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Heartfire Cherryweed

Flower type: Biennial (Grows, flowers and dies within one year)

This short flower grows up to 6 inches (15 cm) tall. Its gray stem is very thick, and the giant, red leaves are 8 pointed with toothed edges. The leaves grow from the base and are the same length as the stem.

A single medium-sized flower sits at the end of the stem. The flowers are 2 cm (0.8 inches) wide, with green petals and an amber central disk. The flower head is shaped like a heart made up of many widely spaced, round-tipped petals. They fall easily.

It has an intense scent that smells like cherry, and it has lots of pollen. It is a self-pollinator.

It is almost impossible to grow from cuttings.
It usually houses a colony of beneficial insects.
It is suitable for making strong rope