Turquoise

This massive shrub grows up to 13 feet (4.0 meters) tall and lives for around 34 years. It is not very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has several slender, crooked stems covered in hard, smooth, black with white speckled bark, and the wood inside is brown.

The branches trail down to the ground with dozens of twigs that and are covered with copious amounts of miniature, spear shaped, leaves with ripped edges. The leaves themselves are either white or deep orange, with turquoise dots, resilient and covered in fine hairs.

In mid-spring it produces copious amounts of large, azure blossoms with heart-shaped shaped petals. They are hardy and have a faint scent that smells like petrol.

In mid-autumn pleated fruits ripen. The crispy cream skin is tough and savoury, and the soft green flesh is spicy and sticky. The cream seeds are large and are located in the centre of the fruit.