Crimson Starflower

This average-sized flower grows up to 1.5 feet (46 cm) tall. Its gray-green stems grow in bunches of 5 and are very thin and straight, and the small, cream and blood red leaves are wispy with serrated edges. Many leaves grow along the entire length of the stem.

6 to 11 small flowers grow on alternate sides up the length of the stem. The flowers are 31 cm (12.2 inches) wide, with white petals that gradient shift to peach on the outer edge. The central disk is turquoise. The flower head is shaped like a star with 11 widely spaced, narrow petals. They detach easily.

It has an overpowering scent that smells like onion, and it has very little pollen. It is pollinated by the wind.