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Bronzefern

Shrub type: Deciduous (Stores water in its leaves)

This short shrub grows up to 1 foot (30.5 cm) tall and lives for around 61 years. It is susceptible to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has dozens of thick, wonky stems covered in delicate, knobbly, pine-coloured bark, and the wood inside is pale brown-grey.

The branches are short stubs with hundreds of twigs that and are covered with small bunches of large, wispy, leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are lime and grey, sturdy and leathery.

In mid-summer it produces many medium-sized, bronze flowers with 6 pointed petals. They are hardy and have an intense scent that smells like vanilla.

Once on fire, it burns very quickly.
It can grow in even the most barren lands.
It is suitable for creating tough, hard-wearing textiles