Aquamarine Fern Bush

This short shrub grows up to 1 foot (30.5 cm) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 179 years old. It is not very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has dozens of branched, straight stems covered in fine, rough, dark green bark, and the wood inside is dark brown.

The branches trail down to the ground with thousands of twigs that and are covered with small amounts of small, very narrow and elongated, leaves with tattered edges. The leaves themselves are either beige or aquamarine, with deep blue patches, sturdy and smooth.

In mid-spring it produces balls of small, dark yellow flowers with heart-shaped shaped petals. They fall easily and have a strong scent that smells like bonfire smoke.