Mistwoodfern

This short shrub grows up to 1 foot (30.5 cm) tall and lives for around 69 years. It is susceptible to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has many branched, straight stems covered in knobbly, dark green bark, and the wood inside is yellow.

The branches trail down towards the ground with dozens of twigs that and are covered with copious amounts of giant, asymmetrical, leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are copper at the bottom and light grey with light brown zig-zags at the top, delicate and leathery.

In early spring it produces many medium-sized, subtle blue flowers with fan-like petals with a tube-like floral cup. They are hardy and have a faint scent that smells like misty mornings.