Description
This is a flat, mat-forming shrub growing up to about 2.5 meters wide. The evergreen leaves are oppositely arranged, oval in shape with several large, sharp teeth along the edges. The upper surface is green and hairless, and the underside is paler in color and feltlike in texture. The inflorescence is a small cluster of deep blue or purple flowers. The fruit is a wrinkled capsule one half to one centimeter long.
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