Plant Information

Common Name: VIOLET - SMALL PURPLE BUSH VIOLET
Scientific Name: Barleria repens 'Purple Prince'
Alternative Names: Kleinbosviooltjie (Afr.), Inzinziniba (Zulu)

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Description

• Perennial
• Barleria repens 'Purple Prince' is an indigenous evergreen shrub, growing in the forests and woodlands from KwaZulu-Natal all the way into tropical Africa.
• It has soft, shiny, dark green leaves and bares masses of deep mauve-purple, large tubular flowers from late summer to early autumn (February to April).
• The flowers are followed by club-shaped fruits anytime between March and May.
• 'Purple Prince' is frost- and drought resistant and will thrive in sun, shade, or semi-shade.
• It attracts butterflies and is useful for containers.
• 'Purple Prince'can be pruned into a small hedge which becomes a purple hedge when in flower.
• Prune and cut back after flowering to keep it neat.

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