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Bloodpetal

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

This average-sized flower grows up to 1.7 feet (51 cm) tall. Its red stem is very thin, and the huge, dark brown or black leaves are fan-like with smooth edges. Many leaves grow at the base of the stem, and more leaves alternate on the stem from about halfway up, up to the flower head.

Around 70 giant flowers grow in a bunch at the end of the stem. The flowers are 12 cm (4.7 inches) wide, with petals that are blood red on the edges and brown at the center. The flower head is largely flat with handfuls of tightly layered round-tipped petals. They fall easily.

It has the faintest scent that smells like an ocean breeze, and it has copious amounts of pollen. It is pollinated by insects and is particularly attractive to a specific species.

It is often home to a particular bird species.
It is suitable for creating tough, hard-wearing textiles
It is very rare outside of a particular area.