey or faded green stems grow from the base of the plant in bunches of 3 and are thick and straight, and split into many branching stems three quarters of the way up, and the miniature, gray-green leaves are dark orange on the underside and are sickle shaped with smooth edges. A pair of leaves grow at the base of the flower head.

Around 30 tiny flowers grow in bunches along the stem. The flowers are 5 cm (2.0 inches) wide, with solid red petals decorated with light purple lines and a red central disk. The flower head is largely flat with several widely spaced round-tipped petals. They are sturdy.

It has a strong scent that smells like grass cuttings, and it has an average amount of pollen. It is a self-pollinator.