Indigo Bush

This small shrub grows up to 1 foot (30.5 cm) tall and lives for around 50 years. It is very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has dozens of stocky, wonky stems covered in delicate, knobbly, white with black speckled bark, and the wood inside is white.

The branches are short, rigid and upright with thousands of twigs that and are covered with small amounts of giant, wispy, leaves with jagged edges. The leaves themselves are grey and cyan, robust and waxy.

In early summer it produces lots of medium-sized, indigo flowers with finger-like petals. They detach easily and have a delicate scent that smells like paint.