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Twisting Silver

Shrub type: Deciduous (Grows upwards by winding itself around other objects and plants.)

This modest-sized shrub grows up to 2 feet (61.0 cm) tall and lives for around 82 years. It is very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has dozens of slender, twisting stems covered in hard, waxy, yellow-brown bark, and the wood inside is black with white speckles.

The branches are short, thin and wispy with hundreds of twigs that and are covered with copious amounts of miniature, fan-like, leaves with wavy edges. The leaves themselves are either silver or caramel, with beige edges, robust and leathery.

In late spring it produces hundreds of giant, aquamarine flowers with wide petals with a tube-like floral cup. They detach easily and have a powerful scent that smells like roses.

It has impressive regenerative properties.
It is often home to a particular bird species.
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It is almost impossible to grow from cuttings.