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Indigo

Shrub type: Deciduous (Stores water in the thickened base of its stem)

This huge shrub grows up to 10 feet (3.0 meters) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 159 years old. It is very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has numerous branched, straight stems covered in silky, dark green bark, and the wood inside is mahogany-coloured.

The branches are very long and thick with thousands of twigs that and are covered with sparse amounts of tiny, very narrow and elongated, leaves with wavy edges. The leaves themselves are either indigo, or peach with violet streaks, delicate and leathery.

In early summer it produces lots of medium-sized, gold flowers with 9 heart-shaped shaped petals. They fall easily and have a strong scent that smells like apple.

It is possible to grow it from cuttings.
It can grow in even the most barren lands.
It is suitable for making paper