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Mystic Azure Creeper

Climbing plant type: Creeper (Grows along the ground or other low surfaces.)

This giant creeper is a very slow growing plant, with the largest known specimen reaching a length of 3,021 feet (920.8 meters) and growing as high as 400 feet (121.9 meters).

It takes 11 years for the brown stems to mature, by which point they have tangled themselves into thick mats with a diameter of 10 inches (25 cm) and are flat and wavy.

The long, tapering, waxy leaves reach up to 2.3 feet (71 cm) in length. They are azure and cyan, and have serrated edges.

During late spring, the creeper produces dozens of tiny purple flowers.

It is suitable for making paper
It is possible to grow it from cuttings.
It coexists peacefully with other plants.