Magenta Trumpetvine

This huge shrub grows up to 12 feet (3.7 meters) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 141 years old. It is not very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has numerous thick, wavy stems covered in very thick, rough, yellow bark, and the wood inside is mahogany-coloured.

The branches are very long and thick with hundreds of twigs that and are covered with large amounts of tiny, sickle shaped, leaves with irregular edges. The leaves themselves are magenta on the sides and blood red at the center, light and crispy.

In mid-spring it produces bunches of giant, lilac flowers with needle-like petals with a trumpet-shaped floral cup. They are very delicate and have a weak scent that smells like bonfire smoke.