Copperleaf

This small shrub grows up to 1 foot (30.5 cm) tall and lives for around 84 years. It is very resistant to disease but is susceptible to destructive insect infestation.

It has several wide, slanted stems covered in very thick, waxy, gray bark, and the wood inside is copper-coloured.

The branches are short and slender with hundreds of twigs that and are covered with copious amounts of small, circular, leaves with tattered edges. The leaves themselves are faded orange on the sides and cream at the center, frail and leathery.

In mid-spring it produces bunches of medium-sized, blue flowers with 8 heart-shaped shaped petals. They are very delicate and have a faint scent that smells like roses.