Mahogany Willow

This small shrub grows up to 1 foot (30.5 cm) tall and lives for around 49 years. It is somewhat resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has numerous stocky, angular stems covered in thin, rough, mahogany-coloured bark, and the wood inside is silver.

The branches trail down across the ground with dozens of twigs that and are covered with very large amounts of tiny, long, narrow, leaves with toothed edges. The leaves themselves are solid turquoise or pink, with indigo splotches, flimsy and covered in fine hairs.

It produces thousands of giant, blood red flowers with circular petals. They are hardy and have an intensely strong scent that smells like pot-purri. In midwinter it forms tinygold, winged seeds that float and land far away.