Clinging Goldflower

This short flower grows up to 2 inches (5 cm) tall. Its gold stem is thick and straight, and the miniature, gray-green leaves are cylindrical with toothed edges. The leaves alternate on the stem from the base up to about halfway.

2 to 4 medium-sized flowers grow on alternate sides up the length of the stem. The flowers are 16 cm (6.3 inches) wide, with black petals on the lower layer and orange petals decorated with purple dots on the inner layer. The central disk is green. The flower head is made up of many petals in raised layers. They are hardy.

It has an overpowering scent that smells like bleach, and it has very little pollen, but can cause allergic reactions. It is pollinated by a small species of bird.