Crimson Skyfern

This small shrub grows up to 1 foot (30.5 cm) tall and lives for around 38 years. It is not very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has many flexible, slanted stems covered in knobbly, dark brown bark, and the wood inside is yellow.

The branches are very long and thin that and are covered with copious amounts of miniature, very thin, leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are either sky blue or crimson, with cream splotches, flimsy and soft.

It produces several large, sky blue flowers with pleated petals with a trumpet-shaped floral cup. They are very delicate and have a delicate scent that smells like glue. In mid-summer it forms largehazel seed pods.