Barleria repens (Small Bush Violet) - Image 12

Purple Prince is a medium grower with glossy green leaves with deep purple tubular flowers. It's an excellent ground cover that can be pruned into a low hedge. Very suitable as a container plant, or on top of a low wall, where its foliage and flowers can spill down. Prune and fertilize at regular intervals and keep well watered. The plant does best in filtered sun or light shade. Hardy to 28F in a protected location. Height 1 to 2 feet. Native to South Africa.

Barleria repens South Africa - Small Bush Violet, Pink Creeper. It usually forms a rounded to spreading bushy shrub, 2 ft high by 3 ft wide, but sometimes also climbs/leans into nearby trees and shrubs. Flowers are fairly large, and are a deep purple-mauve or pink-red, appearing from late spring to autumn. Pest-free and fairly frost-tolerant, it can take sun or light shade.