Bluebrush

This small shrub grows up to 1 foot (30.5 cm) tall and lives for around 35 years. It is very susceptible to disease and insect infestation.

It has dozens of wide, straight stems covered in thick, rough, brown-green bark, and the wood inside is pine-coloured.

The branches are short and thin with thousands of twigs that and are covered with sparse amounts of huge, spear shaped, leaves with jagged edges. The leaves themselves are either drab blue, or brown with sky blue patches, strong and waxy.

It produces hundreds of giant, yellow flowers with perforated petals with a tube-like floral cup. They are very delicate and have an intense scent that smells like soap. In late autumn it forms largewashed-out red seed pods.