Azure Blossom

This large flower grows up to 4.7 feet (1.4 meters) tall. Its olive and lime green stem is thick, and the tiny, yellow-green leaves are long, narrow with irregular edges. Many leaves grow at the base of the stem, and a pair of leaves grow at the base of the flower head.

A single medium-sized flower sits at the end of the stem. The flowers are 66 cm (26.0 inches) wide, with solid azure petals and a slate central disk. The flower head is shaped like a bowl made up of many tightly layered, narrow petals. They are sturdy.

It has a fairly strong scent that smells like pot-purri, and it has lots of pollen. It is pollinated by the wind, but is also particularly attractive to butterflies.