Waterstem Shrub

This giant shrub grows up to 14 feet (4.3 meters) tall and lives for around 38 years. It is susceptible to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has several long and flexible, angular stems covered in waxy, light brown bark, and the wood inside is pale yellow.

The branches trail down to the ground with thousands of twigs that and are covered with small amounts of large, perforated, leaves with rounded edges. The leaves themselves are crimson on the edges and white at the center, hardy and sticky.

It produces large amounts of small, pink flowers with circular petals. They are sturdy and have an intensely strong scent that smells like coconut. In early summer it forms largewhite, winged seeds that spin and fall nearby.