Desert Bellflower

This big shrub grows up to 8 feet (2.4 meters) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 101 years old. It is very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has dozens of slender, crooked stems covered in hard, rough, burgundy and brown bark, and the wood inside is dark brown.

The branches are very short and thin with dozens of twigs that and are covered with thick bunches of small, broad, flat, leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are gold and caramel, resilient and rough.

In early summer it produces large amounts of small, amber flowers with circular petals with a bell-shaped floral cup. They fall easily and have a strong scent that smells like pineapple.