Sunset Glow

This short shrub grows up to 1 foot (30.5 cm) tall and lives for around 34 years. It is very resistant to disease but is susceptible to destructive insect infestation.

It has numerous flexible, curved stems covered in very thick, cracked, yellow-brown bark, and the wood inside is pale brown-grey.

The branches are short, rigid and upright with thousands of twigs that and are covered with very large amounts of large, thick, leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are a shade of orange-yellow that gradient shifts to red at the top, strong and rough.

In mid-spring it produces hundreds of tiny, beige blossoms with 7 spiral shaped petals. They are very delicate and have a strong scent that smells like candle wax.

In late autumn small long, curved fruits ripen. The sticky florescent purple skin is peel-able and bitter, and the very soft aquamarine flesh is sweet and sticky. The dark yellow seeds are large and are located in the centre of the fruit.