Silver Violet Bush

This short shrub grows up to 1 foot (30.5 cm) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 110 years old. It is somewhat resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has numerous slender, straight stems covered in very thick, knobbly, white with black speckled bark, and the wood inside is white.

The branches are long and thin with dozens of twigs that and are covered with large amounts of large, thick, leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are violet on the edges and silver at the center, rigid and clammy.

It produces large amounts of small, grey flowers with fan-like petals. They are sturdy and have a delicate scent that smells like a newborn baby. In late winter it forms largeorange aril (seeds with fleshy covers).