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Blue Ripper Creeper

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

This modest-sized creeper is a steady-growing plant, with the largest known specimen reaching a length of 44 feet (13.4 meters) and growing as high as 178 feet (54.3 meters).

It takes 3 years for the moss green stems to mature, by which point they have often fused together into ropes with a diameter of 3 inches (8 cm) and are rough and woody.

The sickle shaped, waxy leaves reach up to 9 inches (23 cm) in length. They are beige on the sides and blue at the center, and have ripped edges.

During late spring, the creeper produces many tiny violet flowers, and during the early autumn, after flowering, it produces lots of tiny seed pods.

It coexists peacefully with other plants.
The leaves are high in natural sugars.
It is suitable for use as a construction material