Copperleaf

This large shrub grows up to 6 feet (1.8 meters) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 173 years old. It is susceptible to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has many wide, twisting stems covered in hard, wrinkled, burgundy and brown bark, and the wood inside is pale brown-grey.

The branches are very short, thin and wispy with dozens of twigs that and are covered with small amounts of giant, heart-shaped, leaves with jagged edges. The leaves themselves are solid yellow or lilac, with copper patches, flimsy and waxy.

It produces a thick sheet of medium-sized, peach flowers with stiff, pointed petals. They fall easily and have a strong scent that smells like roses. In late autumn it forms tinygold aril (seeds with fleshy covers).