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Burgundy Creeper

Climbing plant type: Creeper (Grows along the ground or other low surfaces.)

This modest-sized creeper is a steady-growing plant, with the largest known specimen reaching a length of 50 feet (15.2 meters)0. It prefers to grow on specific trees.

It takes 5 years for the gray-green stems to mature, by which point they can have a diameter of 4 inches (10 cm) and are smooth and waxy.

The very thin, waxy leaves reach up to 1.6 feet (48 cm) in length. They are a shade of burgundy that gradient shifts to dark grey at the top, and have smooth edges.

During late spring, the creeper produces dozens of small olive flowers, and during the mid-autumn, after flowering, it produces excessive amounts of small berries.

It usually houses a colony of beneficial insects.
It is suitable for creating tough, hard-wearing textiles
It can flourish even in standing water.