Indigo Heartvine

This small flower grows up to 6 inches (15 cm) tall. Its brown stems grow from the base of the plant in bunches of 5 and are thin and straight, and split into many branching stems three quarters of the way up, and the giant, blue leaves are heart-shaped with ripped edges. Many leaves grow along the entire length of the stem.

3 to 8 small flowers grow on alternate sides up the length of the stem. The flowers are 4 cm (1.6 inches) wide, with petals that are cyan on the underside and indigo on the top. The flower head is an uncoordinated mess of up to 20 curved petals. They are hardy.

It has no scent, and it has lots of pollen. It is pollinated by the wind, but is also particularly attractive to butterflies.