Knobleaf Onionbush

This average-sized shrub grows up to 3 feet (91.4 cm) tall and lives for around 15 years. It is very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has several knobbly, straight stems covered in thin, waxy, dark gray bark, and the wood inside is white with black speckles.

The branches are short stubs with hundreds of twigs that and are covered with large amounts of tiny, very narrow and elongated, leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are found in violet, brown and florescent orange varieties, flimsy and soft.

In mid-spring it produces thousands of tiny, green blossoms with wide petals. They are very delicate and have an overpowering scent that smells like onion.

In mid-autumn small oval fruits ripen. The smooth orange skin is stretchy and edible when roasted; it is bitter and sour, and the soft peach flesh is bitter and syrupy. The green seeds are small and are scattered throughout the fruit.