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Copper Vine

Flower type: Perennial (Grows upwards by winding itself around other objects and plants.)

This short flower grows up to 6 inches (15 cm) tall. Its yellow-green stem is very thin, and the huge, copper leaves are perforated with ripped edges. The leaves alternate on the stem from the base up to about halfway.

6 to 10 small flowers grow on alternate sides up the length of the stem. The flowers are 20 cm (7.9 inches) wide, with each petal a slightly different shade of lilac. The flower head is an uncoordinated mess of up to 40 curved petals. They are hardy.

It has a powerful scent that smells like onion, and it has excessive amounts of pollen. It is pollinated by insects and is particularly attractive to butterflies.

It is difficult to kill and will quickly regrow if it falls or if its limbs are knocked off.
It is suitable for making strong rope