Copperleaf

This small shrub grows up to 1 foot (30.5 cm) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 161 years old. It is not very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has several wide, straight stems covered in waxy, pine-coloured bark, and the wood inside is brown.

The branches are short, rigid and upright with hundreds of twigs that and are covered with large amounts of huge, very thin, leaves with tattered edges. The leaves themselves are copper and violet, resistant and crispy.

In late summer it produces a handful of tiny, copper flowers with shield-shaped shaped petals. They are sturdy and have an intense scent that smells like rotten egg.