Copper Creeper

This modest-sized creeper is a steady-growing plant, with the largest known specimen reaching a length of 35 feet (10.7 meters) and growing as high as 28 feet (8.5 meters). It prefers to grow on specific trees.

It takes 20 months for the pink-red stems to mature, by which point they have often fused together into ropes with a diameter of 5 inches (13 cm) and are rough and woody.

The 3 pointed, clammy leaves reach up to 11 inches (28 cm) in length. They are solid peach or copper, with olive splotches, and have smooth edges.

During late spring, the creeper produces several colossal black flowers.