Lessertia frutescens flowers, red and glossy
Author: Ivan Lätti
Photographer: Jack Lätti
The corolla tips of these Lessertia frutescens flowers curve back as the flowers age. Parallel longitudinal veins are conspicuous on their shiny red surfaces. Also the pointed calyx at the back is red.
The stems are angular and white velvety. The leaf rachises are channelled, stem-like.