Cottonbloom

This modest-sized shrub grows up to 4 feet (1.2 meters) tall and lives for around 54 years. It is not very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has dozens of branched, wonky stems covered in cracked, black with white speckled bark, and the wood inside is gray.

The branches are short, rigid and upright with dozens of twigs that and are covered with large amounts of small, very narrow and elongated, leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are either bold yellow or slate, with light grey streaks, delicate and smooth.

In late summer it produces thick bunches of giant, white flowers with 7 umbrella-shaped shaped petals. They are hardy and have a weak scent that smells like cotton.