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Crimson Leaf Shrub

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

This big shrub grows up to 5 feet (1.5 meters) tall and lives for around 51 years. It is somewhat resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has several stocky, curved stems covered in paper-thin, cracked, white with black speckled bark, and the wood inside is pale brown-grey.

The branches trail down to the ground with thousands of twigs that and are covered with very large amounts of huge, long, narrow, leaves with tattered edges. The leaves themselves are either crimson, or magenta with yellow patches, rigid and smooth.

It produces thick bunches of small, amber flowers with 5 teardrop-shaped shaped petals. They are sturdy and have a strong scent that smells like baby powder. In late summer it forms medium-sizedbronze seed pods.

It is very rare outside of a particular area.
It is suitable for making paper
It can flourish even in standing water.