The yellowish column formed by involucral bracts enveloping the colourful Saltera sarcocolla corolla bases has ample space for seed production in its well-covered ovaries.
There are mostly four corollas on top of one involucre, a form of the plant found in the south of the Cape Peninsula has single flowers.
The pink-purple anthers are exserted above the flower centres, darker than the petals and close together, here still concealing the style.
Pollination of this fynbos plant is performed by various insects and orange-breasted sunbirds. Small insects also get caught by the sticky substance secreted by the floral bracts. This gave rise to the vlieëbos (flies bush) Afrikaans common name of the plant (Manning, 2007; https://www.fernkloof.org.za; www.plantzafrica.com).