Twistvine

This average-sized shrub grows up to 4 feet (1.2 meters) tall and lives for around 70 years. It is very susceptible to disease and insect infestation.

It has numerous slender, straight stems covered in paper-thin, silky, copper-coloured bark, and the wood inside is white.

The branches are short, rigid and upright with dozens of twigs that and are covered with very large amounts of small, needle-like, leaves with rounded edges. The leaves themselves are silver on the edges and white at the center, light and smooth.

In late summer it produces thick bunches of medium-sized, brilliant yellow flowers with pleated petals. They fall easily and have a strong scent that smells like freshly baked bread.