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Blue Creeper

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

This short creeper is a fast growing plant, with the largest known specimen reaching a length of 13 feet (4.0 meters) and growing as high as 133 feet (40.5 meters). It prefers to grow on man-made objects.

It takes 4 months for the pink-red stems to mature, by which point they have tangled themselves into thick mats with a diameter of 3 cm (1.2 inches) and are thick and twisted.

The long, tapering, covered in fine hairs leaves reach up to 5 inches (13 cm) in length. They are vivid orange and blue, and have wavy edges.

During late spring, the creeper produces hundreds of small bronze flowers, and during the late autumn, after flowering, it produces a handful of large fruits.

It has impressive regenerative properties.
It is suitable for use as a construction material
The colour changes depends on whether the soil is acidic or alkaline.