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Copperleaf

Shrub type: Deciduous (Grows along the ground or other low surfaces.)

This big shrub grows up to 5 feet (1.5 meters) tall and lives for around 10 years. It is not very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has numerous knobbly, straight stems covered in delicate, cracked, burgundy and brown bark, and the wood inside is silver.

The branches are very long and thin with thousands of twigs that and are covered with small bunches of huge, very narrow and elongated, leaves with ripped edges. The leaves themselves are found in gold, copper and florescent green varieties, light and frail and clammy.

In late summer it produces copious amounts of tiny, turquoise flowers with heart-shaped shaped petals. They are very delicate and have a faint scent that smells like rotten egg.

It blooms only at night.
It is suitable for creating fine, soft textiles
It is excellent at collecting and storing carbon dioxide
It out-competes most other plants for nutrients and light.