Aquastar Flower

This short flower grows up to 1 inch (3 cm) tall. Its burgundy stem is thick, and the huge, gray leaves are wide with rounded edges. The leaves grow in pairs along the length of the stem.

A single large flower sits at the end of each stem. The flowers are 18 cm (7.1 inches) wide, with petals that are cyan on the underside and bronze on the top. The flower head is shaped like a star made up of handfuls of raised, narrow petals. They are hardy.

It has a fairly strong scent that smells like fish, and it has very little pollen; it can cause severe allergic reactions. It is a self-pollinator, but is also visited by a small species of bird.