Waxleaf Shrub

This average-sized shrub grows up to 2 feet (61.0 cm) tall and lives for around 25 years. It is very resistant to destructive insect infestation but susceptible to disease.

It has dozens of stocky, straight stems covered in waxy, yellow-brown bark, and the wood inside is burgundy-brown.

The branches are very long and slender that and are covered with handfuls of large, 5 pointed, leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are found in copper, olive and indigo varieties, flexible and waxy.

It produces many medium-sized, intense yellow flowers with 5 umbrella-shaped shaped petals. They detach easily and have a faint scent that smells like chocolate. In late winter it forms tinyblood red, winged seeds that spin and fall nearby.