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Burgundyfern

Shrub type: Coniferous (Stores water in its stem)

This short shrub grows up to 1 foot (30.5 cm) tall and lives for around 10 years. It is not very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has several long and flexible, curved stems covered in thick, wrinkled, brown-green bark, and the wood inside is burgundy.

The branches trail down towards the ground with dozens of twigs that and are covered with handfuls of huge, wispy, leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are either red or lime, with sky blue streaks, tough and smooth.

In late summer it produces a handful of tiny, amber flowers with 8 crescent-shaped shaped petals. They detach easily and have a fairly strong scent that smells like bonfire smoke.

It is suitable for creating tough, hard-wearing textiles
It comes in 29 varieties.
It can survive a very long time without water.