Chihuahua Flower is a fleshy perennial with a slowly
clustering habit. It was discovered in the state of Chihuahua in Mexico,
and is named after it. Leaves are in rosettes, up to 10 cm in diameter, and
almost flat to the ground. The leaves are hairless, approximately
triangular, 2.5 cm long, and gray or bronze in color. At the top of a
10 cm inflorescence, the flowers are over 2.5 cm, deep pink to red. The
individual flowers are 5-petalled, star-shaped and have dark pink
stamens and white anthers. Chihuahua Flower is native to Mexico,
cultivated as a garden plant elsewhere. Flowering: May-July.
Identification credit: Nidhan Singh
Photographed in cultivation near Solan, Himachal Pradesh.
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