Burgundy Creeper

This colossal creeper is a slow growing plant, with the largest known specimen reaching a length of 3,175 feet (967.7 meters) and growing as high as 182 feet (55.5 meters).

It takes 27 years for the red stems to mature, by which point they often have a diameter of 3.9 feet (1.2 meters) and are rough and woody.

The asymmetrical, covered in fine hairs leaves reach up to 2.3 feet (71 cm) in length. They are a shade of burgundy that gradient shifts to aquamarine at the top, and have toothed edges.

During late spring, the creeper produces hundreds of small blue flowers.