Waterleaf Bush

This short shrub grows up to 1 foot (30.5 cm) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 106 years old. It is very resistant to destructive insect infestation but susceptible to disease.

It has several thick, straight stems covered in fine, silky, brown-green bark, and the wood inside is black.

The branches trail down across the ground that and are covered with thick bunches of miniature, long, narrow, leaves with jagged edges. The leaves themselves are found in red and red varieties, frail and fuzzy.

In late spring it produces copious amounts of small, pink flowers with spear shaped petals with a trumpet-shaped floral cup. They fall easily and have an intense scent that smells like freshly baked bread.