Vinebloom

This short shrub grows up to 1 foot (30.5 cm) tall and lives for around 98 years. It is not very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has dozens of wide, straight stems covered in smooth, black bark, and the wood inside is burgundy-brown.

The branches are short stubs with dozens of twigs that and are covered with sparse amounts of large, asymmetrical, leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are azure at the bottom and slate with vibrant orange zig-zags at the top, resistant and covered in fine hairs.

In mid-summer it produces a thick sheet of large, purple blossoms with heart-shaped shaped petals. They are very delicate and have a mildly strong scent that smells like ashes.

In early winter small oblong fruits ripen. The smooth crimson skin is peel-able and spicy, and the slightly crunchy sky blue flesh is bitter and spicy and juicy. The hazel seeds are tiny and are dotted around on the skin of the fruit.