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Copper Creeper

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

This giant creeper is a slow growing plant, with the largest known specimen reaching a length of 2,770 feet (844.3 meters) and growing as high as 808 feet (246.3 meters).

It takes 33 years for the copper stems to mature, by which point they can reach a diameter of 2.8 feet (84 cm) and are smooth and fuzzy.

The asymmetrical, smooth leaves reach up to 3.7 feet (1.1 meters) in length. They are either copper or cyan, with magenta lines, and have tattered edges.

During late spring, the creeper produces handfuls of average cream flowers, and during the late summer, after flowering, it produces copious amounts of very large seed pods.

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