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Copper

Shrub type: Deciduous (Grows along the ground or other low surfaces.)

This average-sized shrub grows up to 4 feet (1.2 meters) tall and lives for around 61 years. It is susceptible to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has dozens of long and flexible, straight stems covered in waxy, dark brown bark, and the wood inside is burgundy.

The branches trail down towards the ground with dozens of twigs that and are covered with sparse amounts of tiny, sickle shaped, leaves with rounded edges. The leaves themselves are copper and bold red, resilient and rough.

In mid-spring it produces large amounts of giant, grey blossoms with wide petals with a bell-shaped floral cup. They are sturdy and have a fairly strong scent that smells like grass cuttings.

In midwinter tiny stiff, pointed fruits ripen. The soft bold red skin is thick and inedible, and the slightly crunchy aquamarine flesh is bitter and salty and sticky. The bronze seed is very large and sits at the end of the fruit.

It is suitable for creating tough, hard-wearing textiles
All of it is said to be part of one single, massive plant.
It is possible to grow it from cuttings.