Family ACANTHACEAE
Tender perennial grown as an annual
Origin is Burma
1 to 3 feet tall and wide; mounding
The foliage is showy. Ovate-lanceolate dark green leaves (to 8” long) are flushed with silvery-purple iridescence above and dark purple beneath
Spikes of tiny violet 5-lobed funnel-shaped flowers usually do not bloom during the growing season, but infrequently may be
seen on overwintered plants in greenhouses