Shape | Densely mat-forming. |
Landscape | Among small rocks in rock gardens, ground cover, containers, as an indoor potted plant or as a specimen. |
Propagation | By seed. |
Cultivation | Plant in partial sun to full shade in moist, fertile, humus-rich soil. |
Notable Specimens | The A.M. Cuddy Gardens, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. |
Bark/Stem Description | Smooth, narrow, extremely hairy stems. |
Leaf Description | Small ovate leaves with rippled edges and deep pronounced venation. |
Flower Description | 1.9 - 2.6 cm closed bell-shaped, snapdragon-like variegated blooms. |
Colour Description | Deep saturated green leaves that can vary in colour to yellowish-green. Dark purplish-brown stems with small apigmental hairs. Flowers are variegated reddish-purple to indigo and white. |
Texture Description | Densely hairy. |