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Copperdish

Flower type: Perennial (Stores water in its leaves)

This small flower grows up to 3 inches (8 cm) tall. Its pink-red stems grow in bunches of 5 and are very thick with a curved tip, and the small, moss green leaves are long, tapering with wavy edges. Many leaves grow along the entire length of the stem.

3 to 9 large flowers grow on alternate sides up the length of the stem. The flowers are 14 cm (5.5 inches) wide, with alternating petals of slate and copper, with a yellow central disk. The flower head is shaped like a dish with 22 widely spaced, round-tipped petals. They fall easily.

It has a delicate scent that smells like fish, and it has very little pollen; it does not cause any allergic reactions. It is a self-pollinator.

It is slightly resistant to fire damage.
It is suitable for making baskets and the like
It aggressively steals nutrients from other large plants (but not each other).