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Bluebell Bush

Shrub type: Deciduous (Grows upwards by winding itself around other objects and plants.)

This big shrub grows up to 5 feet (1.5 meters) tall and lives for around 10 years. It is somewhat resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has dozens of slender, wavy stems covered in very thick, cracked, black bark, and the wood inside is pale brown.

The branches are very short and thin with hundreds of twigs that and are covered with small bunches of tiny, long, tapering, leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are sky blue on the edges and washed-out orange at the center, durable and smooth.

It produces thick bunches of giant, cream flowers with many layers of petals with a bell-shaped floral cup. They detach easily and have a delicate scent that smells like vomit. In late spring it forms giantcream seed pods.

It is suitable for use as a construction material
The colour changes depends on whether the soil is acidic or alkaline.