Bluebell Bush

This giant shrub grows up to 13 feet (4.0 meters) tall and lives for around 46 years. It is very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has numerous long and flexible, angular stems covered in fine, wrinkled, pine-coloured bark, and the wood inside is yellow.

The branches are tall, rigid and upright with dozens of twigs that and are covered with handfuls of miniature, finger-like, leaves with jagged edges. The leaves themselves are solid sky blue or caramel, with yellow edges, fairly frail and smooth.

It produces handfuls of giant, aquamarine flowers with many layers of petals with a tube-like floral cup. They are hardy and have an overpowering scent that smells like marzipan. In late winter it forms smalllight grey berries.