Copperbark Shrubby

This enormous shrub grows up to 12 feet (3.7 meters) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 184 years old. It is susceptible to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has dozens of branched, wonky stems covered in very thick, cracked, copper-coloured bark, and the wood inside is mahogany-coloured.

The branches are short, rigid and upright with dozens of twigs that and are covered with very large amounts of miniature, perforated, leaves with wavy edges. The leaves themselves are moss green with bronze tips, rigid and waxy.

In early summer it produces copious amounts of giant, pink flowers with spear shaped petals with a bell-shaped floral cup. They are very delicate and have an intense scent that smells like rotten eggs.