Turquoise Leaf Bush

This colossal shrub grows up to 13 feet (4.0 meters) tall and lives for around 21 years. It is very resistant to disease but is susceptible to destructive insect infestation.

It has several very thick, twisting stems covered in delicate, knobbly, white with black speckled bark, and the wood inside is pale brown.

The branches are very long and slender with dozens of twigs that and are covered with small amounts of tiny, long, tapering, leaves with tattered edges. The leaves themselves are found in yellow, hazel and turquoise varieties, frail and smooth.

It produces large amounts of tiny, gold flowers with triangular shaped petals. They are hardy and have a delicate scent that smells like perfume. In early winter it forms largewhite, spiky-shelled seeds.