Copperleaf

This big shrub grows up to 7 feet (2.1 meters) tall and lives for around 89 years. It is not very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has many sturdy, slanted stems covered in very thick, knobbly, copper-coloured bark, and the wood inside is pale brown-grey.

The branches are long, thin and wispy with dozens of twigs that and are covered with large amounts of small, very thick, leaves with irregular edges. The leaves themselves are solid red with sky blue edges, tough and clammy.

In early spring it produces hundreds of medium-sized, turquoise flowers with 7 teardrop-shaped shaped petals. They are hardy and have a delicate scent that smells like misty mornings.