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Magenta Shrub

Shrub type: Deciduous (Stores water in its leaves)

This huge shrub grows up to 13 feet (4.0 meters) tall and lives for around 23 years. It is very resistant to disease but is susceptible to destructive insect infestation.

It has numerous stocky, curved stems covered in very thick, waxy, burgundy and brown bark, and the wood inside is dark brown.

The branches are short, rigid and upright with hundreds of twigs that and are covered with thick bunches of huge, long, tapering, leaves with irregular edges. The leaves themselves are lime green with magenta tips, light and rough.

It produces many giant, magenta flowers with wide petals. They are sturdy and have an intense scent that smells like wet dog. In early autumn it forms smalllime, shelled seeds.

It aggressively steals nutrients from other large plants (but not each other).
It is suitable for making baskets and the like
It is difficult to kill and will quickly regrow if cut.