Speckled

This small shrub grows up to 1 foot (30.5 cm) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 111 years old. It is very susceptible to disease and insect infestation.

It has dozens of thick, wonky stems covered in paper-thin, knobbly, white with black speckled bark, and the wood inside is brown.

The branches are short and thick with dozens of twigs that and are covered with very large amounts of large, fan-like, leaves with jagged edges. The leaves themselves are found in cream, purple and peach varieties, delicate and sticky.

In early summer it produces thick bunches of giant, azure flowers with finger-like petals with a tube-like floral cup. They are hardy and have an overpowering scent that smells like cinnamon.