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Coniara

Shrub type: Coniferous (Stores water in its leaves)

This average-sized shrub grows up to 2 feet (61.0 cm) tall and lives for around 73 years. It is very resistant to disease but is susceptible to destructive insect infestation.

It has many long and flexible, wonky stems covered in thick, smooth, dark gray bark, and the wood inside is dark brown.

The branches are short and thick with thousands of twigs that and are covered with small amounts of large, very narrow and elongated, leaves with toothed edges. The leaves themselves are solid bronze or beige, with violet zig-zags, hardy and rough.

In mid-summer it produces several giant, azure flowers with long, narrow petals with a tube-like floral cup. They are very delicate and have a mildly strong scent that smells like lemon.

Offering it in a bouquet is supposed to bring good luck.
It is suitable for creating flexible, durable textiles
The bark, wood and leaves are edible.