Clinging Silverbloom

This short shrub grows up to 1 foot (30.5 cm) tall and lives for around 52 years. It is very susceptible to disease and insect infestation.

It has numerous very thick, straight stems covered in thick, ridged, black with white speckled bark, and the wood inside is copper-coloured.

The branches are short, rigid and upright with thousands of twigs that and are covered with very large amounts of small, 4 pointed, leaves with irregular edges. The leaves themselves are silver with brown tips, resilient and covered in fine hairs.

In late summer it produces thick bunches of tiny, pink flowers with broad, flat petals with a tube-like floral cup. They fall easily and have the faintest scent that smells like sugar.