Silkwood Bush

This short shrub grows up to 1 foot (30.5 cm) tall and lives for around 53 years. It is susceptible to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has dozens of stocky, straight stems covered in very thick, silky, white with black speckled bark, and the wood inside is yellow-brown.

The branches trail down to the ground with hundreds of twigs that and are covered with small bunches of giant, very thin, leaves with tattered edges. The leaves themselves are magenta and cream, rigid and clammy.

It produces lots of medium-sized, gold flowers with 3 kidney-shaped shaped petals. They are hardy and have a mildly strong scent that smells like warm milk. In early autumn it forms smallgreen, winged seeds that spin and fall nearby.