Mahogany

This modest-sized shrub grows up to 4 feet (1.2 meters) tall and lives for around 23 years. It is susceptible to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has several sturdy, straight stems covered in thin, ridged, white with black speckled bark, and the wood inside is mahogany-coloured.

The branches are long, thin and wispy with dozens of twigs that and are covered with small bunches of huge, wispy, leaves with rounded edges. The leaves themselves are washed-out orange and blood red, light and frail and smooth.

In late summer it produces lots of medium-sized, olive flowers with stiff, pointed petals with a tube-like floral cup. They detach easily and have an intense scent that smells like pineapple.