Bronzebell

This short shrub grows up to 1 foot (30.5 cm) tall and lives for around 12 years. It is very susceptible to disease and insect infestation.

It has several long and flexible, crooked stems covered in thick, silky, brown-green bark, and the wood inside is pale brown-grey.

The branches trail down across the ground with hundreds of twigs that and are covered with large amounts of huge, triangular, leaves with rounded edges. The leaves themselves are solid bronze or vivid orange, with crimson streaks, rigid and smooth.

In mid-spring it produces a handful of giant, slate flowers with spear shaped petals with a trumpet-shaped floral cup. They are hardy and have a powerful scent that smells like varnish.