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Burgundytwig

Shrub type: Coniferous (Stores water in the thickened base of its stem)

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 very susceptible to disease and insect infestation.

It has dozens of long and flexible, straight stems covered in delicate, knobbly, burgundy bark, and the wood inside is burgundy-brown.

The branches trail down across the ground with thousands of twigs that and are covered with large amounts of miniature, thick, leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are brown and bronze, durable and crispy.

In early summer it produces lots of large, brilliant purple flowers with asymmetrical petals with a tube-like floral cup. They are hardy and have a powerful scent that smells like honeysuckle.

It is suitable for making strong rope
It can flourish even in standing water.
It usually houses a colony of beneficial insects.