Indigo Flower

This large flower grows up to 4.7 feet (1.4 meters) tall. Its lime green stem is very thick, and the miniature, gray-green leaves are slender, pointed with irregular edges. Many leaves grow at the base of the stem, and more leaves grow in pairs along the length of the stem.

Each stem splits 2 to 4 times; a single giant flower grows at the end of each split. The flowers are 56 cm (22.0 inches) wide, with indigo petals and a yellow center. The flower head is an uncoordinated mess of 52 curved petals. They fall easily.

It has a soft scent that smells like apple, and it has lots of pollen; it can cause severe allergic reactions. It is pollinated by insects , but is also visited by a small species of bird.