Crimsonbrush

This colossal shrub grows up to 10 feet (3.0 meters) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 123 years old. It is very susceptible to disease and insect infestation.

It has several wide, twisting stems covered in thin, cracked, black bark, and the wood inside is gray.

The branches are short, rigid and upright with thousands of twigs that and are covered with copious amounts of small, circular, leaves with wavy edges. The leaves themselves are crimson on the sides and pink at the center, light and fuzzy.

In late spring it produces large amounts of giant, lilac flowers with V-shaped petals. They fall easily and have a weak scent that smells like honeysuckle.