Clinging Firebloom

This short flower grows up to 4 inches (10 cm) tall. Its pink-red stems grow in bunches of 3 and are thick with a curved tip, and the miniature, gold or bold blue leaves are long, narrow with ripped edges. Many leaves grow at the base of the stem, and a pair of leaves grow at the base of the flower head.

3 to 6 tiny flowers grow on alternate sides up the length of the stem. The flowers are 3 cm (1.2 inches) wide, with alternating petals of gold and beige, with an aquamarine central disk. The flower head is shaped like a sphere with 58 widely spaced, narrow petals. They are very delicate.

It has a powerful scent that smells like cigarette smoke, and it has very little pollen. It is pollinated by insects , but is also visited by a small species of bird.