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Aquamarine Starflower

Flower type: Annual (Grows the first year, flowers the second year, then dies)

This modest-sized flower grows up to 7 inches (18 cm) tall. Its moss green stem is very thin and splits into 4 branching stems at the top, and the miniature, green leaves are slender, pointed with smooth edges. The leaves grow in pairs along the length of the stem.

3 to 7 small flowers grow on alternate sides up the length of the stem. The flowers are 4 cm (1.6 inches) wide, with solid aquamarine petals decorated with cyan lines and a gold central disk. The flower head is largely flat with 56 widely spaced narrow petals. They fall easily.

It has a strong scent that smells like roses, and it has very little pollen; it does not cause any allergic reactions. It is pollinated by the wind.

It is suitable for making paper
Their seeds have hallucinogenic properties.
It actively smothers and kills off other plants.