General Landscape Uses: Ground cover, butterfly garden
Ecological Restoration Notes: Avoid in restoration because it becomes invasive.
Description: A sprawling, semi-succulent perennial with square-shaped stems and bright green, heart-shaped (ovate) leaves arranged oppositely.
Dimensions: Height 6 – 12 in.; Spread 6 – 10 ft.
Growth Rate: Fast
Native Range: Tropical Asia (India, Sri Lanka) and parts of Africa
Native Habitats: Forest margins, roadsides, and riverbanks. It thrives in disturbed sites.
Soils: Well-drained
Nutritional Requirements: Low
Salt Water Tolerance: Low
Salt Wind Tolerance: Moderate
Drought Tolerance: Moderate to High
Light Requirements: Full sun to shade
Flower Color: Violet or lilac
Flower Characteristics: Tubular, bell-shaped (campanulate) flowers, approximately 1–1.5 inches long, occurring in one-sided clusters (racemes).
Flowering Season: All year
Fruit: An explosive capsule that “pops” when ripe, flinging seeds several feet away from the parent plant.
Wildlife and Ecology: A major nectar source for honeybees and butterflies. In its native range, it is a larval host plant for several butterfly species (such as the Blue Pansy).
Horticultural Notes: Grown from cuttings, division, seed
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