Bloodfire Lily

This small flower grows up to 4 inches (10 cm) tall. Its blood red stem is wispy, and the huge, yellow leaves are long, narrow with smooth edges. A pair of leaves grow at the base of the flower head.

Many small flowers grow in a bunch at the end of the stem. The flowers are 2 cm (0.8 inches) wide, with amber petals on the lower layer and light grey petals decorated with lime dots on the inner layer. The central disk is light grey. The flower head is shaped like a dish with 37 tightly layered, narrow petals. They are sturdy.

It has an overpowering scent that smells like rotten egg, and it has excessive amounts of pollen; it can can cause allergic reactions. It is pollinated by a small species of bird.