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Blackvine

Shrub type: Deciduous (Grows upwards by winding itself around other objects and plants.)

This small shrub grows up to 1 foot (30.5 cm) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 145 years old. It is susceptible to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has numerous long and flexible, twisting stems covered in paper-thin, ridged, black bark, and the wood inside is black.

The branches are long and thin with thousands of twigs that and are covered with sparse amounts of tiny, sickle shaped, leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are yellow and peach, light and frail and rough.

In mid-summer it produces thick bunches of tiny, dull blue flowers with many layers of petals with a bell-shaped floral cup. They are sturdy and have a powerful scent that smells like rotten eggs.

It is suitable for creating fine, soft textiles
It grows well in the sun and full shade.
It can grow in even the most barren lands.
It comes in 89 varieties.
The sap is edible and overwhelmingly savoury.